Patent ID: 9364957
Filing Date: 2016-06-14
CPC Classification: B26B

Claim Text:
1. A folding knife, comprising: a handle portion having a handle outer, a safety liner adjacent to the handle outer having a safety spring portion having a safety spring end, and a second liner adjacent to a second handle outer; a blade have a tang portion that is pivotably coupled to the handle portion between the safety liner and the second liner of the handle portion and operable to pivot between a closed position and an open position; a rotational safety pivotably coupled to the handle portion between the blade and the safety liner, the rotational safety having a safety thumb switch for rotating the rotational safety between a first position and a second position, a safe-off detent, a safe-on detent, and a safety engagement end; and an adjustment screw having a ball surface and rotatably disposed in a sleeve, the sleeve extending through and fixedly attached to the handle outer and the safety liner such that the ball surface contacts the rotational safety; wherein, with the blade extended to the open position, the safety spring portion is moved laterally and lodged under the tang portion of the blade, the safety thumb switch is rotated to the first position lodging the ball surface of the adjustment screw into the safe-on detent of the rotational safety securing the safety engagement end under the safety spring portion of the safety liner thereby securing the blade in the open position, the blade is secured in the closed position by rotating the safety thumb switch to the second position thereby dislodging the ball surface from the safe-on detent, lodging the ball surface in the safe-off detent and the safety engagement end rotates from under the safety spring portion such that the safety spring portion is dislodged from under the tang portion allowing the blade to return to and securely maintain in the closed position, the adjustment screw can be rotated by a user to adjust pressure of the ball surface on the rotational safety.