Patent ID: 7739799
Filing Date: 2010-06-22
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A combination utility knife and sporting knife, comprising: a longitudinal knife handle; a utility blade carrier disposed within said handle and linearly movable within said handle; a disposable utility blade releasably carried by said blade carrier, said utility blade having a trapezoidal shape, a longest side of which comprises a linear cutting edge; a manual movable blade moving member operatively connected with said blade carrier, said blade moving member being manually engageable and linearly movable between 1) a first position wherein said utility blade carrier and said blade carried thereby are positioned so that said utility blade is in a storage position wherein said cutting edge thereof is confined within said handle, and 2) a second position wherein said utility blade carrier and said blade carried thereby are positioned so that said utility blade is in an operative position wherein said cutting edge thereof extends outwardly from said handle and a tip of the utility blade at an end of the linear cutting edge is exposed; and a pivotally movable sporting blade pivotally connected to said handle, said pivotally movable sporting blade comprising a cutting edge and an opposite dull edge, said cutting edge having a convex forward portion, said convex forward portion of said cutting edge intersecting with said dull edge to form a forward point of said pivotally movable sporting blade, said pivotally movable sporting blade being movable between a storage position wherein said cutting edge thereof is concealed by said handle and an operative position wherein said cutting edge is exposed, said utility blade and said pivotally movable sporting blade being extendable from opposite ends of said handle, wherein said utility blade edge generally faces downwardly relative to said handle when the utility blade is in the operative position thereof, and wherein said pivotally movable sporting blade edge generally faces downwardly relative to said handle when said pivotally movable sporting blade is in the operative position thereof, so that the bottom and top portions of the handle retain their relative bottom and top orientations for use of either the utility blade or the pivotally moveable blade.