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Feature-by-feature coverage
A matrix showing which parts of your invention already appear in existing patents, and which don't.
The closest patents, explained
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Recommended next steps
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Sample report
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Fixed-blade multi-function camping tool
The invention is a fixed-blade camping and bushcraft tool integrating seven features across two components: a 13-inch stainless steel blade with a full-length cutting edge, a rounded tip for digging, a saw-toothed spine for rasping, and an integral spine-mounted strike plate at the fore-end for splitting kindling; plus an ergonomic handle with a bulbous pommel, hilt guard, and lanyard hole.
The patent landscape for multi-function survival knives is dense. No single identified reference discloses all seven key features in combination; however, multiple references disclose individual features or subsets, and combinations of existing art could render portions of the invention potentially obvious. The strike plate at the blade fore-end of the spine (F4) — positioned on the blade itself rather than at the handle pommel — is the most potentially distinctive feature of this disclosure.
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