U.S. patent number 3,865,370 [Application Number 05/426,258] was granted by the patent office on 1975-02-11 for survival hand weapon.
Invention is credited to Dale R. Rogers.
United States Patent |
3,865,370 |
Rogers |
February 11, 1975 |
SURVIVAL HAND WEAPON
Abstract
The present invention relates to a survival hand weapon
comprising an elongated blade having a cutting edge beveled on one
edge thereof, a finger receiving portion including a plurality of
finger openings extending from an edge of said cutting blade
opposite the beveled cutting edge, and a palm rest extending from
said finger receiving portion and engageable with the palm of the
user's hand whereby said palm rest tends to absorb the shock
associated with a particular blow and to transfer the shock to the
palm of the user's hand.
Inventors: |
Rogers; Dale R. (Fayetteville,
NC) |
Family
ID: |
23690025 |
Appl.
No.: |
05/426,258 |
Filed: |
December 19, 1973 |
Current U.S.
Class: |
30/165;
16/DIG.12; 30/169; 30/340 |
Current CPC
Class: |
F41B
13/00 (20130101); B25G 1/102 (20130101); Y10S
16/12 (20130101) |
Current International
Class: |
B25G
1/10 (20060101); F41B 13/00 (20060101); B25G
1/00 (20060101); B26b 003/00 (); B25g 001/00 () |
Field of
Search: |
;273/67R,67B,76,84
;15/236R ;17/21 ;30/169,298,329,340 ;128/305 |
References Cited
[Referenced By]
U.S. Patent Documents
Primary Examiner: Apley; Richard J.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Mills and Coats
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A single piece survival hand weapon comprising: a stiff
elongated blade portion having a sharp cutting edge beveled along
an edge thereof; a finger receiving portion extending from the edge
of said elongated blade opposite said cutting edge and having a
plurality of side-by-side disposed integral finger openings formed
therein including a little finger opening, a ring finger opening, a
middle finger opening and a forefinger opening and wherein said
ring and middle finger openings are spaced slightly forward of said
little and forefinger openings whereby the respective centers of
the finger openings lie in a general arcuate path which enables the
hand weapon to be confortably held; and a palm rest means extending
from said finger receiving portion and being so configured and so
sized so as to be engaged by the palm of the user's hand when said
hand weapon is hand held for absorbing the shock of a particular
blow and transferring the shock to the palm of the user's hand,
said palm rest means comprising a single piece member extending
from the little and forefinger openings and spaced rearwardly of
said ring and middle finger openings so as to form a relatively
large opening therebetween; and wherein said blade, finger
receiving portion and palm rest means are integrally constructed
and co-planar.
Description
The present invention relates to weapons, and more particularly to
hand weapons adapted to be carried and supported by the user's
hand.
Hand weapons of various types have long been effectively used in
certain combat, self-defensive and general survival situations.
Such hand weapons lend themselves to "close-in" fighting and are
particularly effected in face-to-face confrontations where firearms
are not available or cannot be safely used without subjecting
bystanders or comrades to unreasonable risk.
The present invention relates to a survival hand weapon of the
nonfirearm type comprising an elongated blade having a beveled
cutting edge formed along the forward edge thereof, a plurality of
finger receiving openings extending from the edge of the elongated
blade opposite the cutting edge for receiving a plurality of
fingers from the user's hand, and a palm rest extending from the
plurality of finger openings for extending between the fingers and
the palm of the user's hand which acts to transfer the shock
associated with a particular blow to the palm of the user's
hand.
Therefore, it is seen that the hand weapon of the present invention
is designed to fit the user's hand by allowing the fingers of the
user to extend through the finger openings of the hand weapon
between the elongated blade and the palm rest. When properly placed
on the hand, the finger openings rest adjacent the knuckle line of
the hand and the forward portions of the finger bend back to engage
the palm rest and hold it tightly adjacent the palm of the hand.
This tends to align the blade such that it lies in a plane
generally perpendicular to the plane of the finger portions
extending through the finger openings.
Thus when used the hand survival weapon of the present invention
can be used in conjunction with other types of hand weapons and can
compliment other forms of combat or self-defensive such as
karate.
It is, therefore, an object of the present invention to provide a
hand weapon that can be carried and supported by the hand and which
will be effective in combat, self-defense and other general
survival situations.
A further object of the present invention is to provide a knife
type hand weapon including a plurality of finger openings for
receiving the fingers of the user's hand, and a palm rest extending
from the plurality of finger openings for engagement with the palm
in order that the shock associated with a particular blow is
transferred by the palm rest to the palm of the hand.
