PROTECTIVE SHEATH DEVICE FOR KNIFE
A protective sheath device includes a housing member having a chamber formed by an erected side panel, an upper panel, a bottom panel, and a tilted side panel having a bottom portion extended toward the bottom panel for forming a slot between the tilted side panel and the bottom panel, a blade member engaged into the chamber of the housing member and having a handle, the housing member includes a rearwardly extended knob located above the handle and having a relatively thinner front portion and a relatively thicker rear portion, and having a planer surface formed in the knob for being engaged with and pushed by a thumb of the user to separate the housing member from the blade member.
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The present invention is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 12/938,607, filed 3 Nov. 2010, pending and to be abandoned.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a protective sheath device, and more particularly to a protective sheath device including an improved structure or configuration or mechanism for solidly and stably and firmly anchoring or retaining the blades of the kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements within the sheaths and for allowing the blade to be easily and quickly removed from the sheath by the user.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Various kinds of typical protective sheath devices have been developed and provided for receiving or engaging with or for storing blades of kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements, and comprise various structurally independent mechanisms for securing blades within the sheaths, such as straps, clips and clamps.
For example, U.S. Patent Application No. 2011/0139645 to Ranieri et al. discloses one of the typical protective sheath for storing blades of kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements, and also comprises an enclosed chamber or cavity formed therein for receiving or engaging with the blade of the kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements to be sheathed and protected.
However, one disadvantage of the protective sheath is that the chamber or cavity or compartment formed or provided in the protective sheath is an enclosed space that the water contained in the protective sheath may not be easily flown out or drained out of the protective sheath.
In addition, the anchoring or retaining or securing structures or configurations or mechanisms, such as straps, clips and clamps formed or provided in the protective sheath may be used for securing blades within the sheaths with a gripping or clamping force.
However, another disadvantage of the protective sheath is that the blades are solidly and stably and firmly received or engaged or anchored or retained within the sheaths with the gripping or clamping forces and may not be easily and quickly removed from the sheaths, and the users have to use both their hands to remove the blades from the sheaths.
U.S. Pat. No. 4,714,159 to Linden discloses another typical protective sheath or package for storing blades or scissors and comprising an enclosed chamber or cavity formed in a casing for receiving or engaging with the blade of the kitchen cutlery or scissors to be sheathed and protected.
However, the disadvantage of the protective sheath or package is that the blades also may not be easily and quickly removed from the sheaths, and the users have to use both their hands to remove the blades from the sheaths.
The present invention has arisen to mitigate and/or obviate the afore-described disadvantages of the conventional protective sheath devices for storing blades of kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTIONThe primary objective of the present invention is to provide a protective sheath device including an improved structure or configuration or mechanism for solidly and stably and firmly anchoring or retaining the blades of the kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements within the sheaths and for allowing the blade to be easily and quickly removed from the sheath by the user.
The other objective of the present invention is to provide a protective sheath device including an improved structure or configuration or mechanism for allowing the water contained in the protective sheath to be easily flown out or drained out of the protective sheath.
In accordance with one aspect of the invention, there is provided a protective sheath device comprising a housing member including a chamber formed therein, and formed and defined by a first side panel, an upper panel, a bottom panel, and a second side panel extended downwardly from the upper panel and located beside the first side panel, the second side panel being tilted and inclined relative to the first side panel and including an upper portion extended from the upper panel and including a bottom portion extended toward the first side panel and the bottom panel for forming a triangular structure for the chamber of the housing member, and the housing member including an enclosed front portion and an open rear portion, the bottom portion of the second side panel being spaced from the bottom panel of the housing member for forming a slot between the bottom portion of the second side panel and the bottom panel of the housing member and for water draining purposes, a cutlery implement including a blade member engaged into the chamber from the open rear portion of the housing member, and including a handle extended rearwardly and outwardly from the blade member for being gripped by a user, the second side panel of the housing member including a resilience for biasing the blade member and for retaining the blade member within the chamber of the housing member, and the housing member including a knob extended rearwardly and outwardly from the upper panel of the housing member and extended rearwardly beyond the open rear portion of the housing member and located and positioned above the handle of the cutlery implement, and the knob including a relatively thinner front portion extended from the upper panel of the housing member and a relatively thicker rear portion, and including a planer surface formed in the rear portion of the knob for being contacted and engaged with a thumb of the user and for being forced or pushed by the user in order to move and space or separate or disengage the housing member from the blade member of the cutlery implement.
The planer surface of the knob is preferably and substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the knob for being smoothly and comfortably contacted or engaged with the thumb of the user and for allowing the knob to be pushed or actuated or operated by the user.
