Mel Wayne Ortner - Berthoud CO 80513 Donald R. Schwartz - Longmont CO Timothy A. Turley - Highlands Ranch CO Fred K. Kueffner - Longmont CO
Assignee:
Mel Wayne Ortner - Berthoud CO
International Classification:
B67B 700
US Classification:
30 2, 30286, 30294
Abstract:
The present invention has a safety hood which is pivotally mounted to the body of the knife at the front end. The body is pivotally mounted to a spine at the back end. The blade is removably mounted on the spine such that the hood covers the blade when the knife is closed. The hood is biased closed and has a latch to hold it closed unless the latch is released. The user depresses a button, which moves the latch, releasing the hood to push up when the user presses the hood against a working surface. The hoods rotation, and therefore the about of blade exposed, is controlled by an adjustable depth assembly. The adjustable depth assembly has multiple settings, allowing the user to control the cutting depth of the knife.
Mel Wayne Ortner - Berthoud CO 80513 Donald R. Schwartz - Longmont CO Timothy A. Turley - Highlands Ranch CO Fred K. Kueffner - Longmont CO
Assignee:
Mel Wayne Ortner - Berthoud CO
International Classification:
B67B 700
US Classification:
30 2, 30286, 30294
Abstract:
The present invention has a safety hood which is pivotally mounted to the body of the knife at the front end. The body is pivotally mounted to a spine at the back end. The blade is removably mounted on the spine such that the hood covers the blade when the knife is closed. The hood is biased closed and has a latch to hold it closed unless the latch is released. The user depresses a button, which moves the latch, releasing the hood to push up when the user presses the hood against a working surface. The upward rotation of the hood releases the latch, so that when the hood rotates down the latch automatically re-locks the hood closed. The hood cannot be release again with out releasing the button and re-depressing the button.
Sunrise Medical since Mar 2001
Technical Illustrator
Oz Fabrication Works Inc Nov 1995 - Feb 2001
VP/ Co Owner
Boulder Product Development Nov 1994 - Nov 1995
Drafter
Education:
Boulder Technical Education Center 1993 - 1995
Drafting Technology Certificate, Drafting
Hocking College 1980 - 1982
Recreation and Wildlife Mgt Program
Skills:
Solidworks Product Development Process Improvement Medical Devices Cad Photoshop Layout Microsoft Office Marketing Illustrator Product Design Software Documentation Microsoft Word Engineering Management Adobe Creative Suite Graphic Design Manufacturing Catalogs Lean Manufacturing Design For Manufacturing Mac Brochures Page Layout Documentation Word