Patent ID: 6725545
Filing Date: 2004-04-27
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A kinetic opening folding tool with a blade adapted for positionally opening on the body of an opponent or other object, comprising:a handle having a front end, a rear end and a cavity positioned therebetween; a clip interconnected to said handle for removable attachment to an article of clothing, said clip further comprising a finger depression confined within a perimeter edge of said clip, said finger depression adapted to facilitate rotation of said folding knife in a user's fingers; a knife blade rotatably interconnected to said front end of said handle, said knife blade having a front end and a heel end which defines a longitudinal axis therebetween, a cutting edge, and an upper edge, said upper edge having a substantially triangular shaped protrusion extending therefrom, wherein when a lateral force is applied to said protrusion in a direction parallel to said longitudinal axis of said knife blade and in a direction toward said heel end of said knife blade, said knife blade opens to a first extended position of use, wherein said knife blade is substantially an extension of said handle, and wherein when said blade is in a second closed position of use said protrusion is substantially exposed from said handle; and a blade locking mechanism interconnected to said handle and in operable engagement with said heel end of said knife blade, wherein said knife blade is adapted to lock in said first extended position of use.