Safety knife and pouch for safety knife

• US 20050223564A1
• Filed: 03/31/2004
• Published: 10/13/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/31/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Anders Hanson
• Original Assignee: Anders Hanson
• Inventors: Hanson, Anders
• Application Number:
  US10/812,997
• Publication Number:
  US 20050223564A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 30/172
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 29/02 Guards or sheaths for knives
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 29/025 Knife sheaths or scabbards
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 3/00 Hand knives with fixed blades handles, attaching the handles B25G

Abstract

A safety knife for cutting lines or straps, comprising a handle, a base arm, an extension arm and a cutting arrangement, where the extension arm curves from the base arm to establish an opening between the base arm and the extension arm, and where the cutting arrangement is arranged in the opening, wherein the base arm is arranged with an angle between a longitudinal direction of the base arm and a longitudinal direction of the handle.

Claims

1. A safety knife for cutting lines or straps comprising a handle, a base arm, an extension arm, and a cutting device, wherein said extension arm curves from said base arm to establish an opening between said base arm and said extension arm, wherein said cutting device is arranged in said opening, and wherein the base arm includes an angle with a longitudinal direction of the base arm and a longitudinal direction of the handle.

2. The safety knife according to claim 1, wherein said cutting arrangement comprises two cutting elements arranged in said opening between said base arm and said extension arm, and wherein said two cutting elements from substantially a V-shape.

3. The safety knife according to claim 2, wherein said handle comprises at least one aperture for holding said safety knife.

4. The safety knife according to claim 3, wherein said handle comprises an aperture fro attaching a strap for holding the safety knife.

5. The safety knife according to claim 4, wherein said handle comprises at least one projection for holding said safety knife.

6. The safety knife according to claim 5, further comprising a float, where said float is incorporated in or attached to said handle.

8. A pouch for a safety knife according to claim 1.

9. The pouch according to claim 8, wherein said pouch is made of an elastic material, and wherein pieces of said elastic material are joined together by sewing to form said pouch having an opening to allow said safety knife to be inserted into and be pulled out of said pouch.

10. The pouch according to claim 8, further comprising a loop arranged on the outside of said pouch and said loop having a fastening device.

11. The pouch according to claim 9, wherein said loop enables the pouch to be attached to another article and wherein said fastening device enables a strap attached to said safety knife to be fastened to the fastening device.

12. The pouch according to claim 10, wherein said fastening device is a Velcro©

type fastener.

13. The pouch according to claim 11, wherein said pouch is made of neoprene.

14. A pouch according to claim 12, wherein a stiffener is arranged in a containment of said pouch to provide rigidity to said pouch.

7. The safety knife for cutting lines or straps comprising a handle, a base arm, an extension arm, and a cutting device, wherein said extension arm curves from said base arm to establish an opening between said base arm and said extension, wherein said cutting device is arranged in said opening, and wherein the base arm includes an angle with a longitudinal direction of the base arm and a longitudinal direction of the handle, said cutting arrangement comprises two cutting elements arranged in said opening between said base arm and said extension arm, wherein said two cutting elements form substantially a V-shape, wherein said handle comprises at least one aperture for holding said safety knife, said handle further comprising an aperture for attaching a strap for holding the safety knife, and wherein said handle comprises at least one projection for holding said safety knife.

15. A pouch for holding said safety knife, where said pouch is attached to a belt of a user, said pouch is made of an elastic material, and where pieces of said elastic material are joined together by sewing to form said pouch having an opening to allow said safety knife to be inserted into and pulled out of said pouch.

16. The pouch according to claim 15, further comprising a loop arranged on the outside of said pouch and having a fastening device.

17. The pouch according to claim 15, wherein said loop enables the pouch to be attached to another article and where said fastening device enables a strap attached to said safety knife to be fastened to the fastening device.

18. The pouch according to claim 16, wherein said fastening device is a Velcro©

type fastener.

19. The pouch according to claim 17, wherein said pouch is made of neoprene.

20. A pouch according to claim 18, wherein a stiffener is arranged in a containment of said pouch to provide rigidity to said pouch.