Patent ID: 8046923
Filing Date: 2011-11-01
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A fold knife comprising: a handle having an inner chamber; a blade, hinged to the handle; a switch mechanism for manual and semi-automatic operation, the switch mechanism substantially positioned in the inner chamber of the handle, the switch mechanism for manual and semi-automatic operation including a first position in which it is allowed to manually open the blade from the handle, and a second position in which it is allowed to semi-automatically open the blade from the handle, the switch mechanism including a switch member for operating the switch mechanism, the switch member including an engagement surface for actuating the switch member, the engagement surface having at least a portion disposed on the outside of the handle, actuation of the switching mechanism on the engagement surface changing the knife from manual operation to semi-automatic operation when the switch mechanism is in the first position and from semi-automatic operation to manual operation when the switch is in the second position.