Patent ID: 6219869
Filing Date: 2001-04-24
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A pocketknife, comprising:a generally oblong handle comprising spaced apart generally oblong side bodies and a plurality of tools pivotally coupled to said handle between said side bodies of said handle;each of said side bodies having an exterior face, a pair of opposite ends, and a pair of sides extending between said ends of the respective side body;wherein said ends of each side body are rounded, and wherein said sides of each side body are extended substantially parallel to one another;said exterior face of a first of said side bodies having a generally rectangular compartment therein, said compartment having a generally rectangular bottom wall and a spaced apart pair of end walls and a spaced apart pair of side walls extending between said end walls of said compartment;said end walls of said compartment being extended substantially parallel to one another, said side walls of said compartment being extended substantially parallel to one another and substantially perpendicular to said end walls of said compartment;said end walls and said side walls of said compartment being extended substantially perpendicular to said bottom wall of said compartment;said end walls of said compartment being extended substantially perpendicular to said sides of said first side body, said side walls of said compartment being extended substantially parallel to said sides of said first side body;said first side body having a length defined between said ends of said first side body, said compartment having a length defined between said end walls of said compartment;said length of said compartment being between about one-half said length of said first side body find about nine-tenths said length of said first side body;wherein said length of said first body is between about 4 inches and about 8 inches;a generally rectangular lid substantially covering said compartment, said lid having inner and outer faces, a pair of substantially straight opposite end edges, and a pair of substantially straight side edges extending between end edges of said lid;said inner face of said lid facing into said compartment;said outer face of said lid and said exterior face of said first side body substantially lying in a common plane with one another;a first of said side edges of said lid being pivotally coupled to said first side body adjacent one of said side walls of said compartment;a clasp detachably attaching a second of said side edges of said lid to said first side body adjacent the other of said walls of said compartment;wherein said clasp comprises a pair of complementary portions releasably engaging one another, one of said complementary portions of said clasp being provided on said lid, the other of said complementary portions of said clasp being provided on said first side body;a mirror being provided on said lid, said mirror being located on said exterior face of said lid, wherein said mirror substantially covers said exterior face of said lid;wherein the exterior face of a second of side bodies has a magnet thereon to permit magnetic attachment of said second side body to a magnetizable metal surface such that said mirror and said magnet are located on opposite side bodies;an elongate tube having an open first end and a closed second end, said tube being provided in said compartment;said tube having a removable cap substantially closing said open first end of said tube;said tube having a length defined between said first and second ends of said tube, wherein said length of said tube is between about said length of said compartment and about one-half said length of said compartment; andsaid tube being adapted for holding small items in an organized manner in said compartment.