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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 1998
Filed:
Mar. 05, 1997
Richard Gilbert, Dronfield, GB;
The Stanley Works Limited, Sheffield, GB;
Abstract
A hand-held utility knife (20) has two handle portions (22, 23) hinged together at the rear end (26) of the handle (21) by means of two lugs (36, 37) of one handle portion (22) projecting into two recesses or cavities (38, 39) of the other handle portion (23) and retained therein behind two lips (53a, 53b) except when almost closed together, when the two handle portions (22, 23) can be separated and reconnected. In order to prevent inadvertent separation of the two handle portions (22, 23) at their rear ends (24, 25) when the handle is closed and the clamping device (27) is screwed up tight, the lugs (36, 37) have abutment portions (61, 62) which engage abutments (65, 66) inside the two recesses or cavities (38, 39). The abutments (61, 62, 65, 66) are positioned on one side of the hinging axis (34) so that they move apart when the handle (21) is opened. Hence the abutments (61, 62, 65, 66) do not interfere with the hinging of the handle portions (22, 23) nor with their separation and reconnection.