Patent ID: 11926068
Assignee: MICROTECH KNIVES, INC.
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 14:
15. A folding knife, comprising:
a handle;
a blade having a tang and a cutting edge, wherein the tang of the blade pivotally connects the blade to the handle, the blade has a retracted position in which the cutting edge is inside the handle, and the blade has a deployed position in which the cutting edge is outside the handle;
an actuator in sliding engagement with the handle, wherein the actuator has a first position that locks the blade in the deployed position and a second position that allows movement of the blade between the deployed and retracted positions;
a recessed detent in the actuator;
a first notch in the tang of the blade, and the recessed detent in the actuator engages with the first notch in the tang of the blade when the actuator is in the first position and the blade is in the deployed position.