Patent
   D385173
Priority
Aug 22 1996
Filed
Aug 22 1996
Issued
Oct 21 1997
Expiry
Oct 21 2011
Assg.orig
Entity
unknown
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The ornamental design for a folding knife, as shown and described.

FIG. 1 is a left side elevational view of a folding knife, showing my new design;

FIG. 2 is a top plan view thereof;

FIG. 3 is a bottom plan view thereof;

FIG. 4 is a blade end view thereof;

FIG. 5 is a handle end view thereof;

FIG. 6 is a right side elevational view thereof;

FIG. 7 is fragmentary section view thereof taken on line 7--7 in FIG. 1 , at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 8 is a fragmentary view taken on line 8--8 in FIG. 1, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 9 is a section view taken on line 9--9 in FIG. 6, at an enlarged scale;

FIG. 10 is a section view on line 10--10 in FIG. 6, at an enlarged scale; and,

FIG. 11 is a section view of a fragment of the handle portion of the knife shown in FIG. 9, at a further enlarged scale, showing more clearly the features of the surface texture which forms a part of the design.

McWillis, Mark K.

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