Fixed blade folding knife assembly
OwnerMichael Gregory Perezinventor
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Abstract
A folding knife assembly includes a handle assembly and a blade member having a primary blade portion with a sharpened cutting edge and a rear portion defining a blade tang. The handle assembly includes a central steel member having a forward tang geometry that is structured and disposed for cooperative, keyed engagement with the opposing blade tang within the handle assembly to effectively achieve a blade tang that extends substantially the length of the handle. A lock pin is movable between a locked position and a release position in relation to a pivot pin to allow pivotal movement of the blade member between the open and closed positions and, together with blade and handle tang geometry, creates a fixed blade to handle structure in the open locked position.
Claims7
A fixed blade folding knife assembly comprising:
- a blade member including a primary blade portion having a sharpened cutting edge, a blade grind on opposite side faces of the primary blade portion, a spine extending at least partially along the top edge of the blade member, a bolster area to the rear of the primary blade portion and a blade tang at a rear end portion of the blade member opposite of the primary blade portion;
- a handle assembly including a central steel member having a main body, a handle tang portion and a forward handle bolster portion;
- a pivot pin pivotally connecting the blade member to the handle assembly and including a longitudinal central axis extending between opposite ends of the pivot pin;
- the blade member being pivotally movable about the axis of the pivot pin and relative to the handle assembly between an open configuration wherein the blade member extends outwardly from a forward end of the handle assembly, and a closed position wherein the blade member is folded into the handle assembly with at least the sharpened cutting edge of the primary blade portion concealed within the handle assembly;
- the blade tang and the handle tang portion being cooperatively configured for complementary engagement with one another when the blade member is in the open position to thereby integrate the central steel member as an extension of the blade tang within the handle assembly to enhance structural integrity of the blade member when in the open position;
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- a blade locking assembly including a lock pin movably received within a channel in the blade member, and the lock pin being movable into locked and unlocked engagement with the pivot pin.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.