Bladed implement.

摘要

A bladed implement such as a knife, has a flexible blade extending from a handle. The blade (2) can be rigidified for use by a series of slides (7,7 min ) which run along a slot (5) in the blade and which can be forced into and held in end to end contact by an operating mechanism (14-19) in the handle. The endmost slide engage a stop (8) at the distal end of the slot. When the operating mechanism is released, the slides are free to separate and the flexibility of the blade is restored. <IMAGE>