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

Claim 7:
8. 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 spring in compression with the actuator inside the handle 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.