Knife handle
US6000136A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 27, 1998 |
| Grant date | Dec 14, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 27, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26B5/001
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A knife handle such as in a utility knife or box cutter knife with a blade carrier having a planar blade support, parallel flanges and laterally projecting tabs for securing the blade in position on the carrier. The knife handle provides improved retention of a knife blade under torsional loads applied to the blade through the use of two or more longitudinally spaced retention tabs that capture both forward and rearward portions of the blade.
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