User blog comment:Xilinoc/Ch. 542 - THE BLADE IS ME/@comment-3465448-20130619142925/@comment-11051098-20130620151018

It would make sense, sort of. A chain that can be extended to make Ichigo able to throw the small blade as a projectile attack, like someone mentioned. And btw, I think it could look more like Hyôrinmaru's Shikai, with the crescent-shaped blade/thing attached to the hilt with the chain.