Patent ID: 8402662

Claim:
A removable knife opening assist for use in conjunction with a pre-existing folding knife having a blade with a sharp edge, a blade secondary edge opposite to the sharp edge, and a sharp tip, the folding knife having the blade foldably attached to a knife handle, the removable knife opening assist for use in conjunction with a pre-existing container for containing the folding knife in a folded condition, the removable knife opening assist comprising: an upwardly and forwardly projecting hook; and an attachment element connected to said hook and configured to removably attach said hook to a portion of the blade secondary edge opposite to the sharp blade edge of the folding knife, said hook projecting in the direction of a front end of said attachment element, said hook configured to face toward a sharp tip of the blade of the folding knife so as to snag said container as the folding knife is being drawn out of the container for use; said removable knife opening assist configured to automatically open the folding knife during removal of the folding knife from the container, and said removable knife opening assist configured to not require any manipulation of the removable knife opening assist during removal other than the simple withdrawal of the folding knife from the container.