A still further object of the present invention is to provide a
sharp cutting hand weapon that is adapted to fit a user's hand such
that the fingers of the user's hand can be inserted through the
plurality of finger openings and locked therearound to assure that
the hand weapon will be naturally retained in the hand while being
used in a combat or self-defense survival situation.
Other objects and advantages of the present invention will become
apparent and obvious from a study of the following description and
the accompanying drawings which are merely illustrative of the
present invention.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of the survival hand weapon of
the present invention;
FIG. 2 is a perspective view of the survival hand weapon as held in
the hand of an individual;
FIG. 3 is a front elevational view of the survival hand weapon of
the present invention illustrating the relationship of the weapon
to the portion of the hand shown.
DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT
With further reference to the drawings, particularly FIG. 1, the
hand survival weapon of the present invention is shown therein and
indicated generally by the numeral 10. Referring to the hand
survival weapon 10 in greater detail it is seen that the same
comprises an elongated blade 12 which is preferably tapered towards
the front edge thereof (the forward direction being the direction
toward the right of the hand survival weapon as viewed in FIG. 1).
The forward edge of the elongated blade 12 is beveled to form a
cutting edge 14 that extends generally the entire length of the
hand survival weapon 10.
Extending from the rear side of the blade 12 or the edge opposite
the cutting edge 14 is a finger receiving portion 16. Finger
receiving portion 16 includes a plurality of openings for receiving
the fingers of the hand of the user. More specifically, the
plurality of finger openings includes a little finger opening 18, a
ring finger opening 20, a middle finger opening 22, and a
forefinger opening 24.
As seen in the drawings, the ring finger opening 20 and middle
finger opening 22 are slightly spaced closer to the blade 12 or
cutting edge 14 than the little finger opening 18 and the
forefinger opening 24. In fact, as illustrated in the drawings, it
is seen that this particular spacing arrangement results in the
center points of the various finger openings lying generally on an
arcuate path AP. This particular arrangement of the finger openings
18, 20, 22 and 24 allow the hand weapon 10 to be more comfortably
held and also allows the same to conform to the shape of the hand
and particularly the position of the fingers.
Extending fron the finger receiving portion 16 on the side opposite
the blade 12 is a palm rest 26, the palm rest being aligned with
the finger receiving portion 16 and the blade 12 to form a
generally co-planar structure. Viewing the palm rest 26 in greater
detail, it is seen that such basically comprises a single piece
member 28a extending from outer portions of the finger receiving
portion 16 with the single piece member being spaced rearwardly of
the finger openings 18, 20, 22 and 24 and thusly defining an
opening 28 therebetween.
To utilize the hand weapon 10 of the present invention, the
respective fingers of the user's hand are inserted through the
appropriate openings 18, 20, 22 and 24 of the finger receiving
portion 16. The entire hand weapon 10 is moved laterally along the
fingers to where the finger portion 16 extends between the user's
knuckles and the middle joints of the fingers, as illustrated in
FIG. 3. Once the hand weapon 10 is positioned in this position, the
end portions of the fingers are wrapped back toward the palm and
engage the palm rest, pushing the same tightly adjacent the palm.
In this position, the hand weapon 10 is securely held in the hand
and will not tend to drop or be separated thereform under normal
circumstances.
Also, it is seen that the palm rest 26 engages the palm of the
user's hand and in the case of a blow being struck with the hand
weapon 10, the shock associated therewith is transferred to the
palm of the hand by the palm rest 26 and particularly the single
piece rearmost member 26a.
Therefore, from the foregoing, it is apparent that the present
invention presents a hand weapon 10 that is effective in combat,
self-defense and other survival situations. Moreover, the design of
the hand weapon 10 is such that the gripping thereof inherently
results in a grip that makes it quite difficult for the hand weapon
to be separated from the user. Also, a further advantage of the
hand weapon 10 of the present invention lies in the fact that in a
combat or self-defense situation, the weapon is an integral part of
the fist and follows the path thereof as the arms are swung or
punched at an aggressor.
The terms "upper," "lower," "forward," "rearward," etc., have been
used herein merely for the convenience of the foregoing
specification and in the appended claims to describe the survival
hand weapon and its parts as oriented in the drawings. It is to be
understood, however, that these terms are in no way limiting to the
invention since the survival hand weapon may obviously be disposed
in many different positions when in actual use.
The present invention, of course, may be carried out in other
specific ways than those herein set forth without departing from
the spirit and essential characteristics of the invention. The
present embodiments are, therefore, to be considered in all
respects as illustrative and not restrictive and all changes coming
within the meaning and equivalency range are intended to be
embraced herein.
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