Patent ID: 6085423
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A retractable, permanent blade sheathed knife wherein an elongated blade is moved by a coil spring longitudinally of a sheath from a sheathed position to an extended use position and is returned to the sheathed position by a sliding handle which moves said coil spring into a cocked position while retracting said blade into said sheath, said knife comprising:said elongated blade that is defined by a pointed blade front end, a blade rear end of blade width prescribed by longitudinal blade edges and a notch therein positioned between said front end and said rear end,an L-shaped buttress defined by a buttress front end of about said blade width integrally joined to said blade rear end, a buttress rear end of width less than said blade width, a long straight side extending from said buttress front end to said buttress rear end and a gapped side having a long inside portion and a short outside portion, said gapped side defining a rectangular recess in said buttress creating its L-shape,an elongated front sheath member defined by a first blade end, a first opposite end, a pair of first contoured sides, an essentially planar first external surface, a contoured first internal surface and a central bore therethrough,an elongated back sheath member defined by a second blade end, a second opposite end, a pair of second contoured sides, an essentially planar second external surface and a contoured second internal surface,said first and second internal surfaces being fastened together forming in said sheath a cavity in which said elongated blade reciprocates between said sheathed position and said use position,said sliding handle comprising an elongate rod that slides longitudinally in a groove within said back sheath member operatively coupled to said blade to retract said elongated blade from said use position to said sheathed position, anda trigger button reciprocally carried in said central bore and operatively connected to said coil spring to release said coil spring from said cocked position upon depression thereof.