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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 22, 1980
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1978
Harold O Eads, Parkersburg, WV (US);
James W Robison, Belpre, OH (US);
McDonough Co., Parkersburg, WV (US);
Abstract
An axe comprising a blade formed of flat plate stock of generally uniform thickness, and a U-shaped handle attaching strap formed of flat plate stock of generally uniform thickness, the strap is fixedly mounted on a handle end portion with the bight portion and leg portions thereof substantially circumferentially surrounding the handle end portion and free end portions thereof extending therefrom in generally parallel relation beyond a leading edge of the handle end portion. The blade is rigidly mounted with its attaching portion disposed between the free end portions of the attaching strap and a trailing edge thereof facing the leading edge of the handle portion. The cutting edge of the blade is of uniform wedge-shaped cross-sectional configuration throughout its extent, the wedge shape being formed by generally straight bevel surfaces.