Method for manufacturing a safety knife
First Claim
1. A method for manufacturing a safety/rescue knife which comprises the steps of:
- positioning a left inner laminate in alignment over a left outer laminate to create a first blade recess;
positioning a right inner laminate in alignment over a right outer laminate to create a second blade recess;
placing a first blade in said first blade recess;
placing a second blade in said second blade recess;
juxtaposing said left inner laminate in alignment with said right inner laminate; and
connecting said left outer laminate to said right outer laminate to hold said first blade in said first blade recess against said second blade in said second blade recess.
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Abstract
A method for manufacturing a safety/rescue knife requires the forming of four blank laminates. Each blank laminate has a handle portion and includes a base arm which is attached to the handle portion. Also, each blank laminate has an extension arm which extends from the base arm to define a groove therebetween. One blank laminate is further formed with a cut out in its base arm, and another blank laminate is further formed with a cut out in its extension arm. The method then requires aligning each of the cut out laminates with a respective blank laminate to create blade recesses. Next, cutting blades are placed in the recesses, and the cut out laminates are juxtaposed in alignment. The blank laminates are then connected together to hold the inner laminates and the blades therebetween with the blades crossed to establish a cutting angle in the groove.
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1. A method for manufacturing a safety/rescue knife which comprises the steps of:
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positioning a left inner laminate in alignment over a left outer laminate to create a first blade recess; positioning a right inner laminate in alignment over a right outer laminate to create a second blade recess; placing a first blade in said first blade recess; placing a second blade in said second blade recess; juxtaposing said left inner laminate in alignment with said right inner laminate; and connecting said left outer laminate to said right outer laminate to hold said first blade in said first blade recess against said second blade in said second blade recess. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for manufacturing a safety/rescue knife which comprises the steps of:
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forming a plurality of blank laminates, each said blank laminate having a handle, a base arm attached to said handle, and an extension arm extending from said base arm and oriented therewith to define a groove therebetween; creating a left inner laminate from one of said blank laminates, said left inner laminate being created by forming a cut out into said base arm thereof; creating a right inner laminate from one of said blank laminates, said right inner laminate being created by forming a cut out into said extension arm thereof; juxtaposing said left inner laminate in alignment against said right inner laminate; placing a first blade in said cut out of said left inner laminate and a second blade in said blade placed in said cut out of said right inner laminate to establish a cutting angle between said first and second blades; and connecting one said blank laminate in alignment with another said blank laminate to hold said left inner laminate and said right inner laminate therebetween with said cutting angle in said groove. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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