Patent ID: 6490797
Filing Date: 2002-12-10
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A folding knife, comprising:a blade having a tip, a pivot end opposite said tip, said pivot end having an end surface, and said blade further including a tang, a first side panel being bifurcated by a longitudinally extending slot into a first portion and a second portion, and said first side panel forming part of an outer, exposed surface against which a hand of a user normally rests, said slot extending to said outer exposed surface; a second side panel; said first portion of said first side panel and said second side panel being interconnected so as to form a handle to which said blade is pivotally joined; said second portion of said first side panel comprising a spring and a locking mechanism, said spring being free to flex laterally relative to said handle to bring said locking mechanism into locking engagement with said end surface when said blade is in a fully unfolded position; and said locking mechanism including an end portion, said end portion being made of a wear-resistant material.