KNIFE WITH EXTENSIBLE BLADE

Abstract

The knife with an extensible blade is formed by a handle equipped with a cavity in which the blade is placed. The cavity is open from its side adjacent to the blade tip. In the cavity, at least one guiding groove is formed which is blind near the front edge of the handle. Near its rear, blunt edge, the blade is equipped with at least one guiding member corresponding with at least one guiding groove of the handle. The cavity is farther equipped with an extending groove being open from its front side adjacent to the blade tip and cooperating with a connecting member of the blade. An extending member connectable with this connecting member leads through the extending groove of the handle and protrudes out of it when the blade is housed inside the handle.

Claims

1. A knife with extensible blade comprising: a handle which is equipped with an inner lengthwise handle cavity in which is slidably in direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife placed a blade which contains a mutually opposed point and a blunt edge where the handle cavity is open at least in direction toward the point, wherein in the inner surface of the handle cavity is in the handle in direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed not only at least one guiding groove which is blind in direction toward the point in front of the rim of the handle but also a pull out groove is in the lengthwise direction open at least toward the point of the blade, where the blade is not only equipped at the end area of its blunt edge on its surface with at least one guiding member which corresponds in shape and size with the transversal cross section of the guiding groove which is on the transversal cross section of the blade placed in the same position in which to the transversal cross section of the blade adjoins the guiding groove but also is equipped with a connecting member which is placed on its transversal cross section in the same position in which to this transversal cross section adjoins the lengthwise axis of the pull out groove and at the same time is the connecting member placed in bigger distance from the blunt edge of the blade than the guiding member whereas a part of the knife is an extensible module of the blade formed by a linear joint member which is equipped at one its end with a connecting member which is equipped with a joint element which is compatibly connectable with the joint member of the blade from which is at the same time without use of force disconnectable, whereas the connecting member corresponds in shape and size with the transversal inner cross section of the pull out groove in which is placed when the blade is retracted when the joint element is connected with the joint member and a pulling element is led through the pull out groove out from the handle.

2. The knife according to claim 1, wherein in the handle is in the direction of the axis which is perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a locking hole leading to the handle cavity whose distance from the rim of the handle to which directs the point of the blade is given by the sum of the distances of the blind ends of the guiding grooves from the rim of the handle and distance of the guide elements from the blunt edge of the blade where in the locking hole is slidably placed a safety lock which is fixed at the end area of the free end of a locking pressure element which is made of a springy material which is fixed at its second end area to outer surface of the handle whereas the size of the safety lock from the surface of the handle in direction into the handle cavity is bigger than is the width of the wall of the handle in this area.

3. The knife according to claim 1, wherein the handle cavity and also the pull out groove are passable through the whole length of the handle and in inner surface of the handle cavity is in the handle in direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a retractable groove which is in the lengthwise direction toward the point of the blade open and in opposite direction is blind in front of the end of the handle whereas the blade is equipped with a stop element which corresponds in size and shape with inner cross section of the retractable groove and which is placed on the transversal cross section of the blade in the same position in which to this transversal cross section adjoins the lengthwise axis of the retractable groove and at the same time the distance of the stop element from the blunt edge of the blade corresponds with the difference of total length of the body of the knife with retracted blade and the length of the retractable groove.

4. The knife according to claim 1, wherein in the handle is in the direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed an elongated lock bed whose end goes to the point of the blade and is open out from the handle in the panel which is perpendicular to its lengthwise axis namely in the angle at least 90° where in the lock bed is along its whole length a rotary pivoted rod-shaped rotary controller with a circular cross section which is equipped at its end which directs to the point of the blade with a manipulator designed as a curvature in the right angle to its lengthwise axis and which exceeds outer outlines of the knife.

5. The knife according to claim 4, wherein the lock bed is along its one lengthwise side open out from the handle when it is at its end which directs away from the point of the blade not only open into the plane perpendicular to its lengthwise axis in the angle at least 90° but also is at this end overlaid by the free end of the locking pressure element which is made of a springy material which is in the area of its second end fixed to the surface of the handle where is under the free end area of the locking pressure element in the handle in perpendicular direction to the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a passable locking passage leading to the handle cavity to whose position and cross section, when the blade is retracted, corresponds position of the locking hole in the blade and where the rotary controller is at its end which reaches under the free end of the locking pressure element equipped with an excenter whereas in the locking passage is slidably placed a locking pin which is fixed on the locking pressure element and whose size from the surface of the handle in direction into the handle cavity is bigger than is the width of the wall of the handle in this area.

