US1127609A - Combination-penknife. - Google Patents

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Application ex April i3, 1912. Serial No. l.

T 0 all 'whom ir' may Concern Be it known that FRANK Fernen, a7

citizen of the United States, residingl at Wcsthof, in the county of Dewitt and State of Texas, have inveaed a new and useful Combination-Penlinifeg and' l do hereby declare the following to be e full, clear, and exact. description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art lo which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to a new und useful combination pen-l\:nir"e.

lt is lhe principal objecl of this invention to provide a pen-knife of this nature having; several instrumens or tools, such as cut-ting blades, an awl, a took puller, a screw driver, a beer-hottie opener, a cork screw or extractor, and a thorn ertractor.

Another ohjeet of "llhe invention is to provide one or" the cutting blades with a pocker, and pivo the cork screw to said blade, so as to be received in the poches when closed.

Another objec is to provide another cull ting blade with a pocket. to receive lle awl, which is pivoed to said biae.

The-invention comp-rises further eaurs and combination al parts, as hereinafler sei', lorlh. shovvu in the drawings and claimed.

"in the drawings:f-lfigure l is a view of the pen-lrnife, constructed in accordance with the invention, showing die cutting blades and the other instruments closed within the handle. Fig. 2 is e view of he pen-knife showing' lhe cuting blades and the other insrumenls open, showing; the back springs partly in clevaion ano dated Fig. is a detail view of one of the cutting' blades including the Icork screw, he screw driver, and the beeubotle opener. Fig. 4 is a de tail view of another cutting blade, showing; the aivl pivoted thereto, and havingv of: one end a lach pull Fig. i is a detail view showing the iorics i8 and 19 in position to vremove a beer-bottle cap.

Referring to the drawings 1 designates the handle or the combination peu-knife, which is provided with the usual hack Springs 2 and 3, which tend to hold ehe cutting blades 4l, 5 and 6 in opened or closed position. Thehaclr spring 3 also holds a member or blade 'Y in open closed posi tions. rll'his uienilier lil 7 tivo arms 8, the ouler e minnie in curva, pfa'ions l. erm-s f3 hroagiil;

tions 9 constitute means for extracting e thorn, splinemliair, or for removing a ish bone or +die like from a persons hroa, or for any olher simile44 purpose. The handle l and the cuting blade f3 are provided with graduations l@ and ll of inches from l lo 6 inclusive, and fractions thereof. The out ling blade 4- is provided with a cutting edge 1Q, and terminates in a incl: extractor 13. riihis blade L is provided with a pocket Pivoted as al; l5 lo the blade d. so as lo swing lalerally herel'o is an anl IlG. li'hen aivl lli is closed, it is snugly received in "he pockel; 14.. il-fhen il; is desired lo use owl, the blade d is fully opened, then 'lhe avvl is lhrovcn laterally thereto, .in which posi sion, as shovvn in 5 he same may he readily utilized. T 1e blade 5 is provided with a curling cdgre short and longy projecious or forks i8 and 19, '.ifliese forks when used in eoaiunelion with one another constitute means for rib moving the cap from a beer bottle. '.lhe extreme poi-lion QO'of the fork il, when in serted in the groove of a seres.y cons livres the screw driver. The manner or. uiii'ainff the forks 18 and l as a heer-bottle opener is illustrated in Fig. 5. The blade .5 is provided wilh a pocket 21.' Pivoled al; 22 so es to swing laterally of the blade 5 is a ccorli screiv This eorl: screw closes within he pocket 2l when out of use. To use she carie screw, he blade 5 is fully opened, the cork screw is ehrovvn laerally there?, as shown in 3.

ihev handle may he covered on each with pearl, bone, or any oher sir .ble a- -erial of any desi ed eoniiguraion. The handle may he rnade of any desired shape, and ehe graduations thereon may ne eut in the handle, or marked thereon in any suit- 'die she

able manner, such as by painzi'ng; or litho.

graphing or; ohervvise.

Where either one ol the tools-'16 and' is pivoted, Sehe end 1wall or shoulder of ehe.

recess or poches i4 aces as means to limit lille tool nliensvvung laterally o an open position, and when said lool is swung lio such an'open position, +die blade may he partially closed, rousing? the lool lo conlacl,

` die, thereil?, and terminates in cutting edge of the blade is prevented from contacting with one`s hand` while using the tool. In this ense the broad eombinatirn of pivotingzY another tool to a knife blade is not claimed, nor is desired, but as will be observed the device embodies the specific provieurn of en elongated recess having :l brttom well, with n tool hivote'd in one end thereof, the end wall ort' the recess acting to limit the tool when swung laterally to :in opening position, and the kni'l'e blade being` lesigi'ied to be partially closed to prevent the tml 'fri in eezllapsing, as well as preventin the rutting edge nl' the blade from eontao un with one hand when gripped, as speeitilfnlly and definitely dened in the appended claim.

From the to Y has bee prr'dneeifl :i novel, ellieient and sinin ple combinationpeiiltriil"e, und one which has been il'orurl practical 'as a pocket article.

The arms S are provided with filing sul'- faces 'x2-l. and ene ol' the arms is provided with n Cutting; edge going it willl'be noted there l The invention having been set forth,what is claimed as new and useful isz# The combination \vtl'1`a ,l1andle having spaced sides; of a blade having a ldternl re cess therein and pivoted to said handle to swing into and out of the space between said sides, and a tool pivotel t0 saidv blade to swing laterally into and ont of said recess, said recess being provided witha brttom wall and positioned in the blade to be entirely covered by the handle when the blade is closed whereby toentirely cover and lock said tool from movement out of said recess` whereby said blade, when the tool is swung;r laterally to 'an open position, muy be pai tiallyelesed, causing the tool to Contact with the side of the handle.l

In testimony whereof l have signed my name t0 this specifieaticn in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

FRANK FEYRER.

Witnesses: i

F. KUTAC, P. J. BLASCHLLE.

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