EP0176486A2 - Elastomer-covered knife handle, particularly for knives for professional use - Google Patents

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EP0176486A2
EP0176486A2 EP85830076A EP85830076A EP0176486A2 EP 0176486 A2 EP0176486 A2 EP 0176486A2 EP 85830076 A EP85830076 A EP 85830076A EP 85830076 A EP85830076 A EP 85830076A EP 0176486 A2 EP0176486 A2 EP 0176486A2
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    • B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
    • B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
    • B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • B26B3/00—Hand knives with fixed blades
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S16/00—Miscellaneous hardware, e.g. bushing, carpet fastener, caster, door closer, panel hanger, attachable or adjunct handle, hinge, window sash balance
    • Y10S16/18—Composition handles
    • Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
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    • Y10S16/00—Miscellaneous hardware, e.g. bushing, carpet fastener, caster, door closer, panel hanger, attachable or adjunct handle, hinge, window sash balance
    • Y10S16/19—Cast or molded handles

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  • the present model relates to a knife whose handle is coated with an elastomer.
  • This knife is in particular intended for professional uses, in particular esages having a character of continuity or semi-continuity over time.
  • the elastomer to be used to coat the handle of the knife must be of a type which is capable of adequately absorbing the shocks to which the knife may be subjected, which offers good resistance to sliding even in contact with fatty substances, which is unassailable by conventional detergents, and which is capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 120 degrees.
  • elastomer a synthetic rubber based on styrene-butadiene (Buna), or based on ethylene-propylene, or based on polyacrylic esters, or even thermoplastic elastomers based on polyesters. -polyethers.
  • the above-mentioned elastomers are, inter alia, capable of being perfectly welded to the plastic material, preferably of an impact-absorbing type (belonging to the class of polyamides, for example), in which the tail of the knife blade is embedded .
  • said elastomer does not completely cover the body 3 of artificial plastic material, but leaves at least one intermediate region, as designated by 6 ( Figures 1 and 3) partially uncovered , said regions being moreover maintained at the same level as the external surface of coating 4.
  • This constructive feature makes it possible, among other things, to better anchor said elastic covering to the body of rigid, artificial plastic material, which serves to support the tail 2 of the blade 1.

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Abstract

The knife has a cutting blade (1), with one blade end (2) bedded and supported in a synthetic plastics body (3). The body is covered in turn by an elastomer layer (4). The elastomer layer is at least partially interrupted in a front (5) and intermediate (6) region of the handle to leave the body exposed at these places. The body comes out flush to the elastomer layer at these cut-outs which helps to anchor the cladding to the body.

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La présent modèle concerne un couteau dont le manche est revêtu d'un élastomère.The present model relates to a knife whose handle is coated with an elastomer.

Ce couteau est en particulier destiné à des usages professionnels, notamment esages ayant un caractère de continuité ou de semi-continuitè dans le temps.This knife is in particular intended for professional uses, in particular esages having a character of continuity or semi-continuity over time.

Compte tenu du genre d'acticité que doit déployer une personne ayant l'intention de se servir du couteau selon le modèle, l'élastomère à utiliser pour revêtir le manche du couteau devra être d'un type qui est capable d'amortir convenablement les chocs auxquels le couteau peut être assujetti, qui oppose une bonne résistance au glissement même au contact de substances grasses, qui est inattaquable par les détergents usuels, et qui est susceptible de résister à des températures au moins de 120 degrés. Ainsi, à titre d'exemple, on pourra avantageusement utiliser comme élastomère un caoutchouc synthétique à base styrène-butadiène (Buna), ou à base ethylène- propylène, ou à base d'esters polyacryliques, ou même des élastomères thermoplastiques à base de polyesters-polyéthers.Given the type of activity that a person intending to use the knife must deploy according to the model, the elastomer to be used to coat the handle of the knife must be of a type which is capable of adequately absorbing the shocks to which the knife may be subjected, which offers good resistance to sliding even in contact with fatty substances, which is unassailable by conventional detergents, and which is capable of withstanding temperatures of at least 120 degrees. Thus, by way of example, it is advantageous to use as elastomer a synthetic rubber based on styrene-butadiene (Buna), or based on ethylene-propylene, or based on polyacrylic esters, or even thermoplastic elastomers based on polyesters. -polyethers.

Les élastomères susmentionnés sont, entre autres, capables de se souder parfaitement à la matière plastique, de préférence d'un type amortissant les chocs (appartenant à la classe des polyamides, par exemple), dans laqqelle la queue de la lame de couteau est noyée.The above-mentioned elastomers are, inter alia, capable of being perfectly welded to the plastic material, preferably of an impact-absorbing type (belonging to the class of polyamides, for example), in which the tail of the knife blade is embedded .