The housing member includes an opening formed in the second side panel and communicating with the chamber of the housing member for allowing the mark on the blade member to be seen through the opening of the second side panel of the housing member.
The housing member includes an orifice formed in the rear portion of the knob, and a fastening belt is engaged through the orifice of the knob and engaged around the handle for securing the handle of the cutlery implement to the housing member.
Further objectives and advantages of the present invention will become apparent from a careful reading of the detailed description provided hereinbelow, with appropriate reference to the accompanying drawings.
Referring to the drawings, and initially to
The triangular chamber 11 of the housing member 10 is provided for receiving or engaging with a knife blade or blade member 40 of the kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other cutlery implements 4, and the second side panel 15 of the housing member 10 is preferably made or manufactured with a soft or spring or resilient materials and includes a suitable or selected resilience for biasing and forcing or clamping and for solidly and stably and firmly anchoring or retaining the blade member 40 of the cutlery implement 4 within the chamber 11 of the housing member 10, and for preventing the blade member 40 from being disengaged or separated from the housing member 10 inadvertently. It is preferable that the housing member 10 includes an enclosed or sealed front portion 18 and an open rear portion 19 arranged for snuggly and safely receiving or engaging with the blade member 40 and for allowing the blade member 40 to be engaged into the chamber 11 from the open rear portion 19 of the housing member 10.
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The housing member 10 further includes a longitudinal hand grip or extension or knob 30 extended rearwardly and outwardly from the upper panel 13 of the housing member 10 and extended rearwardly beyond the open rear portion 19 of the housing member 10 and located or positioned above the handle 41 of the cutlery implement 4, and the knob 30 includes a relatively smaller or thinner front portion 31 attached or mounted or secured to or extended from the upper panel 13 of the housing member 10, and includes a relatively greater or thicker rear portion 32 having a curved or planer surface 33 formed therein and substantially tilted or inclined or perpendicular to a longitudinal direction or axis 9 (
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Accordingly, the protective sheath device in accordance with the present invention includes an improved structure or configuration or mechanism for solidly and stably and firmly anchoring or retaining the blades of the kitchen cutlery, kitchen tools and various other implements within the sheaths and for allowing the blade to be easily and quickly removed from the sheath by the user.
Although this invention has been described with a certain degree of particularity, it is to be understood that the present disclosure has been made by way of example only and that numerous changes in the detailed construction and the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as hereinafter claimed.
Claims
1. A protective sheath device comprising:
- a housing member including a chamber formed therein, and formed and defined by a first side panel, an upper panel, a bottom panel, and a second side panel extended downwardly from said upper panel and located beside said first side panel, said second side panel being tilted and inclined relative to said first side panel and including an upper portion extended from said upper panel and including a bottom portion extended toward said first side panel and said bottom panel for forming a triangular structure for said chamber of said housing member, and said housing member including an enclosed front portion and an open rear portion,
- a cutlery implement including a blade member engaged into said chamber from said open rear portion of said housing member, and including a handle extended rearwardly and outwardly from said blade member for being gripped by a user, said second side panel of said housing member including a resilience for biasing said blade member and for retaining said blade member within said chamber of said housing member, and
- said housing member including a knob extended rearwardly and outwardly from said upper panel of said housing member and extended rearwardly beyond said open rear portion of said housing member and located and positioned above said handle of said cutlery implement, and said knob including a relatively thinner front portion extended from said upper panel of said housing member and a relatively thicker rear portion, and including a planer surface formed in said rear portion of said knob for being contacted and engaged with a thumb of the user and for being pushed by the user to move and separate said housing member from said blade member of said cutlery implement.
2. The protective sheath device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said planer surface of said knob is perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of said knob.
3. The protective sheath device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing member includes an opening formed in said second side panel and communicating with said chamber of said housing member for allowing said blade member to be seen through said opening of said second side panel of said housing member.
4. The protective sheath device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said housing member includes an orifice formed in the rear portion of the knob, and a fastening belt is engaged through the orifice of the knob and engaged around the handle for securing the handle of the cutlery implement to the housing member.
5. The protective sheath device as claimed in claim 1, wherein said bottom portion of said second side panel of said housing member is spaced from said bottom panel of said housing member for forming a slot between said bottom portion of said second side panel and said bottom panel of said housing member and for water draining purposes.
Type: Application
Filed: Mar 20, 2013
Publication Date: Sep 25, 2014
Applicant: K. H. Zingers Co., Ltd. (Changhua)
Inventor: Jui Cheng HUANG (Changhua)
Application Number: 13/847,530
International Classification: A47G 19/30 (20060101);