Patent ID: 6698099
Filing Date: 2004-03-02
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A convertible knife assembly, comprising:a knife having a handle and a blade, which blade includes a proximal end portion attached to the handle, a distal end portion, a cutting edge intermediate the proximal and distal end portions, and a spine intermediate the proximal and distal end portions that is disposed opposite the cutting edge; and a conversion piece having a spine-opposing portion and a handle portion, which conversion piece is adapted to be mounted on the knife pivotally with the spine-opposing portion opposing the spine of the blade and the handle portion opposing the handle of the knife so that the action of a user squeezing the handle portion of the conversion piece and handle of the knife toward each other causes the spine-opposing portion of the conversion piece and the spine of the blade to move toward each other in order to bear against an object the user positions between the spine-opposing portion of the conversion piece and the spine of the blade, said cutting edge of said blade being spaced from said spine-opposing portion by the width of said blade; wherein the spine-opposing portion of the conversion piece has a shape that forms a dull edge facing the spine of the blade in order to enable crimping of an object.