Locking folding knife

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10189170-B2
Application number	US-201615218554-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 25, 2016
Priority date	Jul 25, 2016
Publication date	Jan 29, 2019
Grant date	Jan 29, 2019

Abstract

A locking folding knife includes a handle and a blade pivotally connected to the handle. The blade has a cutting edge and a first position in which at least a portion of the cutting edge is located within the handle and a second position in which a majority of the cutting edge is outside of the handle. A pocket is defined in a first surface of the handle. A through-cut is in the pocket, wherein the through-cut terminates in the pocket at an endpoint. A lock is integral with the handle and extends from the endpoint of the through-cut, wherein the lock engages with a portion of the blade in the second position.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A locking folding knife, comprising:
a handle;
a blade pivotally connected to said handle, wherein said blade has a cutting edge and a first position in which at least a portion of said cutting edge is located within said handle and a second position in which a majority of said cutting edge is outside of said handle;
a pocket defined in a first surface of said handle;
a through-cut in said pocket, wherein said through-cut terminates in said pocket at an endpoint; and
a lock integral with said handle and extending from said endpoint of said through-cut, wherein said lock engages with a portion of said blade in said second position.

2. The locking folding knife of claim 1 , further comprising an insert attached to said handle and covering said through-cut in said pocket.

3. The locking folding knife of claim 1 , wherein said through-cut defines a varying width of said lock in said pocket.

4. The locking folding knife of claim 1 , wherein said lock has a first thickness in said pocket and a second thickness outside of said pocket, and said first thickness is less than said second thickness.

5. The locking folding knife of claim 1 , wherein said lock extends adjacent to said handle so that a surface of said lock is flush with said first surface of said handle.

6. The locking folding knife of claim 1 , further comprising a groove defined in a second surface of said handle and said groove intersects said through-cut.

7. The locking folding knife of claim 6 , wherein said groove intersects said through-cut at said endpoint.

8. A locking folding knife, comprising:
a first scale and a second scale opposed to said first scale;
a blade pivotally connected between said first and second scales, wherein said blade has a closed position and an open position;
a pocket defined in a first surface of said first scale;
a through-cut in said pocket, wherein said through-cut terminates in said pocket at an endpoint; and
an integral extension of said first scale extends from said endpoint of said through-cut, wherein said integral extension engages with a portion of said blade in said open position.

9. The locking folding knife of claim 8 , further comprising an insert attached to said first scale and covering said through-cut in said pocket.

10. The locking folding knife of claim 8 , wherein said through-cut defines a varying width of said integral extension in said pocket.

11. The locking folding knife of claim 8 , wherein said integral extension has a first thickness in said pocket and a second thickness outside of said pocket, and said first thickness is less than said second thickness.

12. The locking folding knife of claim 8 , wherein said integral extension extends adjacent to said first scale so that a surface of said integral extension is flush with said first surface of said first scale.

13. The locking folding knife of claim 8 , further comprising a groove defined in a second surface of said first scale and said groove intersects said through-cut.

14. The locking folding knife of claim 13 , wherein said groove intersects said through-cut at said endpoint.

Assignees

• Microtech Knives Inc

Inventors

• Marfione Anthony L
• Mandeville A Mark

Classifications

• B26B1/044 Primary

  by a spring tongue snapping behind or into the tang of the blade from a side part of the handle · CPC title

• B26B9/00

  Blades for hand knives · CPC title