Knife assembly
US7080456B2 · kind B2 · utility
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 28, 2004 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 9, 2024 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26B3/06
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A knife assembly has a knife having a blade, a handle at an end of the blade and a lock portion on the handle. A rigid sheath has an elongated bottom wall and two upright sidewalls, between which is a slot o receive the blade of the knife. Two lock devices are provided in a recess of the sheath for movement between a lock position, in which rods of the lock devices are engaged with the lock portion of the knife to secure the knife, and an unlock position, in which the rod of the lock devices are disengaged with the lock portion of the knife. An ejector is provided on the sheath to eject the handle of the knife out while the lock devices release the knife.
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