Folding knife
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FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a folding knife, showing my new design;
FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;
FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;
FIG. 4 is a blade end view thereof;
FIG. 5 is a handle end view thereof;
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;
FIG. 7 is fragmentary section view thereof taken on line 7--7 in FIG. 1 , at an enlarged scale;
FIG. 8 is a fragmentary view taken on line 8--8 in FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale;
FIG. 9 is a section view taken on line 9--9 in FIG. 6, at an enlarged scale;
FIG. 10 is a section view on line 10--10 in FIG. 6, at an enlarged scale; and,
FIG. 11 is a section view of a fragment of the handle portion of the knife shown in FIG. 9, at a further enlarged scale, showing more clearly the features of the surface texture which forms a part of the design.
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Type: Grant
Filed: Aug 22, 1996
Date of Patent: Oct 21, 1997
Assignee: Benchmade Knife Co., Inc. (Oregon City, OR)
Inventor: Mark K. McWillis (Milwaukie, OR)
Primary Examiner: Philip S. Hyder
Law Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel
Application Number: 0/58,771
International Classification: 0803;