Hey Mares -Did you know your Force Snap knife is a direct knock off of a Buck Knife?

[00wabbit]

Mares Force Snap


Buck Revolution


Here's as copy of the Patent for you. Fixed-blade knife with pivotable side pieces
I'm the first named inventor.

 

[Angry Turtle]

it looks awfully similar.

do you have legal recourse on this?

 

[scubamarketing]

Is it fair to assume this post was made after not hearing from their legal department for a reasonable period of time?

 

[warmwaterturner]

Ooops!

 

[Dr. Lecter]

Perhaps Buck Knives, the assignee of the patent, licensed it?

 

[00wabbit]

I am pretty sure Buck didn't license it. I no longer work for Buck. I just thought it was funny. These things happen when you buy from overseas. They will sell you knockoffs and you may not even know it.

As one of the designers of the knife. - one the one hand "Imitation is the sincerest form or flattery". On the other hand we put a lot of thought and hard work into it.

I've picked up a few knock offs of knives I designed at gas stations where they have the cheap $5 knives at the counter. I am making a small collection of them.

 

[nimoh]

As one of the designers of the knife. - one the one hand "Imitation is the sincerest form or flattery". On the other hand we put a lot of thought and hard work into it.

on the other hand, stealing is the cheapest form of innovation

 

[00wabbit]

on the other hand, stealing is the cheapest form of innovation

I like that quote. I'm going to have to STEAL it.

 

[Capt Tom McCarthy]

I dunno. The screws are different colors. Plus the other one doesn't say Buck on it.

 

[Dr. Lecter]

If Buck didn't license it, this is very funny. Almost as funny as putting a suicide clip on a dive knife. I do like the design for other uses, though...elegant solution to the lock failure problem while retaining the convenience of a folder.