USD528396S1 - Blade opener for a folding knife - Google Patents

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USD528396S1
USD528396S1 US29/232,147 US23214705F USD528396S US D528396 S1 USD528396 S1 US D528396S1 US 23214705 F US23214705 F US 23214705F US D528396 S USD528396 S US D528396S
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FIG. 1 is an isometric view from the upper right front of a blade opener for a folding knife, including my new design, wherein portions of a folding knife in which the blade opener is installed are shown in broken line and are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 2 is a left side elevational view thereof, wherein portions of a knife in which the blade opener is installed are shown in broken line and are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 3 is a top plan view thereof, wherein portions of a knife in which the blade opener is installed are shown in broken line and are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 4 is a bottom plan view thereof, wherein portions of a knife in which the blade opener is installed are shown in broken line and are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design;
FIG. 5 is a front end elevational view thereof, wherein portions of a knife in which the blade opener is installed are shown in broken line and are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design, the rear end of the blade opener normally being obscured from view by the folding knife in which the blade opener is installed; and,
FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof, wherein portions of a knife in which the blade opener is installed are shown in broken line and are included merely for illustrative purposes and form no part of the claimed design.

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  1. The ornamental design for a blade opener for a folding knife, as shown and described.
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