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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8117754 | Fixed-blade knife having a multi-purpose guard A fixed-blade knife having a knife body. The knife body has a blade with a cutting edge and an elongated handle extending from the blade. A guard is pivotally coupled to the knife body and adapted to be actuated between an open position and a closed position. The gu... | 02/21/2012 |
| 7390243 | Sharpener for blades of food slicers A sharpener to sharpen the edge of a food slicer blade includes a non-planar abrasive surfaced rotatable disk mounted on a supporting structure. The supporting structure includes one or more surfaces designed to align with at least one of a push bar, thickness contr... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7363712 | Cutting tool having detachable grips A cutting tool includes two metal handles each having a first end formed with a mounting portion and a second end formed with a blade portion, and two plastic grips each having an inside formed with a mounting hole mounted on the mounting portion of the respective m... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7337545 | Folding knives One exemplary embodiment of the present invention provides a folding knife comprising a blade (1), a blade housing (2) having an interior and an exterior, a folding element (7) connecting the blade (1) to the interior (4-1/4... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7337486 | Hand tool A hand tool is provided that includes a handle and one or more implements that are movable relative to the handle. The hand tool may include a first implement that is rotatable within a plane and a second implement that is slidable along an axis that may also lie wi... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7334339 | Folding knives In an exemplary sharpening element storage embodiment of the present invention, a sharpening element (5000) may be inserted in a groove (5001) that would be provided in an interior wall (5004) of a knife handle (or knife blade housing) (5005 | 02/26/2008 |
| 7322113 | Cutlery implement and block A cutlery implement includes a blade, a handle and a bolster. The bolster is positioned at a balance point, in front of the back edge of the blade. The bolster has a tapered thickness to create a smooth transition from the blade to the handle. The bolster provides a... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7175023 | Chisel scabbard with removable insert A chisel scabbard (10) comprises a pouch (12) and a belt clip (22). An insert (14) is received in the mouth (16) of the pouch (12) and is adapted to receive various sizes of chisel. A flat front surface (64) is provid... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7107684 | Blade sharpening for electric shavers Apparatus, kits, and methods for sharpening electric shavers having rotary and reciprocating-type cutting members are disclosed. A sharpening apparatus in accordance with an exemplary embodiment of the present invention may include an applicator tray or other applic... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7018281 | Sharpening apparatus The sharpening apparatus of the present invention preferably comprises a hand sharpener that may be assembled or mounted on the knife (e.g., sold mounted on the knife by the knife manufacturer or purchased separately and mounted on the knife by the end-user), and wh... | 03/28/2006 |
| 7001259 | Blade grinder for gardening cutting tool A blade grinder includes a main body having a first end formed with a blade seat, an oil impregnated member mounted on a second end of the main body, and a grinding member mounted on the blade seat. Thus, one of the blades of the gardening cutting tool is rested on ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6981290 | Wire cutter and bayonet sheath combination The present invention provides a scabbard for a combat knife and cutting tool combination. The scabbard generally comprises a body extending along a longitudinal axis between first and second ends, and includes a channel formed therethrough that extends in spaced, p... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6718639 | Self-sharpening utility knife A cutter has a blade housing; a blade carrier; and a blade engaged within the blade carrier. The blade housing receives the blade carrier and blade in sliding engagement along a longitudinal direction for retracting and extending the blade forward of the blade housi... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6643934 | Self-sharpening pocket knife A self-sharpening pocket knife is provided that includes a housing having abrasive stone strips or other sharpening means, and additional means for biasing the strips inward so that as the stone wears down there is always enough surface area in contact wi... | 11/11/2003 |
| 6615494 | Boning and defatting rotary knife A boning and defatting knife includes a blade support unit including a handle, a blade support ring connected to and extending from the handle and a drive shaft mounted on at least one of the handle and the blade support ring. The knife further includes a... | 09/09/2003 |
| 6371312 | Knife block A knife block provided with a blade guide having a clearance through which a blade part of knives is inserted to lead the blade part in a predetermined direction, a holder part to retain the knives engaging the grip part of the knives, a cover part surrou... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6161453 | Saw chain sharpener for a chain saw A saw chain sharpener for a chain saw and a chain saw having a sharpener in which the bottom surfaces of the cutting teeth of a conventional bottom sharpened saw chain are conveniently sharpened automatically by running the chain under power through the s... | 12/19/2000 |
| 6117002 | Blade sharpener A blade sharpener having a sharpening mechanism that functions to sharpen a blade engaging the mechanism and being moved longitudinally relative to that mechanism. The sharpening mechanism is located within a hollow housing or scabbard for containing the ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5784786 | Blade scabbard and sharpener A blade scabbard including a safety lock which functions to prevent accidental or inadvertent withdrawal of a blade from a fully inserted position within the scabbard housing. The safety lock operates automatically in response to insertion of a blade into... | 07/28/1998 |
