Grooved knife handle

- Mentor Group, L.L.C.
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Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a grooved knife handle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, at an enlarged scale, the left side elevational view being a mirror image thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is a butt end view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a blade end view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary section view thereof taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2, showing the configuration of the central groove on each side thereof; and,

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary section view thereof, at an enlarged scale, taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 2, showing the configuration of the upper and lower pairs of grooves on each side thereof.

Referenced Cited
U.S. Patent Documents
D303210 September 5, 1989 Thompson
D329185 September 8, 1992 Hasegawa
D333239 February 16, 1993 Pogue
D339512 September 21, 1993 Collins
D366408 January 23, 1996 Sessions et al.
D367559 March 5, 1996 Sakai
D373521 September 10, 1996 Applegate et al.
D377443 January 21, 1997 Seber et al.
Other references
  • Benchmade Knife Co., Inc. "Automatic Knives for Military and Law Enforcement" 1996, particularly The Spike #1000S and The AFO #9000S, both shown on next-to-last page. Knives 91 Book by Ken Warner, p. 67, Folding Knives, 1991. Gorilla and Sons Knives, pp. 32 and 47, Folding knives, 1997.
Patent History
Patent number: D397020
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 20, 1997
Date of Patent: Aug 18, 1998
Assignee: Mentor Group, L.L.C. (West Linn, OR)
Inventor: Melvin M. Pardue (Repton, AL)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel
Application Number: 0/72,602
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D/8107
International Classification: 0803;