6. The knife according to claim 4, wherein the rotary controller is at its end which goes away from the point of the blade equipped with a locking protuberance when at the end of the lock bed which goes away from the point is formed a locking cavity leading into the handle cavity which is modified in size to pendulous movement of the locking protuberance which reaches at its one end position into the handle cavity whereas in the blade is formed a locking notch which, when the blade is retracted, corresponds by its position and dimension with the locking protuberance.

7. The knife according to claim 1, wherein a linear pulling element is made of a flexible rollable material.

8. The knife according to claim 2, wherein the handle cavity and also the pull out groove are passable through the whole length of the handle and in inner surface of the handle cavity is in the handle in direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a retractable groove which is in the lengthwise direction toward the point of the blade open and in opposite direction is blind in front of the end of the handle whereas the blade is equipped with a stop element which corresponds in size and shape with inner cross section of the retractable groove and which is placed on the transversal cross section of the blade in the same position in which to this transversal cross section adjoins the lengthwise axis of the retractable groove and at the same time the distance of the stop element from the blunt edge of the blade corresponds with the difference of total length of the body of the knife with retracted blade and the length of the retractable groove.

9. The knife according to claim 2, wherein in the handle is in the direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed an elongated lock bed whose end goes to the point of the blade and is open out from the handle in the panel which is perpendicular to its lengthwise axis namely in the angle at least 90° where in the lock bed is along its whole length a rotary pivoted rod-shaped rotary controller with a circular cross section which is equipped at its end which directs to the point of the blade with a manipulator designed as a curvature in the right angle to its lengthwise axis and which exceeds outer outlines of the knife.

10. The knife according to claim 3, wherein in the handle is in the direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed an elongated lock bed whose end goes to the point of the blade and is open out from the handle in the panel which is perpendicular to its lengthwise axis namely in the angle at least 90° where in the lock bed is along its whole length a rotary pivoted rod-shaped rotary controller with a circular cross section which is equipped at its end which directs to the point of the blade with a manipulator designed as a curvature in the right angle to its lengthwise axis and which exceeds outer outlines of the knife.

11. The knife according to claim 2, wherein a linear pulling element is made of a flexible rollable material.

12. The knife according to claim 3, wherein a linear pulling element is made of a flexible rollable material.

13. The knife according to claim 4, wherein a linear pulling element is made of a flexible rollable material.

14. The knife according to claim 5, wherein a linear pulling element is made of a flexible rollable material.

15. The knife according to claim 6, wherein a linear pulling element is made of a flexible rollable material.

Description

DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0013] The particular designs of the invention are schematically illustrated in following drawings where:

[0014] FIG. 1 is a side view of the knife with an extensible blade from the side of a locking part of the handle in position with retracted blade

[0015] FIG. 2 is a transversal section of the handle of the knife in perpendicular plane to projection of FIG. 1 which is done along the line A-A

[0016] FIG. 3 is a lengthwise section of the knife in the position with retracted blade in perpendicular plane to projection of FIG. 1 which is done along the line B-B

[0017] FIG. 4 is a lengthwise section of the handle of the knife in perpendicular plane to projection of FIG. 1 which is done along the line C-C

[0018] FIG. 5 is a lengthwise section of the handle of the knife in perpendicular plane to projection of FIG. 1 which is done along the line D-D

[0019] FIG. 6a is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 1 done along the line E-E in position with retracted blade and a sliding lock in locked position

[0020] FIG. 6b is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 1 done along the line E-E in position with retracted blade and a sliding lock in unlocked position

[0021] FIG. 7a is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 1 done along the line F-F in position with retracted blade and the sliding lock in locked position

[0022] FIG. 7b is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 1 done along the line F-F in position with retracted blade and the sliding lock in unlocked position

[0023] FIG. 8 is a side view of the knife with extensible blade from the side of locking part of the handle in position with extended blade

