Claims
- 1. A knife comprising:
a blade; and a handle coupled to the blade, wherein the handle has a front end and a rear end, the handle further includes an arched back portion and a palm swell interposed the front end and rear end where the arched back portion and the palm swell substantially conform to a palm of a user's hand when the user's hand is in a gripping position.
- 2. The knife of claim 1, further comprising guide members disposed on opposing sides of the front end of the handle, wherein the guide members provide an engagement surface for a user's thumb and forefinger.
- 3. The knife of claim 2, wherein the guide members are scalloped-shaped.
- 4. The knife of claim 2, wherein the guide members substantially correspond to a balance point of the knife.
- 5. The knife of claim 2, wherein the guide members enable a user to position their hand in a neutral position on the handle.
- 6. The knife of claim 4, wherein the guide members are elongated such that a user may change effective balance of the knife by altering the position of their thumb and forefinger relative the balance point of the knife.
- 7. The knife of claim 1, wherein the handle has a contoured belly.
- 8. The knife of claim 1, wherein the handle has a belly including a stabilizing node.
- 9. The knife of claim 8, wherein the stabilizing node protrudes from the belly of the knife.
- 10. The knife of claim 8, wherein the stabilizing node is adapted to be gripped by at least one of a user's fingers.
- 11. The knife of claim 7, wherein the belly includes at least one groove.
- 12. The knife of claim 1, wherein the blade has a curved cutting edge.
- 13. The knife of claim 1, wherein the blade has a shaped upper edge adapted for contact by a hand of a user.
- 14. An ergonomic handle for a knife, the handle comprising:
an arched back portion for receiving a user's palm; a front end of a first width; a rear end of a second width; and a palm swell interposed the front end and the rear end, where the palm swell is wider than the first width and the second width such that the palm swell substantially corresponds to the user's palm.
- 15. The ergonomic handle of claim 14, further comprising a contoured belly portion including a stabilizing node.
- 16. The ergonomic handle of claim 14, further comprising a scalloped region angling from the front end of the handle to a blade, where the scalloped region is adapted to position a user's thumb and forefinger in an operational position.
- 17. A knife comprising:
a blade; and an ergonomic handle attached to the blade, the handle including a palm-engaging portion and a contoured belly portion with a stabilizing node.
- 18. The knife of claim 17, wherein the handle further includes a first side and a second side, where the first side has a first guide member and the second side has a second guide member such that a user's hand may be disposed in a substantially fixed operational position.
- 19. The knife of claim 18, wherein the first guide member and second guide member are scalloped regions extending from the handle to the blade and adapted to position a user's thumb and forefinger in an operational position.
- 20. The knife of claim 19, wherein the scalloped region substantially corresponds to a balance point of the knife such that the hand may be selectively disposed in a neutral position.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Serial No. 60/402,012, filed Aug. 7, 2002 for a KNIFE, the disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Provisional Applications (1)
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60402012 |
Aug 2002 |
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