Cutlery – Sheathed – Pivoted blade
Patent
1999-04-22
2000-08-22
Rachuba, M.
Cutlery
Sheathed
Pivoted blade
30155, 30159, 30160, 30340, 30342, 811779, B26B 104
Patent
active
061052558
ABSTRACT:
A folding knife with a blade having a bottom end edge and a handle grip portion. The blade is pivotally mounted at one end of the handle grip portion. The handle grip portion has a hollow slot. The folding knife includes a leaf spring with first and second ends and a protruding member. The first end of the leaf spring is connected to the handle grip portion and the leaf spring substantially extends along a length of the slot and the second end of the leaf spring is configured to abut against the bottom end edge of the blade and lock the blade firmly in place when the blade is fully extended out of the handle grip portion. The device includes a steel ball positioned on the protruding member and a cover plate having a through bore. The cover plate is mounted on the handle grip portion securing the steel ball between the protruding member and outer edges of the through bore.
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patent: 5699615 (1997-12-01), Chen
Kantas Products Co., Ltd.
Pryor Sean
Rachuba M.
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