[0024] FIG. 9 is a lengthwise section of the knife in the position with extended blade in perpendicular plane to projection of FIG. 8 which is done along the line B-B

[0025] FIG. 10 is a transversal section of the blade of the knife in plane which is perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the knife with an alternative positioning of the sliding lock, guiding groove and lock bed

[0026] FIG. 11 is an alternative design of the lock bed with a rotary controller in locked position and with retracted blade

[0027] FIG. 12 is an alternative design of the lock bed with the rotary controller in unlocked position and with extended blade

[0028] FIG. 13a is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 11 done along the line E-E in position with retracted blade and the rotary controller in locked position

[0029] FIG. 13b is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 11 done along the line E-E in position with retracted blade and the rotary controller in unlocked position

[0030] FIG. 14 is another alternative design of the lock bed with the rotary controller with blade in retracted position

[0031] FIG. 15a is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 14 done along the line E-E in position with retracted blade and the rotary controller in locked position

[0032] FIG. 15b is a lengthwise section of the knife in the plane which is perpendicular to projection of FIG. 14 done along the line E-E in position with retracted blade and the rotary controller in unlocked position

[0033] FIG. 16 is the knife from FIG. 14 with extended blade

[0034] FIG. 17 is an alternative position of the lock bed with the rotary controller from FIG. 14

[0035] FIG. 18 is an alternative design of the knife with blade completely hidden in the handle

[0036] FIG. 19 is a transversal section of the handle in the perpendicular plane to the projection of FIG. 18 done long the line A-A

[0037] FIG. 20 is a lengthwise section of the knife in perpendicular plane to the projection of FIG. 18 done along the line B-B

[0038] FIG. 21 is the knife from FIG. 18 with extended blade

[0039] FIG. 22 is a lengthwise section of the knife in perpendicular plane to projection of FIG. 21 done along the line B-B

[0040] The drawings which illustrate presented invention and below described examples of particular design do not in any case anyhow limit the extend of the protection mentioned in the definition yet merely clarify essence of the invention.

EXAMPLES OF DESIGN OF THE INVENTION

[0041] The knife with extensible blade in its basic design illustrated in FIG. 1 consists of a lengthwise divided handle 1 which is formed with a locking part 11 and a guiding part 12 which are mutually fixed to each other. There is the lengthwise direction in the handle 1 between the locking part 11 and the guiding part 12 formed a passable handle cavity 13 in which is slidably placed a flat blade 2 which has not only a blunt edge 21 but also a point 22.

[0042] In inner area of the handle cavity 13 is in the direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed not only a passable pull out groove 121 but also 2 guiding grooves 122 which are in direction toward the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 in the lengthwise direction open and in the direction toward the point 22 are blind in front of the end of the handle 1. In the locking part 11 of the handle 1 is from its inner part which forms a inner surface of the handle cavity 13 in direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a retractable groove 11 which is in direction toward the point 22 of the blade 2 in its retracted position open and in direction to the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 is blind in front of the end of the handle 1.

[0043] The blade 2 is in its end part of the blunt edge 21 on its surface equipped with 2 guiding members 201 which correspond in size an shape with transversal cross section of the guiding grooves 122 whereas the guide elements 201 are on the transversal cross section of the blade 2 placed in the same position in which to the transversal cross section of the blade adjoin the guiding grooves 122. The blade is further equipped with a stop element 202 whose distance from the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 corresponds with the difference of the whole length of the body of the knife with retracted blade 2 and the length of the retractable groove 111. Position of the stop element 202 on the transversal cross section of the blade is given by the spot to which to the transversal cross section of the blade 2 adjoins the retractable groove 111. In the area between the guide elements 201 and the stop element 202 is the blade 2 equipped with a joining element 203 which is formed preferably as a recess or an opening in the surface of the blade 2. Position of the joining element 203 on the transversal cross section of the blade corresponds with the spot to which to the transversal section of the blade adjoins the lengthwise axis of the pull out groove 121.

