US 6,553,671 B2 · Folding knife with a button release locking liner

Abstract

The present invention is an improved folding knife having a handle with opposing first and second sides and a rotatable blade coupled with the handle and moveable between a locked position at which the blade extends from the handle and an unlocked position. A slot is defined in the blade. A locking bar is coupled with the first side of the handle and has a free end biased toward the blade. The free end of the locking bar is received within the slot when the blade is in the locked position. An actuator member is disposed within the slot and is moveable with respect to the sides of the handle when the blade is in the locked position. The free end of the locking bar is forced from the slot of the handle when the actuator member is moved toward the first side of the handle so that the blade is rotatable to the unlocked position.

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Dependent claims

A folding knife comprising:

a handle, said handle having opposing first and second sides;
a blade rotatably coupled with said handle and moveable between a locked position wherein said blade extends from said handle and an unlocked position, said blade defining a slot;
a locking bar coupled with said first side of said handle, said locking bar having a free end biased toward said blade wherein said free end is received within said slot when said blade is in said locked position, and
an actuator member disposed within said slot of said blade and moveable with respect to said sides of said handle, said actuator member disposed between said locking bar and said second side of said handle when said blade is in said locked position,
wherein said free end of said locking bar is forced from said slot of said blade when said actuator member is moved toward said first side of said handle so that said blade is rotatable to the unlocked position.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Folding knife with a button release locking liner

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Folding knife with a button release locking liner

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Abstract

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