Bracelet with integrated knife

• US 9,999,279 B2
• Filed: 05/25/2017
• Issued: 06/19/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation
• Original Assignee: Outdoor Edge Cutlery Corporation
• Inventors: Bloch, David R.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lavinder, Jack W
• Application Number:
  US15/605,410
• Publication Number:
  US 20170340070A1
• Time in Patent Office: 390 Days
• Field of Search: 63 112, 224232
• CPC Class Codes: A41F 9/002 Free belts
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 15/0015 Illuminated or sound-producing jewellery
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0007 Bracelets specially adapted for other functions or with means for attaching other articles
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/003 with a storage compartment
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/0061 essentially made from metal A44C5/0076 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A44C 5/2076 with the two ends of the strap or chain abutting each other or sliding in the main plane or a plane parallel to the main plane of these two ends A44C5/2009 - A44C5/2061 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A45D 29/04 Nail files, e.g. manually operated
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 11/00 Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement combined table-ware A47G21/06
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 11/008 comprising electronic or electrical features, e.g. illuminating means, computing devices or sensors
• CPC Class Codes: B26B 29/025 Knife sheaths or scabbards
• CPC Class Codes: B67B 7/00 Hand- or power-operated devices for opening closed containers nail pullers or extractors B25C11/00; attached to, or incorporated in, containers or container closures B65D75/58, B65D77/30
• CPC Class Codes: F23Q 1/06 Portable igniters
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 17/02 Magnetic compasses
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 37/0008 for pocket watches and wrist watches
• CPC Class Codes: G04B 47/00 Time-pieces combined with other articles which do not interfere with the running or the time-keeping of the time-piece clockwork cases for special purposes G04B37/12; clocks with magnifying glass built in the face G04B39/00; time-pieces in which parts or cases produce special effects, e.g. aesthetic effects, G04B45/00, particularly with inscriptions or pictures moved by hand G04B45/003, with specially shaped cases or parts G04B45/0069; combination of writing or drawing implements with devices for indicating time B43K29/087; combined with cameras, projectors, or photographic printing apparatus G03B29/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs

Abstract

A bracelet or flexible band comprised of a flexible member that on one end is interconnected to a knife and on another end, is connected to a sheath that selectively receives the knife in the locking fashion. When needed, the knife is rotated within the sheath to facilitate release thereof from a lock that is integral with the sheath. Once removed from the sheath, the knife can be used for self-defense, cutting rope or cord in an emergency situation, or for general utility cutting tasks.

Claims

1. A flexible band with in integrated knife, comprising:

a knife comprised of a blade extending from a blade base, the blade base having a first end for interconnection to the blade and a second end opposed from the first end, the blade comprising an upper edge defining an apex and an opposed lower sharpened edge ending in a tip wherein the upper edge and the lower edge are joined, and the blade base also having a handle guard extending from a location proximate to the first end of the blade base;

a sheath configured to receive the blade of the knife, the sheath having;

a first end,

a second open end, the second open end associated with a cavity also defined by a ceiling, a floor, and sidewalls of the sheath, wherein the tip is spaced from the floor when the blade is fully inserted into the sheath,

a selectively deflectable arm that ends in a detent positioned proximate to the second open end of the sheath;

a flexible band having a first end operatively interconnected to the first end of the sheath, and a second end operatively interconnected to the second end of the blade base;

wherein when the blade is fully inserted into the sheath, the detent is in a first locked position where the handle guard is positioned between the second open end and the detent, and wherein the detent has a second release position where the selectively deflectable arm is flexed to move the detent so that the handle guard is able to move away from the second open end of the sheath; and

wherein a quick release movement of the knife from the sheath is achieved by moving the detent from the first locked position to the second release position by sliding the blade base along the second open end of the sheath to move the tip of the blade in the direction of the floor of the sheath.

2. The flexible band of claim 1, wherein the flexible band is made of at least one of paracord, leather, metal, cloth, rubber, or a similar flexible material.

3. The flexible band of claim 1, wherein at least one of the blade and blade base includes a gripping surface on the top surface thereof.

4. The flexible band of claim 1, wherein the detent includes a socket for selective receipt of a bulge extending from the handle guard when the detent is in the first locked position.

5. The flexible band of claim 1, wherein an outer surface of at least one of the blade base and the second open end of the sheath comprises an arcuate profile.

6. The flexible band of claim 1, wherein sliding the blade base along the second open end of the sheath rotates the blade base about a pivot point between the apex of the blade and the ceiling of the sheath.

