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US 11,883,967 B2Granted
Locking foldable knife
AssigneeGood Sportsman Marketing, LLC
InventorDillon Douglas
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Abstract
A locking foldable knife with a locking assembly that reliably locks a blade in an extended position for use is disclosed. The locking assembly utilizes the surface area of a shaped peripheral edge at a second end of a blade, together with, confirming structures of a locking bar, and one or more stops to reliably lock a blade in an extended position. A locking assembly also locks a blade in a folded position in one or more embodiments of the locking foldable knife.
Claims14
A locking foldable knife comprising:
- a blade having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end comprises one or more cutting edges and the second end comprises a shaped periphery, the shaped periphery comprising a plurality of locking edges and at least one interstitial edge therebetween;
- a handle, wherein the blade is rotatably mounted to the handle at the second end;
- a locking bar slidable along an axis between an extended position and retracted position relative to the handle;
- and
- a stop secured to the handle proximate a distal end of the locking bar and positioned along the axis;
- wherein an exterior portion of the locking bar at the distal end of the locking bar engages at least one of the plurality of locking edges and the stop when the locking bar is in the extended position, and
- wherein the locking bar is disengaged from the plurality of locking edges when the locking bar is in the retracted position.
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A locking foldable knife comprising:
- a blade having a proximal end comprising a plurality of locking edges and an interstitial edge therebetween, wherein the blade is rotatably mounted to a handle at the proximal end of the blade;
- a locking bar slidable along an axis between an extended position and a retracted position relative to the handle of the foldable knife;
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- a stop secured to the handle proximate a distal end of the locking bar and positioned along the axis;
- wherein an exterior portion of the locking bar at the distal end of the locking bar engages at least one of the plurality of locking edges and the stop when the locking bar is in the extended position, and wherein the locking bar is disengaged from the plurality of locking edges when the locking bar is in the retracted position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.