EP3697582A1 - Multifunctional pocket knife - Google Patents
Multifunctional pocket knifeInfo
- Publication number
- EP3697582A1 EP3697582A1 EP18803757.6A EP18803757A EP3697582A1 EP 3697582 A1 EP3697582 A1 EP 3697582A1 EP 18803757 A EP18803757 A EP 18803757A EP 3697582 A1 EP3697582 A1 EP 3697582A1
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- Prior art keywords
- tick
- pull
- pocket knife
- instrument
- free end
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Classifications
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
- B26B—HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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- B26B11/001—Hand knives combined with other implements, e.g. with corkscrew, with scissors, with writing implement of the Swiss-knife type
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- A—HUMAN NECESSITIES
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B26—HAND CUTTING TOOLS; CUTTING; SEVERING
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- B26B1/00—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives
- B26B1/02—Hand knives with adjustable blade; Pocket knives with pivoted blade
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- B—PERFORMING OPERATIONS; TRANSPORTING
- B25—HAND TOOLS; PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS; MANIPULATORS
- B25F—COMBINATION OR MULTI-PURPOSE TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR; DETAILS OR COMPONENTS OF PORTABLE POWER-DRIVEN TOOLS NOT PARTICULARLY RELATED TO THE OPERATIONS PERFORMED AND NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
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Definitions
- multifunctional pocket knives There is a wide variety of multifunctional pocket knives, most of which are characterized by the following arrangement: they consist of a handle formed of two parallel flanks secured to each other by connecting axes and providing space storage for holding one or more tools or instruments, knife blade, screwdriver, awl, can opener, etc.
- tick-ticks In a completely different register, when it comes to removing from the skin of a human being or an animal parasites such as ticks the skilled person has several variants of tick-ticks, such as those described in US Pat. No. 5,246,449 or EP 0 821 571 B1. These are dedicated instruments that are not necessarily taken with you when traveling outside, especially in areas likely to house such pests as meadows, meadows, undergrowth or forests.
- the present invention aims precisely to effectively solve the combination of a tick-pull and a pocket knife.
- the invention consists of a multifunctional pocket knife consisting of a handle formed of two integral flanks providing at least one storage space for tools each pivoting about the connecting pins arranged at each end of the handle, characterized in that it comprises a plane tick-pull instrument movable in rotation around one of said connecting axes and developing along the longitudinal axis of the pocketknife.
- the invention also relates to a pull-tick intended to be combined with or incorporated in a pocketknife and characterized in that it consists of a planar element arranged to be rotatably mounted around one of the axes arranged at each end of the handle of the knife, to develop along the longitudinal axis of said knife and in that it comprises at its free end an opening defining a space in the form of "V" gradually widening towards said end free.
- Fig. 1 illustrates from above the pocket knife and its pull-tick in working order.
- Fig. 2 is a side view of the pull-tick deployed according to FIG. 1.
- Fig. 3 is a side view of a particular embodiment of the pull-tick detached from the pocketknife.
- Fig. 4 is a side view showing the flexing tick-tick
- Fig. 5 illustrates the arrangement of the pull-tick and its return spring (open position).
- Fig. 6 illustrates, in tear, the tick-lever in the operating position blocked by its return spring
- multifunctional refers to a pocket knife with common tools or instruments such as knife blade, screwdriver, can opener, punch, awl, corkscrew for example, in addition to the aforementioned tick-pull.
- common tools or instruments such as knife blade, screwdriver, can opener, punch, awl, corkscrew for example, in addition to the aforementioned tick-pull.
- removable also defines an optional variant of the invention. It aims to allow the easy replacement of the tickle when it is worn, damaged or broken. The particular arrangement of one of the particular embodiments of the invention will be described further.
- the term "gripping member” defines a tab as generally present on the various tools or conventional instruments of a pocket knife, knife blade, saw, screwdriver, etc., the particularity of the invention consisting of a tab or another organ passing right through the body of the tick-tick. The particular arrangement of one of the particular embodiments of the invention will be described further.
- the pocket knife according to the invention consists of a handle 2 formed of two integral flanks 3, 3 'providing at least one storage space 4 for tools each pivoting about the corresponding connecting pins 5, 5 at each end of the handle 2.
- the pull-tick 6 is a flat instrument arranged to be movable in rotation around its axis 5 and develop along the longitudinal axis of the pocket knife, just like a knife blade for example.
- the pull-tick 6 comprises at one of its ends (called a rotary end) an open loop 11 whose internal portion adjusts in rotation on axis 5 and whose outer part
- Said outer portion is further configured such that it provides a space or recess 14 cooperating, at the end of deployment of the tick-tire 6, with the end or bulge 15 of said return spring 13, to ensure the blocking of the tick-tick during its deployment for use.
