Patent · US Expired

Knife handle with thumb wing

US4578864A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 17, 1984
Grant dateApr 1, 1986
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 17, 2004

Classification

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

Abstract

An improved knife having an elongate grip and a bolster joined to the grip adjacent the handles front end. The bolster includes a swept-forward thumb wing which extends adjacent a blade opposite the cutting edge to provide a wider-than-blade thumb-force-transmitting pressure platform.

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