Patent ID: 6467173
Filing Date: 2002-10-22
Classification: B23D,B26B

Abstract:
A combination utility retractable saw and knife device comprising:(a) a handle member having a predetermined configuration; (b) a knife blade member disposed within a cavity formed in said handle member when in a retracted position, said knife blade member having a predetermined configuration, (c) a saw blade member formed from an elongated metallic strip, said elongated strip portion having a predetermined thickness and a predetermined composition, a first end having a first predetermined width, a second end having a second predetermined width, a first elongated edge disposed between said first end and said second end and a second elongated edge disposed between said first end and said second end, at least one of said first elongated edge and said second elongated edge having a serrated surface, said saw blade member disposed in one of within a radially opposed cavity formed in a portion of said handle member and attached to an exterior portion of said handle member when in a retracted position, said exterior portion of said handle having an enclosure at least enclosing said saw blade member such that said at least one of said first elongated edge and said second elongated edge having a serrated surface is covered when in a retracted position; (d) a means engageable with said knife blade member for connecting said knife blade member with said handle member of combination utility retractable saw and knife device; (e) a means engageable with said saw blade member for connecting said saw blade member with said handle member of said combination utility retractable saw and knife device; (f) a means engageable with said knife blade member for slidably moving said knife blade member to an operable position, said means for slidably moving said knife blade member being at least partially disposed within said handle member; (g) a means engageable with said saw blade member for at least one of slidably moving and pivotably rotating said saw blade member to an operable position, said means for at least one of slidably moving and pivotably rotating said saw blade member being at least partially disposed in one of within said cavity formed in said handle member and attached to said exterior portion of said handle member; (h) a means engageable with said knife blade member and said handle member for locking said knife blade member in said operable position and in said retracted position, said means for locking said knife blade member being at least partially disposed within said handle member; and (i) a means engageable with said saw blade member and said handle member for locking said saw blade member in said operable position and in said retracted position, said means for locking said saw blade member being at least partially disposed in one of within said radially opposed cavity formed in said handle member and attached to said exterior portion of said handle member.