Field dressing tool for small game
OwnerTimothy J. Bartlettinventor
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Abstract
A field dressing tool of the type for field dressing small game, is provided. The field dressing tool including: a pair of handles each having a first and second end, each handle forming a trough; a cutting blade connected to a first end of each of said handles, the cutting blades functionally interconnected by a pivot joint; a knife member having a first edge tapering to a point and a notch formed proximate the point on an edge opposite the first edge, the knife member pivotally connected to the second end of one of the handles and pivotable from a position disposed within a trough to a position extending from a handle; and a rake member pivotally connected to the second end of one of the handles, the rake being pivotable from a position disposed within a trough to a position extending from a handle.
Claims19
A field dressing tool for game, said tool comprising:
- a pair of handles each having first and second ends, each said handle forming a trough;
- pair of cutting blades each connected to said first end of a respective one of said handles, said cutting blades functionally interconnected by a pivot joint, said handles pivotally moveable from a position extending from said cutting blades in a manner for operation and foldable to a position wherein said cutting blades are disposed within said troughs;
- a knife member having a first edge tapering to a point and a notch formed proximate said point on an edge opposite said first edge, said knife member pivotally connected to said second end of one of said handles, said knife member being pivotable from a position disposed within said trough of said one handle to a position extending from said one handle;
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- a rake member having an elongated shaft pivotally connected to said second end of the other of said handles and a rake end extending substantially perpendicular from said elongated shaft, said rake member being pivotable from a position disposed within said trough of said other handle to a position extending from said other handle.
A field dressing tool for game, said tool comprising:
- a pair of handles each having first and second ends, each said handle forming a trough;
- pair of cutting blades each connected to said first end of a respective one of said handles, said cutting blades functionally interconnected by a pivot joint;
- a knife member having a first edge tapering to a point and a notch formed proximate said point on an edge opposite said first edge, said knife member pivotally connected to said second end of one of said handles, said knife member being pivotable from a position disposed within said trough of said one handle to a position extending from said one handle;
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- a rake member pivotally connected to said second end of the other of said handles, said rake member being pivotable from a position disposed within said trough of said other handle to a position extending from said other handle.
A field dressing tool for game, said tool comprising:
- a pair of handles each having first and second ends, each said handle forming a trough;
- pair of cutting blades each connected to said first end of a respective one of said handles, said cutting blades functionally interconnected by a pivot joint;
- a knife member having an edge, said knife member pivotally connected to said second end of one of said handles, said knife member being pivotable from a position disposed within said trough of said one handle to a position extending from said one handle;
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- a rake member pivotally connected to said second end of the other of said handles, said rake member being pivotable from a position disposed within said trough of said other handle to a position extending from said other handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.