Folding knife with locking mechanism
OwnerBryan Wintersinventor
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Abstract
A folding knife includes a blade, the blade including a stud and a notch on a top portion of the blade. The folding knife also includes an outer handle including an interior side and a first pivot securing the blade to the outer handle, and the blade is configured to rotate about first pivot. The folding knife also includes a liner/inner handle which is configured to rotate about a second pivot forwardly out of the outer handle to engage the stud. The folding knife also includes a detent mechanism which is configured to releasably retain the blade in a closed/undeployed position and the liner/inner handle.
Claims20
A folding knife, comprising:
- a blade comprising:
- a stud, and
- a notch on a top portion of the blade;
- an outer handle comprising an interior side and a first pivot securing the blade to the outer handle, the blade configured to rotate about the first pivot;
- a liner/inner handle configured to rotate about a second pivot forwardly out of the outer handle to engage the stud;
- and
- a detent mechanism configured to releasably retain (i) the blade in a closed/undeployed position and (ii) the liner/inner handle.
A method of operating a folding knife, the folding knife comprising:
- a blade comprising:
- a stud, and
- a notch on a top portion of the blade;
- an outer handle comprising an interior side and a first pivot securing the blade to the outer handle, the blade configured to rotate about the first pivot;
- a liner/inner handle configured to rotate about a second pivot forwardly out of the outer handle to engage the stud;
- and
- a detent mechanism configured to releasably retain (i) the blade in a closed/undeployed position and (ii) the liner/inner handle,
- wherein the liner/inner handle comprises a deployment/unlocking tab at a top portion of the liner/inner handle, a lock peg, and the second pivot, and
- the method comprising applying a downward force to the deployment/unlocking tab rotating the liner/inner handle in a forward direction out of the outer handle.
A method of operating a folding knife, the folding knife comprising:
- a blade comprising:
- a stud, and
- a notch on a top portion of the blade;
- an outer handle comprising an interior side and a first pivot securing the blade to the outer handle, the blade configured to rotate about the first pivot;
- a liner/inner handle configured to rotate about a second pivot forwardly out of the outer handle to engage the stud;
- and
- a detent mechanism configured to releasably retain (i) the blade in a closed/undeployed position and (ii) the liner/inner handle,
- wherein the liner/inner handle comprises a deployment/unlocking tab at a top portion of the liner/inner handle, a lock peg, and the second pivot, and
- the method comprising simultaneously applying of pressure on (i) the outer handle, (ii) a mating region/portion, the mating region/portion being formed by the notch and a lock peg of the liner/inner handle, and (iii) a tang of the blade abutting against the second pivot, and the greater the applying of pressure the tighter the locking of the folding knife in an open/deployed position.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.