Patent Document ID: 8834162
Application ID: 13559793
Patent Flag: 1

Claim One:
1. An edged weapon training device comprising a handle portion for gripping by a training subject; and a blade portion, wherein said blade portion includes a first side having a cavity forming portion connected to a second side having a corresponding cavity forming portion, and including a marking device being retained between said first side and said second side, said marking device retaining an ink or other marking fluid, wherein said sides are attached to a structural spine, and said sides forming a blade shape of the entire shape of the blade, and said marking device forming only the exposed edge shape of the blade, wherein the marking device has an inner contour which conforms to the shape of the spine, and the first side and the second side sandwich the spine and the substance there-between, said sides, spine, and marking device are riveted in place using rivets, and said rivets are heat staked to attach the sandwich layers, wherein said sides and spine are formed of a flexible elastomeric material, wherein said marking device comprises a felt-like material configured to hold ink or other marking substance and allow release upon contact, wherein said marking device forms a contact portion at the edge of the blade meant to simulate an edge of a real weapon for marking an opponent in an edged training exercise, wherein said handle includes a reservoir in communication with said marking device such that an ink or other marking substance can be replenished to the marking device contact portion, wherein said reservoir may be compressed by hand pressure for delivering said ink or other marking substance to said contact portion of the marking device forming the edged portion of the blade; and a sheath for encompassing said blade portion with a substantially air tight seal for preserving the marking substance between uses, said handle including a locking and sealing protrusion around its outer periphery and said sheath includes a nesting groove, said sheath being made of a resilient flexible material which expands over the protrusion and seals to the handle for providing a substantially air tight seal to ensure the transferable marking substance remains fluid.