Patent ID: 7434320

Claim:
A blade grip to be installed onto the top edge of a knife blade, the top edge extending distally from a knife handle in a longitudinal direction, the blade grip comprising: an elongate top member having a top inner surface adapted to rest on the top edge of the knife blade and a top outer surface that is rounded in a transverse direction perpendicular to the longitudinal direction and is substantially coincident with the top edge of the knife blade; two opposing side members extending longitudinally and connected to the top member, the side members each having a side inner surface adapted to grip one side of the knife blade and a side outer surface extending downward from the top outer surface of the top member, the side inner surface including a slip resistant inner surface and the side outer surface including a slip resistant outer surface, the slip resistant inner and outer surfaces having a higher coefficient of friction than other surfaces on the side members; wherein a bottom portion of at least one of the side members opposite the top outer surface includes a chamfer extending longitudinally along a substantial length of the at least one side member, and the bottom portion of the at least one side member includes a flared corner area extending beyond the chamfer.