Le couteau à manche revêtu d'un élastomère qui fait l'objet du présent modèle est décrit plus en détail ci-après en re- lation à l'un de ses modes d'exécution préféré pour l'intelligence duquel on se référera au dessin dont:

  • - La figure 1 est une vue de côté du couteau selon le modèle;
  • - La figure 2 en est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne A-A de figure 1; et
  • - La figure 3 est une vue en coupe suivant la ligne B-B de figure 2.
The handle knife coated with an elastomer which is the object of this model is described in more detail below in relation to one of its preferred embodiments for the intelligence of which reference will be made to the drawing, of which:
  • - Figure 1 is a side view of the knife according to the model;
  • - Figure 2 is a sectional view along the line AA of Figure 1; and
  • - Figure 3 is a sectional view along line BB of Figure 2.

Le couteau formant l'objet du présent modèle et qui est représenté selon d'un de ses modes d'exécution préféré sur le dessin annexé, se compose essentiellement d'une lame tranchante 1 (en acier trempé ou acier inoxydable, par exemple) dont une queue 2 est noyée et supportée dans un corps 3 en matière plastique artificielle, ce corps étant à son tour recouvert d'une couche d'élastomère 4.The knife forming the object of the present model and which is represented according to one of its preferred embodiments in the appended drawing, essentially consists of a sharp blade 1 (made of hardened steel or stainless steel, for example) of which a tail 2 is embedded and supported in a body 3 of artificial plastic material, this body being in turn covered with a layer of elastomer 4.

Comme on le constate facilement d'un examen des figures du dessin, ledit élastomère ne revête pas complètement le corps 3 en matière plastique artificielle, mais en laisse au moins une région intermédiaire, telle que désignée par 6 (figures 1 et 3) partiellement découvertes, lesdites régions étant par ailleurs maintenues au même niveau que la surface extérieure du revêtement 4.As can easily be seen from an examination of the figures in the drawing, said elastomer does not completely cover the body 3 of artificial plastic material, but leaves at least one intermediate region, as designated by 6 (Figures 1 and 3) partially uncovered , said regions being moreover maintained at the same level as the external surface of coating 4.

Cette particularité constructive permet, entre autres choses, de mieux ancrer ledit revêtement élastique au corps en matière plastique artificielle, rigide, qui sert de support à la queue 2 de la lame 1.This constructive feature makes it possible, among other things, to better anchor said elastic covering to the body of rigid, artificial plastic material, which serves to support the tail 2 of the blade 1.

Il est évident que la forme et les dimensions de la lame tranchante et du manche précités sont des caractéristiques ne rentrant pas dans le domaine du modèle.It is obvious that the shape and the dimensions of the aforementioned sharp blade and the handle are characteristics not entering in the field of the model.

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1)- Couteau à usages professionnels, caractérisé en ce qu'il comprend une lame tranchante (1) dont une queue (2) est noyée et supportée dans un corps (3) en matière plastique artificielle, ledit corps (3) étant à son tour recouvert d'une couche d'élastomère (4).1) - Knife for professional use, characterized in that it comprises a sharp blade (1) of which a tail (2) is embedded and supported in a body (3) of artificial plastic material, said body (3) being at its tower covered with a layer of elastomer (4). 2)- Couteau à usages professionnels,pourvu d'un manche revêtu d'un élastomère selon la revendication 1, caractérisé en ce que ladite touche d'élastomère est partiellement interrompue au moins dans une région antérieure (5) et une région intermédiaire (6) du manche pour y laisser à découvert auquel la queue (2) de la lame tranchante (1) est fixée.2) - Knife for professional use, provided with a handle coated with an elastomer according to claim 1, characterized in that said touch of elastomer is partially interrupted at least in an anterior region (5) and an intermediate region (6 ) from the handle to leave uncovered to which the tail (2) of the cutting blade (1) is fixed. 3)- Couteau dont le manche est revêtu d'un élastomère, notamment à usages professionnels, tel que décrit dans ce qui précède et illustré sur le dessin annexé.3) - Knife whose handle is coated with an elastomer, in particular for professional use, as described in the foregoing and illustrated in the attached drawing.
EP85830076A 1984-09-26 1985-03-27 Elastomer-covered knife handle, particularly for knives for professional use Expired EP0176486B1 (en)

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IT8423329U IT8423329V0 (en) 1984-09-26 1984-09-26 KNIFE WITH HANDLE COVERED WITH AN ELASTOMER, PARTICULARLY FOR PROFESSIONAL USE.

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