Folding knife with compression locking mechanism

A folding knife with compression locking mechanism, comprising:

• a handle having a front end, a rear end and a cavity defined therebetween;
• a knife blade having a front end, a heel end with an anvil, a cutting edge and an upper edge, said heel end rotatably interconnected to said front end of said handle, wherein said knife blade travels between a first extended position of use and a second closed position with said knife blade cutting edge positioned within said handle cavity;
• a stop pin positioned within a forward end of said handle cavity for engaging said heel end of said blade to prevent overtravel when said knife blade is in said first extended position of use;
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• a locking mechanism positioned within said forward end of said handle cavity and interconnected to said handle, said locking mechanism comprising a releasable tang positioned between said anvil of said blade and said stop pin when said knife blade is in said first extended position of use, wherein when pressure is applied downward on said upper edge of said blade, said releasable tang is compressed between said blade anvil and said stop pin to prevent closure of said knife blade.

A method for preventing the inadvertent closure of a folding knife blade, comprising:

• providing a folding knife having a handle, a blade having a pointed end and a heel end, said heel end rotatably interconnected to a front end of said handle, said handle further comprising a cavity for receiving a cutting edge of said blade and a stop pin positioned proximate to an upper edge of said handle to engage said heel end of said blade when said blade is in an extended position of use;
• providing a blade locking mechanism interconnected to said handle and having a releasable tang positioned between an anvil on said heel end of said knife blade and said stop pin when said knife blade is in said first extended position of use;
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• biasing said blade locking mechanism, wherein when said blade is moved between a closed position with a blade cutting edge positioned within said handle cavity and said extended position of use said tang becomes positioned between said anvil and said stop pin and becomes compressed between said anvil and said stop pin when a force is applied to an upper edge of said blade.

A folding knife with compression locking mechanism, comprising:

• a handle having a front end, a rear end and a cavity defined therebetween;
• a knife blade having a front end, a heel end with an anvil, a cutting edge and an upper edge, said heel end rotatably interconnected to said front end of said handle, wherein said knife blade travels between a first extended position of use and a second closed position wherein said knife blade cutting edge is positioned substantially within said handle cavity;
• a stop pin interconnected to said handle proximate to an upper edge of said handle for engaging said heel end of said blade when said blade is in said first extended position of use;
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• a compression locking means positioned within said handle cavity and interconnected to said handle, and comprising a releasable wedge positioned between said anvil of said blade and said stop pin when said knife blade is in said first extended position of use, wherein when pressure is applied downward on said upper edge of said blade, said releasable wedge is compressed between said blade anvil and said stop pin to prevent closure of said knife blade.

A folding knife with compression locking mechanism comprising:

• a blade having a pointed end, a heel end with an anvil, a cutting edge and an upper edge;
• a handle having a forward end, a rear end and a cavity extending therebetween for receiving at least said cutting edge of said knife blade when said knife blade is in a closed position;
• a stop pin interconnected to said forward end of said handle proximate to an upper edge for engaging said heel end of said blade when said blade is an extended position of use, wherein said blade is substantially an extension of said handle;
• a compression locking means which is integrally connected to said handle and comprising a releasable tang positioned between said anvil and said stop pin when said knife blade is in said extended position, wherein when a downward force is applied to said upper edge of said blade, said releasable tang is compressed between said blade anvil and said stop pin to prevent closure of said knife blade.