Folding knife having seat belt cutter on blade tang
AssigneeGB II Corporation
InventorHarold Carson
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Abstract
The present invention relates to embodiments of a folding knife having a seat belt cutter on the blade tang. In one embodiment, a folding knife comprises a handle and a knife blade. The knife blade comprises a tang pivotably connected to the handle, and the blade is operable to pivot relative to the handle about a pivot axis extending through the tang between a closed position and an open position. The tang comprises an enlarged tang portion that extends outwardly from the handle when the blade is in the closed position, and the enlarged tang portion comprises a cutting portion.
Claims19
A folding knife, comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a knife blade comprising a tang pivotably connected to the handle, the blade being operable to pivot relative to the handle about a pivot axis extending through the tang between a closed position and an open position, the tang comprising an enlarged tang portion that extends through the handle and outwardly from the handle when the blade is in the closed position;
- wherein the enlarged tang portion comprises a cutting portion.
A folding knife, comprising:
- a handle;
- and
- a knife blade pivotably connected to the handle and comprising a cutting edge, an opposing edge opposite the cutting edge, and a tang, the blade being operable to pivot relative to the handle about a pivot axis extending through the tang between a closed position and an open position, the tang comprising an enlarged tang portion that extends outwardly from the handle when the blade is in the closed position;
- wherein the enlarged tang portion comprises a cutting portion, the cutting portion having first and second scalloped portions formed in opposing sides of the enlarged tang portion.
A method of cutting a material, comprising:
- holding a folding knife having a blade, a handle, and a tang, the tang comprising an enlarged tang portion having a cutting portion, the cutting portion comprising first and second scalloped portions formed in opposing sides of the enlarged tang portion, the blade being in a closed position such that a cutting edge of the blade is in the handle and the cutting portion of the enlarged tang portion extends from the handle;
- cutting the material with the cutting portion of the tang.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.