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Folding blade knife handle

Granted 17 Sep 1996 · no office action yet

Assignee: Buck Knives, Inc.

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Inventors: Tom Gaboury, William Keys, Jack Koon, Charles T. Buck · Examiner: Philip S. Hyder · AU 292 · TC 2900

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filed 15 May 1995
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US D373716
granted 17 Sep 1996

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Description

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›FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of…

FIG. 1 is a front perspective view of a folding blade knife handle, showing our new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a left side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a left end view thereof;

FIG. 7 is a right end view of the folding blade knife handle;

FIG. 8 is a front perspective view of a modified embodiment of the folding blade knife handle;

FIG. 9 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a top plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a left end view of FIG. 8;

FIG. 14 is a right end view of the modified embodiment of the folding blade knife handle;

FIG. 15 is a front perspective view of a second modified embodiment of the folding blade knife handle;

FIG. 16 is a right side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a left side elevational view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 18 is a top plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 19 is a bottom plan view of FIG. 15;

FIG. 20 is a left end view of FIG. 15; and,

FIG. 21 is a right end view of the second modified embodiment of the folding blade knife handle in accordance with our new design.

The broken line showing of the folding blade is for illustrative purposes only and forms no part of the claimed design.

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