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

Claim 0:
1. A folding knife, comprising:
a first scale;
a second scale opposed to the first scale;
a blade having a tang and a cutting edge, wherein the tang of the blade pivotally connects the blade between the first and second scales, the blade has a retracted position in which the cutting edge is between the first and second scales, and the blade has a deployed position in which the cutting edge is outside the first and second scales;
an actuator at least partially between the first and second scales, 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 spring in compression with the actuator between the first and second scales so that the spring biases the actuator toward the tang of the blade; and
a recessed detent in the actuator that engages with the tang of the blade when the actuator is in the first position and the blade is in the deployed position.