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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 26, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2017
Applicant:
Fiskars Finland Oy Ab, Helsinki, FI;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Fiskars Finland Oy Ab, Helsinki, FI;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 29/02 (2006.01); B26B 3/06 (2006.01); B24B 3/54 (2006.01); A45F 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 29/025 (2013.01); A45F 5/021 (2013.01); B24B 3/54 (2013.01);
Abstract
A knife sheath includes a receptacle and an attachment piece for suspending the knife sheath from a user. The knife sheath is provided with a collar which is detachably attached to the receptacle at an opening. An edge receiving portion of the collar is provided with a sharpener that imparts a sharpening action to a blade of a knife which is introduced into the receptacle. The receptacle and the collar are shaped to allow the collar and receptacle to be attached to each other in a first position and in an alternative second position such that the knife sheath is suitable for both left-handed and right-handed users.