Patent ID: 6419371
Filing Date: 2002-07-16
Classification: B25B,B26B

Abstract:
A lighted knife, comprising:a. a handle member having a distal end, a proximal end, and a length extending between the proximal and distal ends, the handle member defining a bore longitudinally extending along at least a portion of the length, the bore having a first end and an opposite second end adjacent the proximal end of the handle member and forming an interior surface of the handle member; b. a unitary light module having a front end, an opposed back end, and an exterior surface, the front end having a light source capable of producing a beam of light, the light module being of a size to be complementarily received within the bore of the handle member so that the front end is disposed adjacent the first end of the bore, the back end is disposed adjacent the proximal end of the handle member, and the exterior surface is disposed adjacent the interior surface of the handle member, the light module being operable within the bore as well as externally and independently of the handle member; c. power means for energizing the light source; and d. a blade member engaged with the handle member adjacent the distal end thereof, wherein, when the light module is disposed within the bore, the beam of light produced travels from the front end of the light module and out of the distal end to illuminate at least a portion of the blade member.