Knife

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Description

FIG. 1 is a front view of a knife showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a front view of the knife with the blade removed;

FIG. 3 is a perspective front view of the knife;

FIG. 4 is a perspective front view of the knife with the blade partially removed;

FIG. 5 is a front view of a minimally modified form of the knife;

FIG. 6 is a front view of the minimally modified form of the knife with the blade partially removed; and,

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the minimally modified form of the knife.

The broken lines depict parts of the knife that form no part of the claimed design.

The minimal modifications in FIGS. 5 through 7 are confined to unclaimed aspects of the knife, and therefore do not affect the appearance of the claimed design.

Claims

The ornamental design for a knife, as shown and described.

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Patent History
Patent number: D1023715
Type: Grant
Filed: Jun 3, 2022
Date of Patent: Apr 23, 2024
Assignee: OUTDOOR EDGE CUTLERY, LLC (Denver, CO)
Inventor: David R. Bloch (Boulder, CO)
Primary Examiner: Philip S Hyder
Application Number: 29/841,180
Classifications
Current U.S. Class: D8/20