Patent ID: 7370421
Filing Date: 2008-05-13
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A knife comprising: a handle having first and second sides; a retention post extending between the first and second sides of the handle at a first end thereof, the first side of the handle being configured to be disengageable from the retention post, and rotatable, with respect to the second side of the handle, about a first axis located at a second end of the handle, between an engaged position, in which the first side is engaged with the retention post, and a disengaged position, in which the first side is disengaged from the retention post; and a removable blade having a tang that includes an inlet with a slot configured to engage the retention post, the blade configured to rotate, relative to the handle, about a second axis parallel to the first axis and defined by the retention post; and a knob coupled to the retention post and rotatable between a locked and an unlocked position, and configured such that the knob must be rotated away from the locked position in order to remove the blade from the handle.