7. A flexible band with an integrated device, comprising:

a device comprised of a first end and a second end opposed from the first end, the device comprising an upper edge and an opposed lower edge ending in a tip, and the second end having a protrusion extending from a location adjacent the first end;

a sheath having a first end and a second open end, and a cavity configured to receive the first end of the device, wherein the tip is spaced from the floor when the device is fully inserted into the sheath, the cavity being located between the first end, the second open end, and further defined by a ceiling, a floor, and sidewalls of the sheath, the sheath including a selectively deflectable arm that ends in a retaining member positioned adjacent to the second open end of the sheath;

a flexible band having a first end operatively interconnected to the first end of the sheath, and a second end operatively interconnected to the second end of the second end of the device;

wherein when the device is fully inserted into the sheath, the retaining member is in a first locked position where the protrusion is positioned between the second open end and the retaining member, and wherein the retaining member has a second release position where the selectively deflectable arm is flexed to move the retaining member so that the protrusion is able to move away from the second open end of the sheath; and

wherein a quick release movement of the device from the sheath is achieved by moving the retaining member from the first locked position to the second release position by sliding the second end of the device along the second open end of the sheath to move the tip of the device in the direction of the floor of the sheath.

8. The flexible band of claim 7, wherein the flexible band is made of at least one of paracord, leather, metal, cloth, rubber, or similar flexible material.

9. The flexible band of claim 7, wherein the device is a knife, a can opener, a bottle opener, a flint, a solid-state memory device;

a flashlight, an RFID device, a whistle, a near-field communication device, a key, a finger nail file, a tool, a compass, or a writing utensil.

10. The flexible band of claim 7, wherein the sheath includes at least one of a compass, a watch, a light, a reflector, a whistle, an RFID or similar near-field communication device, a screen, and a flint.

11. The flexible band of claim 7, wherein an outer surface of at least one of the device and the sheath comprises an arcuate profile.

12. A combination knife and sheath, comprising:

a sheath comprising;

a first surface;

a second surface spaced from the first surface;

a third surface interconnecting the first surface and the second surface;

a fourth surface interconnecting the first surface and the second surface;

wherein the first surface, the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface define an internal volume having an opening defined by corresponding edges of the first surface, the second surface, the third surface, and the fourth surface;

wherein at least one of the third surface and the fourth surface define a transverse axis of the sheath that is generally parallel with at least a portion of at least one of the first surface and the second surface;

wherein at least one of the first surface and the second surface are curved about an axis that is substantially parallel to the transverse axis of the sheath;

an arm deflectably attached to the fourth surface; and

a detent interconnected to an end of the arm;

a knife with a first portion adapted to be selectively inserted within the volume and a second portion that is positioned outside the volume when the first portion is positioned in the volume, the first portion comprising an upper edge defining an apex and an opposed lower sharpened edge ending in a tip, and the second portion having a handle guard extending from a location proximate to the first portion;

wherein when the first portion of the knife is fully inserted into the sheath, the detent is in a first locked position with the handle guard is positioned between the opening and the detent, and wherein the detent has a second release position where the arm is flexed to move the detent so that the handle guard is able to move away from the opening of the sheath; and

wherein a quick release movement of the knife from the sheath is achieved by moving the detent from the first locked position to the second release position by sliding the second portion of the knife along the opening of the sheath to move the tip of the first portion of the knife toward the fourth surface of the sheath.

13. The sheath of claim 12, wherein the handle guard comprises a bulge that is selectively received within a socket provided in the detent.

14. The sheath of claim 12, wherein the third surface is textured.

15. A combination knife and sheath, comprising:

a knife comprised of a blade extending from a blade base, the blade base having a first end for interconnection to the blade and a second end opposed from the first end, the blade comprising an upper edge defining an apex and an opposed lower sharpened edge ending in a tip wherein the upper edge and the lower edge are joined, and the blade base also having a handle guard extending from a location proximate to the first end of the blade base;

a sheath configured to receive the blade of the knife, the sheath having;

a first end,

a second open end, the second open end associated with a cavity also defined by a ceiling, a floor, and sidewalls of the sheath, wherein the tip is spaced from the floor when the blade is fully inserted into the sheath,

a selectively deflectable arm that ends in a detent positioned proximate to the second open end of the sheath;

wherein when the blade is fully inserted into the sheath, the detent is in a first locked position where the handle guard is positioned between the second open end and the detent, and wherein the detent has a second release position where the selectively deflectable arm is flexed to move the detent so that the handle guard is able to move away from the second open end of the sheath; and

wherein a quick release movement of the knife from the sheath is achieved by moving the detent from the first locked position to the second release position by sliding the blade base along the second open end of the sheath to move the tip of the blade toward the floor of the sheath.