Patent ID: 7222429
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A folding knife comprising: a handle; a blade rotatably connected to said handle and moveable between an opened position and a closed position, said blade having a first lock member receiving recess defined by a bottom wall and first and second opposing sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and a second lock member receiving recess adjacent the first lock member receiving recess and defined by a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom; a lock bar pivotally connected to said handle and comprising a first lock member defined by a bottom wall and first and second sidewalls extending upwardly therefrom, and a second lock member adjacent the first lock member and defined by a bottom wall and a sidewall extending upwardly therefrom, said lock bar being movable between an engaged position and a disengaged position so that a portion of the first sidewall of the first lock member contacts a portion of the first sidewall of the first lock member recess to define a contact point between said lock bar and said blade when said blade is in the opened position and said lock bar is in the engaged position; and a lock pin connected to said handle adjacent said first and second lock members so that when said blade is in the opened position and said lock bar is in the engaged position, said lock pin contacts the second sidewall of said first lock member and the bottom wall of the second lock member receiving recess.