The present invention relates to heavy duty artistic knives and more particularly to a self-opening handle for a heavy duty artistic knife which utilizes the expelling force of a pair of magnets to automatically open the handle.
A prior art heavy duty artistic knife 10 (as shown in
Some of the producers adds a pair of magnets inside the handle with positive pole facing the negative pole in order to enhance the stability of the handle. However, the second half 12 could not easily disengage with the first half 11 except disposing a spring therein to eject the second half 12 from the first half 11. This arrangement not only wastes the material but also causes the loosening of the blade rack.
The present invention has a main object to provide a self-opening handle for a heavy duty artistic knife. When unfastens a swivel lock, the handle automatically opens a large angle to facilitate the blade changing without loosening the blade rack.
Accordingly, the self-opening handle for a heavy duty artistic knife of the present invention comprises generally a handle which is combined with a first and a second corresponding halves and pivoted together on their rear ends, a swivel lock locking a middle portion of the handle, a blade rack slidably disposing in the front portion and a spare blade chamber in the rear portion thereof. It is characterized in that a pair of magnets respectively disposing in an inner wall adjacent the rear end of the first and second halves with their positive poles facing each other. When unfastens the swivel lock, the two halves will automatically open a large angle due to the expelling force of the magnets. Therefore facilitating the changing of a new blade without loosening the blade rack or disengaging the second half with the first half.
The present invention will become more fully understood by reference to the following detailed description thereof when read in conjunction with the attached drawings.
With reference to drawings and initiated from
A blade rack 40 slidably dispose in the front end of the handle. The blade rack 40 has a stop plate 41 at rear end engageable with any of the stop blocks 22 and 32, a striped sliding plate 42 on the top of the stop plate 41 and slidably disposed in the elongate grooves 21 and 31 and a pair notches 43 spacedly formed on one side for engaging with a fin 441 of a trapezoid shape blade 40.
A swivel lock 38 has a T-shaped shank 381 inserted through the horizontal slot 28 and 37 and a swivel button 382 on outer end engaged into the semi-circular depression 371 of the second corresponding half 30. When rotates the swivel button 382 for about 90 degrees, the handle is locked up (as shown in
When changes a blade 44 on the blade rack 40, rotates the swivel button 382 for about 90 degrees again to have the T-shaped shank 381 engaged with the slots 28 and 37, the second corresponding half 30 will automatically open a large angle due to the spelling force of the pair of the magnets 25 and 35. Then picks up a new blade 44 from the blade chamber 27 and replaces the old one without moving the blade rack 40 (as shown in
The feature of the present invention is of the pair of magnets 25 and 35 and the hinged the second corresponding half 30 upon the first corresponding half 20. The magnets 25 and 35 provide expelling force to force the second corresponding half 30 to automatically open. However, if the magnets 25 and 35 are positioned at front portion of the handle, the opening angle will be relatively small. That's why the magnets 25 and 35 are positioned at rear portion of the handle that the opening angle will be relatively larger. Nevertheless, this arrangement can be adopted to similar apparatus and the hinged connection of the two halves 20 and 30 can be also modified. But any modification should be in the scope of the present invention.
Note that the specification relating to the above embodiment should be construed as an exemplary rather than as a limitative of the present invention, with many variations and modifications being readily attainable by a person of average skill in the art without departing from the spirit or scope thereof as defined by the appended claims and their legal equivalents.
Number | Name | Date | Kind |
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5022156 | Kallens et al. | Jun 1991 | A |
5862596 | Chung | Jan 1999 | A |
6513246 | Ping | Feb 2003 | B1 |