- the open loop 11 has an opening sufficient to extract by simple translation of its axis of rotation 5, under the effect of a longitudinal thrust,
- the traction, or the thrust exerted on the pull-tick 6 are exerted along an axis slightly inclined relative to the general axis of the knife 1, this inclination ultimately depending on the configuration of the rotary end 11, more precisely the positioning of the opening mentioned above.
- the axis of this type of movement deviates in practice only a few degrees from the general axis of the knife. At the end of traction in addition, said movement can be accompanied by a slight rotation.
- the free end or end 7 of the pull-tick 6 comprises an opening 8 delimiting a space in the form of "V" gradually widening towards said free end 7.
- This conformation is ideal for the insertion of the pull-tick 6 between the tick and the skin of the subject because it adapts to the size of the parasite detected, more or less voluminous according to the volume of blood sucked.
- This particularly suitable configuration is furthermore favored by the fact that the thickness of the pull-tick 6 decreases from its rotational attachment point 11 to its free end 7 (see FIG. 1) and, optionally and not represented by a trapezoidal section of said opening 8 widening from bottom to top.
- Trapezoidal can still vary in width so as to adapt to the size of the parasite detected or be provided with small teeth.
- the pull-tick 6 is elastically deformable in flexion with respect to the plane of the tick-tick. This bending, illustrated by FIG. 4, may depend both on the configuration of the body of the pull-tick 6 (see Fig. 1) or the nature of the material component, for example a sufficiently flexible metal or plastic blade. The bending deformation, if desired, must be elastic so as to allow the re-insertion of the tickle 6 into its housing 4 after use.
- tick puller 6 there are many polymer materials that can be machined (molded, stamped, cut, etc.) to give a tick puller 6 corresponding to the above characteristics: polyvinyl chloride, polyacrylate, polyamide or other, provided they have a modulus of elasticity adequate.
- the selected polymeric material (mono-polymer or copolymer) must also ensure sufficient elasticity that the opening in the loop 11 is enlarged in an adequate manner during the passage of force on the axis 5 following traction or pushing respectively. exerted during the replacement of the pull-tick 6, that is to say when it clears the storage space 4 followed by its reinsertion into said storage space (see Fig. 6).
- the pull-tick 6 is provided with a gripping member 9, more particularly a tab 10 passing right through the body of the pull-tick: this configuration is particularly favorable the gripping of the instrument for deployment, by a person as right handed as left.
- the pull-tick 6 comprises an optical instrument such as a magnifying glass 12 inserted upstream of the opening in the shape of a "V". Said magnifying lens 12 may be inserted into the body of the tick-tug 6 by any suitable means, in the case of an insert, manufactured separately. A magnification of 3 is generally sufficient and moreover compatible with the requirements of the manufacturing techniques (see below).
- a transparent polymer When using polymeric material (see above), a transparent polymer will be selected if not sufficiently translucent and will be manufactured in one piece, for example by molding or fusion / compression.
- the portion of the pull-tick 6 surrounding the magnifying glass 12 can be made opaque by means of an appropriate surface treatment (sanding, spraying an opacifier, abrasion, etc.), said magnifying glass remaining completely transparent.
- the user of the pocketknife of the invention grasps the handle 2 with one hand, grasped the gripping member 9 of the other and pulls the puller 6 in rotation to its active position, secured by the recess of the end 15 of the return spring 13 in the housing 14.
- the user then approaches the end 7 of the pull-tick 6 of the tick, if necessary by causing the bending of the body of the pull-tick (see Fig. 4), so as to make the tick penetrate deep within the opening 8 in the shape of "V".
- the tick is then extracted from the skin by vertical traction, possibly accompanied by a slight or progressive twisting of the tick-tire 6 around the vertical axis of traction.
- the magnifying glass 12 then makes it possible to check with precision if it does not remain the rostrum or debris of rostrum in the skin.
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Abstract
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Applications Claiming Priority (2)
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CH01283/17A CH714259B1 (en) | 2017-10-20 | 2017-10-20 | Tick-pulling instrument for a multifunctional pocket knife. |
PCT/IB2018/001168 WO2019077403A1 (en) | 2017-10-20 | 2018-10-16 | Multifunctional pocket knife |
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EP3697582A1 true EP3697582A1 (en) | 2020-08-26 |
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EP18803757.6A Pending EP3697582A1 (en) | 2017-10-20 | 2018-10-16 | Multifunctional pocket knife |
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US (1) | US11679518B2 (en) |
EP (1) | EP3697582A1 (en) |
CA (1) | CA3078479A1 (en) |
CH (1) | CH714259B1 (en) |
WO (1) | WO2019077403A1 (en) |
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