Folding machete

A knife, comprising:

• a blade defining a pair of apertures;
• a first handle pivotably coupled to the blade and selectively repositionable between a first position and a second position relative to the blade, the first handle defining first gear teeth;
• a second handle pivotably coupled to the blade and selectively repositionable between a third position and a fourth position relative to the blade, wherein when the first handle is between the first and second positions and the second handle is between the third and fourth positions, repositioning the first handle causes the second handle to reposition;
• a first catch extending between a first catch end and a second catch end, the first catch movably coupled to the first handle and including a first protrusion proximate the first catch end;
• and
• a first spring coupled to the first handle and configured to apply a first biasing force on the first catch proximate the second catch end,
• a second catch extending between a third catch end and a fourth catch end, the second catch movably coupled to the second handle and including a second protrusion proximate the third catch end;
• and
• a second spring coupled to the second handle and configured to apply a second biasing force on the second catch proximate the fourth catch end, wherein the first biasing force biases the first protrusion of the first catch toward the blade such that the first protrusion is received within a first one of the pair of apertures when the first handle is in the first position to restrict rotation of the first handle relative to the blade, and the second biasing force biases the second protrusion of the second catch toward the blade such that the second protrusion is received within a second one of the pair of apertures when the second handle is in the third position to restrict rotation of the second handle relative to the blade,
• wherein the first handle rotates from the first position to the second position in a first direction about a first pivot axis and the second handle rotates from the third position to the fourth position in a second direction opposite the first direction about a second pivot axis,
• wherein the second pivot axis is different than the first pivot axis.

A knife, comprising:

• a blade defining a pair of apertures;
• a first handle pivotably coupled to the blade and selectively repositionable between a first position and a second position relative to the blade;
• a second handle pivotably coupled to the blade and selectively repositionable between a third position and a fourth position relative to the blade;
• a first catch extending between a first catch end and a second catch end, the first catch movably coupled to the first handle and including a first protrusion proximate the first catch end;
• and
• a first spring coupled to the first handle and configured to apply a first biasing force on the first catch proximate the second catch end,
• a second catch extending between a third catch end and a fourth catch end, the second catch movably coupled to the second handle and including a second protrusion proximate the third catch end;
• and
• a second spring coupled to the second handle and configured to apply a second biasing force on the second catch proximate the fourth catch end, wherein the first biasing force biases the first protrusion of the first catch toward the blade such that the first protrusion is received within a first one of the pair of apertures when the first handle is in the first position to restrict rotation of the first handle relative to the blade, and the second biasing force biases the second protrusion of the second catch toward the blade such that the second protrusion is received within a second one of the pair of apertures when the second handle is in the third position to restrict rotation of the second handle relative to the blade,
• wherein the first handle rotates from the first position to the second position in a first direction about a first pivot axis and the second handle rotates from the third position to the fourth position in a second direction opposite the first direction about a second pivot axis, wherein the second pivot axis is different than the first pivot axis, and
• wherein while positioned in the second one of the pair of apertures, the second protrusion is configured to engage the blade to prevent the second handle from moving preventing the first handle from moving from the first position.