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Out-the-front knife

US11919179B2 · kind B2 · utility

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26Claims

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Assignee

AOB Products Company · US

Inventors

Brett Eckelkamp · Fulton, US
Michael Cottrell · Columbia, US
Shane Ball · Columbia, US
William Garland · Columbia, US
Brian Steere · Columbia, US
Timothy S. Kinney · Warrenton, US
Seth Wheeler · Columbia, US
Justin Burke · Columbia, US
James Tayon · Moberly, US
Curtis Smith · Columbia, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 31, 2021
Grant date	Mar 5, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Mar 31, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
CPC primaryB26B1/10
WIPO fieldMachine tools
WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

An out-the-front knife, components thereof, and associated methods. The out-the front knife can be a double-action spring-assisted knife. The knife includes a handle and a blade. The handle includes a rear end and a front opening opposite the rear end. The blade is movable with respect to the handle between stowed and deployed positions. In the stowed position, the blade is biased rearward. The knife includes an actuator movable in a deploying direction to spring the blade forward away from the stowed position toward the deployed position.

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