Easily disassembled folding knife
AssigneeGB II Corporation
InventorKenneth J. Onion
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Abstract
Disclosed herein are embodiments of easily disassembled folding knives. In some embodiments, a folding knife includes a blade, a handle including first and second side portions, and a pivot mechanism including respective locking elements which can be used to retain the side portions from lateral separation from one another. In some cases, the locking elements of one end of the pivot mechanism include relatively narrow neck portions with relatively wide, non-circular head portions connected to the neck portions, and the locking elements of a second side of the pivot mechanism include a recess and a corresponding non-circular opening. In some cases, folding knives can be provided with secondary locking mechanisms, liner lock mechanisms, and various other features.
Claims20
A folding knife, comprising:
- a handle comprising a first side portion and a second side portion laterally spaced relative to each other and defining a blade-receiving cavity therebetween, wherein the first side portion has a first opening at a distal end portion thereof, and wherein the second side portion has a second opening at a distal end portion thereof;
- a blade disposed between the first side portion and the second side portion, wherein the blade has a pivot opening in a tang portion of the blade;
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- a pivot mechanism comprising a pivot member and a locking mechanism, wherein the pivot member extends from the second side portion, through the pivot opening of the blade, and into the first opening of the first side portion such that the blade is pivotable relative to the handle about the pivot member between an open position and a closed position, wherein the locking mechanism has a cap extending into the first opening of the first side portion and comprising an inner surface configured to selectively engage the pivot member,
- wherein the cap is rotatable relative to the first side portion and the pivot member between a locked position and an unlocked position,
- wherein when the cap is in the locked position the inner surface of the cap engages the pivot member, preventing lateral separation of the first side portion and the second side portion, and
- wherein when the cap is in the unlocked position the cap disengages the pivot member, allowing lateral separation of the first side portion and the second side portion.
A folding knife, comprising:
- a handle comprising a first side portion and second side portion, wherein the first side portion has a first opening;
- a blade disposed between the first and second side portions;
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- a pivot mechanism comprising a pivot member and a locking mechanism, wherein the pivot member comprises a main body portion, a non-circular head portion, and a neck portion disposed between the main body portion and the non-circular head portion, wherein the main body portion extends from the second side portion and through the blade, wherein the non-circular head portion extends into the first opening of the first side portion, wherein the locking mechanism comprises a cap extending into the first opening of the first side portion and configured to selectively engage head portion of the pivot member,
- wherein the cap is rotatable relative to the non-circular head portion of the pivot member between a locked position and an unlocked position,
- wherein when the cap is in the locked position the cap engages the non-circular head portion of the pivot member, preventing lateral separation of the first side portion and the second side portion and retaining the blade therebetween, and
- wherein when the cap is in the unlocked position the cap disengages the non-circular head portion of the pivot member, allowing lateral separation of the first side portion, the second side portion, and the blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.