Cutlery implements which are foldable or otherwise retractable into the handle or have some other form of sheath to protect the blade while not in use.
(1) Note. Pocket knives are in this group.
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143, and 90.
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7, Compound Tools,
118+, and 167+ for sheathed compound tools. The line is as follows: Class 30 takes pocket tools showing and claiming handles for cutlery implements or showing cutlery and other tools but claiming only features limited to cutlery. Class 7 takes patents showing and claiming cutlery implements combined with other implements and handles for tools showing cutlery implements and other tools.
16, Miscellaneous Hardware, 111.1, for handles which include in the handle structure a storage cavity or other receptacle.
81, Tools,
3.35, for sheathed receptacle closure removing tools and subclasses 177.2 and 177.6 for a wrench having a portion which is foldable or retractable into the handle.
132, Toilet,
143, for hair combs combined with a teeth guard or sheath, subclass 76.2 for manicure tools where a portion of the device is folded, withdrawn, or otherwise sheathed when not in use, including sheaths, per se, subclasses 286+ for toilet kits, and subclasses 328+ for tooth picks in which the tooth engaging part of the tool is folded, slid or retracted into the handle when not in use.
