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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:
May. 02, 1989
Filed:
Jul. 14, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roy B Bendickson, Wausau, WI (US);
Robert A Seaton, Wausau, WI (US);
Assignee:
Fiskars Oy Ab, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G / ; B26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30342 ; 30356 ; 30340 ; 16DI / ;
Abstract
A knife according to the invention has a handle with improved flexibility and gripping characteristics. The tang embedded in the unitary handle has a series of spaced-apart flex sites at which the tang can resiliently bend. The handle is made of a resilient material which can flex in cooperation with the tang. The handle may further include a series of rows of flexible ribs as an improved gripping surface. The knife according to the invention can flex along its entire length and is well suited for use as a fillet knife.