| 5605495 | Knife with sharpening member handles A knife having removable handle members, wherein each handle member includes a sharpening member. Each sharpening member is carried adjacent the blade of the knife when the handles are attached. Upon removal of the handles, the sharpening members are carr... | 02/25/1997 |
| 5594967 | Bayonet 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 |
| 5494176 | Child safe cutlery set holder A child safe cutlery set holder for an overhead cabinet in a kitchen which comprises a housing and a plurality of sheaths, built into the housing in side by side relationships. Components are for mounting the housing to the underside of the overhead cabin... | 02/27/1996 |
| 5467498 | Self-sharpening scraping tool A self-sharpening type scraping tool having particular utility for scraping surfaces such as to remove paint from walls of a structure, in which the manual actuation of the tool simultaneously effects sharpening of one or more blade edges. A rectangular/s... | 11/21/1995 |
| 5461785 | Knife handle with sharpening guide indentations A knife has a handle adapted for gripping by a user's hand and an elongated blade mounted to the handle and extending generally longitudinally outwardly therefrom. The blade defines a longitudinal sharpenable cutting edge for cutting through a variety of ... | 10/31/1995 |
| 5040256 | Combination tape measurer and sharpener A combination tape measurer, pencil sharpener and knife blade sharpener is provided. The pencil and knife blade sharpeners are provided on a separate insert that is fitted onto the tape measurer. This allows each component to be used without interfering w... | 08/20/1991 |
| 5009040 | Blade sharpener A blade sharpener having a sharpening mechanism which functions to sharpen a blade engaging that mechanism and being moved longitudinally relative thereto. The sharpener also includes sharpening defeating means which, when operative, at least inhibits and... | 04/23/1991 |
| 4974322 | Self sharpening cutting element A cutting element comprises at least one cutting member, a handle arranged for holding the cutting member, and a casing surrounding the cutting member so that in an operative position a cutting blade of the cutting member is exposed while in an inoperativ... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4869027 | Knife holding and sharpening cassette and knives therefor A cassette for holding, storing and, when desired, sharpening knives having an elongated body member having an opening at one end and defining a hollow space therein for receiving at least one knife blade which is inserted through the opening; tungsten ca... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4866845 | Knife holding and sharpening block A block for holding, storing and, if desired, sharpening knives is disclosed. The block includes a body member, at least one and, preferably, a plurality of elongated housing members disposed within the body member. Each housing member includes an open en... | 09/19/1989 |
| 4862590 | Retractable blade knife A retractable blade knife having a self-sharpening facility which can be selectively rendered inoperable. The sharpener is spring biased in an upward direction so as to be urged into engagement with the cutting edge of a knife blade, and manually operable... | 09/05/1989 |
| 4843718 | Automatic sharpener for chain saw An automatic sharpener for a chain saw in which a securing mechanism is released by a grip portion thereof, and a sleeve-like member is moved forward with respect to the main body by urging force of a spring so that the grindstone thereof can be automatic... | 07/04/1989 |
| 4825544 | Scissors sharpener A scissors sharpener including a pair of elongate sharpening elements relatively arranged so as to define a vee shaped sharpening recess between them. Each sharpening element forms a respective one of two sides of the recess and each side has a longitudin... | 05/02/1989 |
| 4805350 | Knife sharpener and scabbard A knife scabbard including a hollow housing which is adapted to receive the blade of a knife and which at least partially contains a pivoted carrier member having a blade sharpening device mounted thereon. A latch device is also pivotally connected to the... | 02/21/1989 |
| 4794738 | Knife sheath incorporating sharpening means for the blade A knife sheath contains a sharpening device which functions to sharpen a knife's blade at the introduction and extraction of the knife into and out of, respectively, the sheath. The device is incoporated in the form of a separate subassembly that is remov... | 01/03/1989 |
| 4718200 | Sharpening sheath combined with a knife A blade-sharpening sheath contains sharpening elements (31) resiliently mounted in a crossed arrangement so as to define between them a blade-sharpening cavity which extends above a line (P) of intersection of the sharpening profiles (34). The rest positi... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4672745 | Sportsman's tool handle A handle particularly configured for use with a plurality of blade type tool elements. Each tool element is releasably fastenable in various positions and orientations in the handle by common fastening structures. The handle provides air compartments to c... | 06/16/1987 |
| 4669337 | Knife sharpener A blade sharpener having an access opening through which a blade is moved to be sharpened and including a sharpening device which engages with and sharpens the blade cutting edge and a reaction member which engages with and applies downward pressure to th... | 06/02/1987 |
| 4654968 | Knife sharpeners A knife sharpener comprises a scabbard 10 for receiving a knife blade 13. A sharpening device 11 is carried within the scabbard to engage a blade edge 14 within the scabbard 10 and can be moved manually along the scabbard to sharpen the blade edge 14. Thu... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4604836 | Safety cutlery case with sharpening device This invention relates to a safety cutlery case with sharpening device in which resilient means and sharpening means are provided to secure the knives in place and to offer a sharpening when the knives are driven into or pulled out of the case.... | 08/12/1986 |
| 4597178 | Saw chain sharpener This disclosure is directed to a saw chain sharpener for a motor-driven chain saw having a guide bar assembly that includes a guide bar and a saw chain guidingly mounted thereon. The saw chain sharpener includes an elongated chain guard casing for removab... | 07/01/1986 |
