Folding knife with grooved handle

Description

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of a folding knife with grooved handle showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a right side elevational view thereof, at an enlarged scale, the left side elevational view being a mirror thereof;

FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 5 is a handle end view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 6 is a blade end view thereof, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 7 is a fragmentary section view thereof, at an enlarged scale, taken along line 7--7 of FIG. 2, showing the configuration of the central groove on each side of the handle;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary section view thereof, at an enlarged scale, taken along line 8--8 of FIG. 2, showing the configuration of the upper and lower pairs of grooves on each side of the handle thereof; and,

FIG. 9 is a side elevational view thereof, at an enlarged scale, with the blade folded.

Claims

The ornamental design for a folding knife with grooved handle, as shown and described.

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Inventors:	Pardue; Melvin M. (Repton, AL)
Assignee:	Mentor Group, L.L.C. (West Linn, OR)
Appl. No.:	D/072,622
Filed:	June 20, 1997

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Current U.S. Class:	D8/99
Current International Class:	0803
Field of Search:	;D8/98,99 ;D22/118 ;30/151,152,153,154,155,156,157,158,159,160,161,162

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References Cited [Referenced By]

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U.S. Patent Documents

D256427	August 1980	Lile
D321820	November 1991	Russell
D348818	July 1994	Hasegawa
D356723	March 1995	Sakai
D365266	December 1995	Hasegawa
D373521	September 1996	Applegate et al.
D379294	May 1997	Lum
D379579	June 1997	Pohl
D382189	August 1997	Viele
D385173	October 1997	McWillis

Other References

Brigade Quartermasters Catalog, p. 61, Spyderco Knives, 1996. . Brigade Quartermasters Catalog, p. 55, Benchmade Knives, 1997..

Primary Examiner: Hyder; Philip S.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Chernoff, Vilhauer, McClung & Stenzel