Patent ID: 11951641
Assignee: nan
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 11:
12. A folding knife comprising:
the blade assembly of claim 9;
a handle comprising a first side portion and a second side portion, wherein the tang portion of the blade assembly is disposed between and pivotably coupled to the first side portion and the second side portion of the handle;
an actuation mechanism coupled to the handle and movable relative to the handle between an engaged configuration and a disengaged configuration, wherein in the engaged configuration, the actuation mechanism prevents relative movement between the first side portion of the handle and the second side portion of the handle in a first direction, and wherein in the disengaged configuration, the actuation mechanism allows relative movement between the first side portion of the handle and the second side portion of the handle in the first direction; and
a switch coupled to the handle and the actuation mechanism, wherein the switch is configured such that moving the switch relative to the handle along a first path retains the actuation mechanism in the engaged configuration and such that moving the switch relative to the handle along a second path moves the actuation mechanism between the engaged configuration and the disengaged configuration.