[0044] A part of the knife with extensible blade is an extensible module 3 which is formed with a linear pulling element 31 preferably made of a flexible rollable material which is at its one end equipped with a fixture element 32 preferably a snap hook and at its second end with a connecting member 33 which is equipped with a joint element 331 preferably a pin. The joint element 331 is compatible with the joint member 203 of the blade 2 with which forms connectable and at the same time easily disconnectable couple of counterparts. The connecting member 33 corresponds in size and shape with the transversal inner cross section of the pull out groove 121 in which is placed when the blade 2 is retracted whereas the joint element 331 is then connected with the joint member 203 and the pulling element 31 is then taken through the pull out groove 121 out from the handle 1.

[0045] In the locking part 11 of the handle 1 is in the perpendicular direction to the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a locking hole 112 directed into the handle cavity 13. The distance of the locking hole 112 from the rim of the handle to which heads the point 22 of the blade 2 is given by sum of distances of the blind ends of the guiding grooves 122 from the rim of the handle 1 and the distance of the guide elements 201 from the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2. Through the locking hole 112 goes a safety lock 113 which is on the outer part of the knife fixed on the free end of the flat locking pressure element 114 which is made of a springy material and is fixed by its second end flat on the outer surface of the locking part 11 of the handle 1.

[0046] The locking pressure element 114, in the direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife, outreaches the rim of the handle 1. The safety lock 113, when the blade 2 is extended, reaches into the space of the handle cavity 13 and is adjacent to the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2.

[0047] On the outer surface of the locking part 11 of the handle 1 is in the direction of the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a lock bed 14 in the shape of an elongated recess whose ends are also right angle open to its lengthwise axis in the direction out from the handle 1 in an axis which is parallel with the surface of the blade 2. The end part of the lock bed 14 which is closer to the blunt edge of the blade 2 is in its retracted position overlaid with the free end of the flat pressure element 133 which is made of springy material which is by its second end fixed flat to the surface of the locking part 11 of the handle 1. Under the free end of the locking pressure element 133 is in the handle 1 in the perpendicular direction to the lengthwise axis of the knife formed a lock passage 131 leading to the handle cavity 13 whose position corresponds with the locking hole 23 which is formed in the blade 2 when the blade 2 is retracted. When the blade 2 is retracted into the locking hole 23 interlocks the lock pin 132 which further goes through the lock passage 131 and which is on the outer part of the knife fixed to the locking pressure element 133.

[0048] In the lock bed is pivoted a rod shaped rotary controller 141 with a circular cross section which is equipped at the distant end from the locking pressure element 133 with a manipulator 134 designed as a right angle curvature to the lengthwise axis of the rotary controller 141 whereas the manipulator 134 overreaches the outer outlines of the knife. On the opposed end the rotary controller 141 in the lock bed 14 reaches under the locking pressure 133 and is at this end equipped with an excenter 142.

[0049] Position of the retractable groove 111 in the locking part 11 of the handle 1, the guiding grooves 122 in the guiding part 12 of the handle 1 a position of the lock bed 14 with the rotary controller 141 and the pressure locking element 133 on the guiding part 12 is not only possible design. In an alternative design which is illustrated in FIG. 10 is the retractable groove 111 placed in the locking part 11, one guiding groove 122 is placed in the locking part 11 and one guiding groove 122 is placed in the guiding part 12 and the lock bed 14 with the rotary controller 141 and the locking pressure element 133 is placed on the guiding part 12 of the handle 1.

[0050] Another alternative design which is illustrated in FIGS. 11, 12 and 13 is design of the lock bed 14 with the rotary controller 141 and the locking pressure element 133 on the guiding part 12 of the handle 1. There is the rotary controller 141 on its closer end to the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 in its retracted position equipped with a locking pin 143 which forms a right angle not only with the lengthwise axis of the rotary controller 141 but also with the axis of the manipulator 134. In the handle 1 is in this design at the end of the lock bed 14 which is closer to the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 in its retracted position formed a lock cavity 135 which reaches into the handle cavity 13 and which in size and position corresponds with the locking pin 143 which in the locked position interlocks in a lock notch 24. The locking pressure element 133 is in this design fixed to the surface of the handle 1 at both ends.

