HandgunLaw.us might be a place to start, for the knife related statutes:
US Knife Laws.
From HandgunLaw.us: Ballistic Knife, Switchblade Knife, Spring blade Knife, Gravity Knife, or similar weapon are illegal. ;An ordinary pocket knife that is not possessed, carried or used as a weapon is not a "deadly weapon".
Though, that doesn't say anything about restrictions on concealment in Ohio or Cincinnati .
The referenced Ohio knife statues (from HandgunLaw.us):
Some relevant portions of the statutes seem to be:
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ORC 2923.11
(A) “Deadly weapon” means any instrument, device, or thing capable of inflicting death, and designed or specially adapted for use as a weapon, or possessed, carried, or used as a weapon.
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ORC 2923.12
(A) No person shall knowingly carry or have, concealed on the person’s person or concealed ready at hand, any of the following:
(1) A deadly weapon other than a handgun;
(2) A handgun other than a dangerous ordnance;
(3) A dangerous ordnance.
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