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Reward Candy Dispenser for Personal Computers

A personal computer peripheral, battery powered reward candy dispenser which immediately presents students with a single candy for each problem completed correctly.

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Assignee: Buck Knives, Inc.


Location: ElCajon, CA
No. of patents: 23

NumberTitleIssue Date
6594906Knife with integral gated attachment
A knife has an implement lying in an implement plane and an attachment structure lying in the implement plane. The attachment structure is integral with the knife body with a fixed portion extending laterally from the top of the knife body. A gate is pivo...
07/22/2003
6487740Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release
A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re...
12/03/2002
6470522Combination tool with asymmetric folding structure
A folding combination tool includes a jaw mechanism with a first jaw piece having a first lug attachment, a second jaw piece having a second lug attachment, and a jaw pivot that joins the first jaw piece and the second jaw piece so that the first jaw piec...
10/29/2002
6427333Knife-and-sheath combination with positive knife-to-sheath lock and multiple attachments points
A knife-and-sheath combination includes a knife with a blade having two opposing broad faces and an opening through the blade extending between the broad faces, and a handle extending from the blade. The combination also includes a sheath including a shea...
08/06/2002
6357068Combination tool with oppositely deploying handles
A combination tool includes a tool head having a jaw mechanism with two jaws lying in a tool head plane. A first handle is pivotably attached to the jaw mechanism and rotatable in a first direction about a first pivot axle lying in the tool head plane, be...
03/19/2002
6233769Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release
A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re...
05/22/2001
6170104Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release
A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re...
01/09/2001
6088861Tool with locking fold-out implements
A tool includes a body with implements rotatably deployed from the body. The implements have notches in their bases corresponding to open and closed positions, which are engagable by a locking plate of the body. A locking lever rotatably mounted on the bo...
07/18/2000
6029357Knife having lanyard bore in the knife handle periphery
A knife handle has a handle periphery when viewed in blade elevational view and has a butt end. A blade is attached to the knife handle. A bore extends through the knife handle from a first location on the handle periphery adjacent to the butt end, throug...
02/29/2000
5794346Knife with movable blade
The blade of a folding knife is pivoted on a D-shaped pivot axle which also serves to lock the side pieces and belt clip of the knife in place. A thumb pin used to open the blade is also D-shaped and press fit into place in the blade. The blade has transv...
08/18/1998
5765247Hand tool with multiple locking blades controlled by a single locking mechanism and release
A hand tool such as a knife or a combination tool includes multiple blades, each independently rotatable on a common axle between a closed position within a handle of the tool and an open position extending from the handle. Each blade is positively but re...
06/16/1998
5724868Method of making knife with cutting performance
A coating material such a TiN, Ti(CN), or (TiAl)N is deposited onto the blade edge region of a steel knife blade blank by a cathodic arc process using linear deposition sources with simultaneous heating and rotation of the blade blank relative to the depo...
03/10/1998
5621973Lockable folding knife with rollover blade selection
A folding knife has a knife body and at least two blades pivotably mounted to the knife body. The blades are independently movable between a closed position within the knife body and an open position extended from the knife body. The blades are locked in ...
04/22/1997
5594967Bayonet system including bayonet with integral tang and scabbard with hand protection
A bayonet system includes a bayonet and a scabbard in which the bayonet is received for storage. The bayonet is formed with an integral blade-and-tang unit. A plastic handle is molded over the tang, with a portion of the tang protruding from a butt end of...
01/21/1997
5568888Composite molded knife sheath
A knife sheath has a skeleton housing and an attachment that is continuous with the skeleton housing at its upper end. A liner is formed within at least part of the interior of the skeleton housing and a coating is formed over at least part of the exterio...
10/29/1996
5546662Knife with lockable blade
The blade of a folding knife is pivoted on a D-shaped pivot axle which also serves to lock the side pieces and belt clip of the knife in place. A thumb pin used to open the blade is also D-shaped and press fit into place in the blade. The blade has transv...
08/20/1996
5537750Folding knife with double side lock mechanism
A folding knife has first and second blades pivotably mounted about a common pivot pin to move between their respective open and closed positions. Preferably, the two blades pivot in opposite directions about the pivot pin. A side lock plate is positioned...
07/23/1996
5528834Fixed-blade knife for rugged service and its manufacture
A knife has a fixed blade, a plastic base fixed to the tang of the blade, and a rugged rubber grip fixed to the plastic base. A visible portion of the plastic base extends along a back of the knife and also forms a hilt and forwardly swept guard. A visibl...
06/25/1996
5485677Knife with fabric cutter
A knife has a handle, a blade joined to the handle and having a blade back, and a fabric cutter integral with the blade. The fabric cutter includes a fabric cutter body extending laterally outwardly from the back side of the blade, with the outwardly exte...
01/23/1996
5359778Knife with cutting hook
A knife comprises a handle, a blade having a blade back, and a hook integral with the blade. The hook includes a hook body extending laterally outwardly from the blade back side of the knife blade. A finger of substantially constant diameter and with no s...
11/01/1994
5210925Process for manufacturing a knife
A knife is fabricated by first preparing a steel knife blade with an integrally attached steel tang, usually by forging. Aluminum is die cast over the tang to form a quillen, a butt, and a handle base intermediate the quillen and the butt. A polymeric han...
05/18/1993
5146684Molded knife sheath
A one piece molded sheath for fixed blade knives having a blade portion and a contoured handle portion including a forefinger groove separated from the blade portion by a handle ridge. The sheath of the invention is comprised of a blade-contoured sheath p...
09/15/1992
5100037Tape rule holder
A tape rule holder of the type used by carpenters, plumbers, electricians and other trades persons formed from two die cut flat pieces of heavy duty, top grain saddle leather. The back piece of the tape rule holder includes belt slots in its upper section...
03/31/1992
 
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