S. MACHUGA. COMBINATION POCKET ARTICLE._ APPLICATION/FILED JUNE 17. 1916.

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Patented Nov. 14, 1916.

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Speci?cation of Letters Patent. Patented Nov. 14, 1916. Application ?led June 17, 1916. Serial No. 104,277.

To all whom it may concern:

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‘ 'Be' it known that I, STEFAN MACHUGA, a

the form of a folding knife having the usual form of handle 10 and arranged with a knife

subject ofthe King of Hungary, residing at blade 11 hinged thereto at one end while a Denver, in the county of Denver and State spoon 12 is hingedly connected to the same

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of Colorado, have invented certain ‘new and end of the handle, a fork 13 and bottle useful Improvements in‘ Combination Pocket opener 14 being hinged in a similar manner Articles, of which the‘following is a speci to the opposite end of the handle. ?cation. ' . Each of the folding members is provided

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This invention relates to certain new and with a locking means for retaining the mem useful improvements in combination pocket . ber in either its closed or open position, such articles. means broadly consisting of an angular re The primary object of the invention is the silient latch 15 arranged within a socket 16 provision of a pocket article in the nature of on the inner face of the handle covering or

a combination implement adapted for eating side plates 17, the latch 15 having a per purposes, the same being readily carried by pendicular laterally projecting bolt 18 the user and easily arranged for operation. adapted for reception within a keeper open

A further object of the device is the pro-' ing 19 of the movable member such as the vision of a foldable pocket knife having fork 13 illustrated in Fig. 2 of the drawing fork, spoon‘ and bottle opening attachments, when the vmember is closed. The latch bolt provision being made for releasably locking 18 is adapted for seating within a similar the movable parts in either their operative keeper opening 20 in the base end '21 ofthe or inoperative positions.

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A still further object is to provide a lock ing means for different forms of swinging blades of a pocket article whereby the device may be employed‘ for use without any lia

member when the latter is open, the‘keeper sockets 19 and 20 being arranged at diamet rically opposite sides of the pivot pin 22 of the blade, which pin is serviceable for the

two adja'cently arranged hinged members

bility'of accident by reason of the closing of and secures the side members 17 of the the members, the latter also being locked in handle together. their closed positions when the device is in A releasing plate 23 is carried by the operatively arranged incapable of being handle member '17 adjacent the hinged end opened until manually released. , ' thereof having an inclined slot 24 adapted

With'these general objects in view and

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others that will appear as the nature of the 25~of a releasing pin 26. The said

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invention is better understood, the same con- , freely projects through a slot 27 m the 90

slsts 1n the novel construction, combination. handle member 17 extending within the re and arrangement of parts hereinafter more ' cess16 in a position adjacent the latch mem

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fully_ described, illustrated in the accom panying drawings, and then claimed.

ber 15, a spring 28 being connected between

application and in which like designating characters refer to corresponding parts throughout the several views :——Figure 1 is a side elevation of the present article in its open position. Fig. 2 is an enlarged longi

the pin 26 is normally maintained in a. posi tion not affecting the latch 15. A. knurled head 31 is mounted upon the pin end 25

an eye 29 carried by the pin 26 and a post In the drawings forming a part of this > 30 arranged within the recess 16 whereby

tudinal sectional view through an end portion. Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2 taken upon a plane at right angles to the plane of section of Fig.2. Fig. 4 is an ele vational view of an end portion of the

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outwardly of the plate 23, whereby the pin 26 may be moved obliquely in an outward or

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lateral direction within the slot 2-i- bringing

the pin 26 in bearing engagement against the

latch 15 ?exing the latter to the position illustrated by dotted lilies in Fig. 3 of the drawing and releasing the bolt 18' from article closed. Fig. 5 is a perspective view which keeper opening the said bolt may be of one of the locking latches employed w1th the device. Fig. 6 is a perspective view of ' t is designed to provide each of the fold. one of the releasing plates, and, Fig._7 is a ing members of the article with similar re ' perspective view of one of the releasing pins taining latches whereby the members are re 55 em loyed with the 'said plates. _ tained closed or open against any accidental he present pocket article is arranged in hinging‘ movements until ‘the pin 26 of such engaged.

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a knurled operating head’ upon the outer en the end of the said pin ?atly arranged slidably cutting blade 11 ‘is ‘open it will be apparent upon the said plate, and normal‘ positioning 35 that it is desirable to maintain the same in for the said pin. ‘’ ' such position against accidental closing means . 2. A pocket article comprising a handle while thesame is equally true with respect having side, members provided with in; to the spoon 12 and fork 13 employable for wardly ‘opening recesses adjacent the op; eating purposes. The bottle opener 14 has posite ends of the handle, implements piv an outer and an inner hook 32 and 33 re oted to the said handle having base portions 40 spectively, it “being quite essential for the arranged adjacent the open sides of the said recesses and provided with keeper openings 10 employment of the inner hook '33 in releas ' member is manually operated.

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a crown or crimped closure from a bottle

communicating therewith, ?exible locking

that the member 14 be rigidly maintained in latches within thesaid recesses, bolts upon longitudinal alinement with the handle_10, the said latches adapted for seating within the present locking latch being in this in the said keeper openings when the imple stance essential for the operation of the de ments are arranged in their opened and vice.

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closed positions, releasing plates carried by

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the said side members, the: said releasing

1. A knife comprising a handle, a blade plates and side members having alining slots so member hinged to the end thereof and hav therein communicating with the said re 20 ing a keeper openings in the base portion cesses, the said slots being obliquely ar

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thereof, the said handle having one of its > sides provided with a recess adjacent the said base portion, a ?exible locking latch within the said recess, a projecting bolt upon the said latch adapted for seating'within the . said keeper openings when the blade is in

respect to the handle, releasing pins for the said latches arranged within the said recesses projecting through the said slots, knurled operating heads upon the

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.outer ends ‘of the said ins slidably posi- tioned upon the said re easing plates, and

or closed position, a releas ing plate carried by the said handle having normally positioning retracting means for pins. ' _ an oblique slot therein, a releasing pin for theInsaid testimony whereof I a?ix my signature. the said latch arranged within the said re STEFAN MACHUGA. cess slidably extending through the said slot,

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