[0051] Another variant of the design is illustrated in FIGS. 14, 15 and 16 when the lock bed 14 is designed as a lengthwise closed cavity which goes through body of the handle 1 in the parallel axis with the lengthwise axis of the knife. The lock bed 14 is at the end which is closer to the point 22 of the blade 2 in its retracted position open out from the handle 1 into the plane which is perpendicular to its lengthwise axis namely in the extent of the angle at least 90°. At its second end which is closer to the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 when retracted, the lock bed 14 leads to the lock cavity 135 which is formed inside of the body of the handle 1 in the plane which is perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the lock bed 14 and which leads into the handle cavity 13. In the lock bed 14 is placed a rotary controller 141 which is at its one end equipped with a manipulator 134 which is taken out from the handle 1 and at its second end with a locking pin 143 which goes into a lock cavity 135 which is modified to the shape and size of the locking pin 143. The manipulator 134 and the locking pin 143 are formed as a right angle curvature forming mutually 90° angle. Alternatively can be the lock bed 14 with the rotary controller 141 and the locking cavity 135 placed on opposed part of the handle 1 or on the same part of the handle 1 as is it illustrated in FIG. 17.

[0052] In an alternative design—illustrated in FIGS. 18, 19 and 20 the knife is not equipped with a lock bed 14, a rotary controller 141, a locking pressure element 133, a locking passage 131, a locking hole 23 and also a locking pin 132. In this design the knife does not contain a retractable groove 111 and at the same time a handle cavity 13 is concurrently with the end of the blade 2 in its retracted position blind together with it are blind also guiding grooves 122.

[0053] In this design is the connecting member 33 made as a steel wire which is at its end right angle curved where the joint element 331 is formed by this curved part of the wire.

[0054] In a basic standby mode is the knife fixed on the body of a bearer and the pulling element 31 is either by the help of a fixture element 32 firmly fixed or simply tied with the fixture spot on the body of the bearer. The blade 2 is retracted in the handle cavity 13 when the stop element 202 is at the end of the retractable groove 111 in the place of its blind and the side of the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 exceeds in the lengthwise direction out from the handle 1. Alternatively the blade 2 is completely retracted to the blind of the handle cavity 13. The pulling element 31 is from the body of the bearer led in direction from the point 22 through pull out groove 121 of the handle 1 to its second part where is by the help of the connecting member 33 which is situated from bigger part in the pull out groove 121 and the joint element 331 fixed to the blade 2 by the help of its joint member 203 which together with the joint element 331 forms a compatible couple of counterparts pin-hole. Locking of the joint element 331 in the pull out groove 121 ensures their connection. The rotary lock controller 141 is in the position when the excenter 142 has its wider part directed into the parallel direction with the plane of the blade 2 and does not lift the lock pressure element 133 thus the lock pin 132 which goes through the lock passage 131 interlocks in the lock hole 23 of the blade 2. Alternatively the locking pin 143 goes through the locking cavity 135 and goes to the space of the handle cavity 13 where interlocks in the lock notch 24 of the blade 2 which is thereby locked in retracted position. By rotation of the rotary controller 141 by the help of movement of the manipulator 134 there comes to change of the position of the excenter 142 which will then be positioned with its wide part to flat locking pressure element 133 whereby lifts its free end with fixed locking pin 132 which thus goes from the space of the handle cavity 13 and the blade 2 is unlocked. Alternatively there comes, by rotation of the rotary controller 141, to tilt of the locking pin 143 from the space of the handle cavity 13 and also from the locking notch 24 and the blade 2 is unlocked. Next movement of the handle 1 in direction away from the body of the bearer comes to formation of pulling force which acts through the pulling element 31 on the blade 2 which extends out from the handle 1 whereas the guide elements 201 during this movement go through the guiding grooves 122 and stops when hits the blinds and thereby is terminated movement of the blade 2. In this moment the safety lock 113 pressured in direction toward the blade 2 by the pressure element 114 locks behind the blunt edge 21 of the blade 2 which is this way locked in the extended position.

[0055] In the final phase of this movement of the blade 2 comes to spontaneous disconnection of the joint member 203 and the joint element 331 as a result of pull-out of the joining element 33 from the pull out groove 121.

INDUSTRIAL USABILITY

[0056] The knife with extensible blade is suitable especially for situations where is necessary by the help of a quick intuitive movement to grab the self defense mean of cutting and stabbing type which is directly by this movement immediately ready to use and therefore is designed either for self defense purposes of the civilians or organized armed units.