Patent ID: 6305085
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A clasp knife comprising:a handle lying generally in a plane and forming an elongated recess extending longitudinally in the plane, open laterally of the plane, and having an outer longitudinally open end formed with a retaining formation;a pivot pin at the outer end defining an axis substantially parallel to the plane and transverse to the recess;a blade lying generally in a plane including the axis, a having a cutting edge extending generally perpendicular to the axis adjacent the axis, pivotal on the pin about the axis between a closed position received in the recess and an extended position with the blade plane generally coplanar with the handle plane, displaceable limitedly axially relative to the handle between a pair of end positions, and having a formation fitting complementary with the handle formation in one of the end positions;a spring braced axially between the blade and the body and urging the blade into the one end position; anda catch element displaceable between a holding position engaging the blade in the extended position thereof and retaining the blade in the extended position and a releasing position out of engagement with the blade.