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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 16, 2025
Filed:
Oct. 21, 2022
Fiskars Brands, Inc., Middleton, WI (US);
Lael Abraham Shimanoff, Portland, OR (US);
Paul Ernest Hoover Hallbrook, Portland, OR (US);
Cheryl Sharp, Portland, OR (US);
FISKARS BRANDS, INC., Middleton, WI (US);
Abstract
A knife includes a handle defining a slot having a first portion and a second portion, a blade coupled to the handle, and a locking assembly configured to secure the blade within the handle. The locking assembly includes a lock button configured to translate between a first position proximate the first portion of the slot and a second position proximate the second portion of the slot, wherein a spindle is configured to translate within the slot, and a spring arm configured to bias the lock button, wherein the spring arm biases the lock button towards the first position while the spindle is within the first portion of the slot and biases the lock button towards the second position while the spindle is within the second portion of the slot.