Patent ID: 6742215
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: B25G,E04F

Abstract:
In a drywall knife, said drywall knife comprising:a handle having an elongated inner core comprising a longitudinal axis, a transverse axis, a front end, a rear end and first and second opposite surfaces extending from the rear end to the front end of the inner core along the longitudinal axis thereof; and a blade securely mounted to the front end of the inner core; the improvement wherein: the inner core of the handle comprises rows of recesses extending along the first surface of the inner core each of said recesses having an opening facing said first surface so as to reduce the overall weight of the drywall knife, said recesses further defining a set of intersecting ribs shaped, positioned and sized so as to ensure rigidity of the handle while maintaining said reduced overall weight of the drywall knife, and said inner core further comprises a lid hingedly mounted to the first surface of the inner core, said lid being positioned and sized to be folded about an axis parallel to the longitudinal axis of the inner core so as to cover said rows of recesses, the inner core with the lid in folded position being covered with a covering material so as to facilitate hand gripping of the drywall knife.