Patent ID: 7979990
Filing Date: 2011-07-19
Classification: B26B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A safety lock mechanism for a folding knife, comprising: a lock plate movably coupled to a handle of the knife for movement along a first direction from an engaged position to a disengaged position, the lock plate biased towards the engaged position; a rocker element, the rocker element movably coupled to the lock plate for movement from a locked position to an unlocked position and configured to prevent translation of the lock plate to the disengaged position while in the locked position; a first control pin coupled to a blade of the knife, the first control pin positioned for engagement by a notch of the lock plate when the blade is in an open position and the lock plate is in the engaged position; and a second control pin coupled to the blade, the second control pin positioned for engagement by the notch of the lock plate when the blade is in a closed position and the lock plate is in the engaged position.