Patent ID: 6438848
Filing Date: 2002-08-27
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A folding tool, comprising:a handle having first and second opposed sidewalls held in a spacedapart arrangement to define an elongate slot therebetween; an implement having a working portion and a tang portion having a peripheral edge defining a cam and a shoulder at the junction of the cam and the working portion, said tang portion pivotally attached to one end of the handle and said implement movable between a closed position and an open position; an implement locking member in said handle extending generally transverse to said handle and at least partially through cooperatively formed slots in each of said opposed sidewalls and movable between a first position in which the member engages said cam and said shoulder to lock said implement in said open position and a second position in which the member disengages said cam; a first spring for urging said implement locking member to the first position; a second spring for urging said implement from said closed position into said open position.