Patent ID: 6553671
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A folding knife comprising:a handle, said handle having opposing first and second sides; a blade rotatably coupled with said handle and moveable between a locked position wherein said blade extends from said handle and an unlocked position, said blade defining a slot; a locking bar coupled with said first side of said handle, said locking bar having a free end biased toward said blade wherein said free end is received within said slot when said blade is in said locked position, and an actuator member disposed within said slot of said blade and moveable with respect to said sides of said handle, said actuator member disposed between said locking bar and said second side of said handle when said blade is in said locked position, wherein said free end of said locking bar is forced from said slot of said blade when said actuator member is moved toward said first side of said handle so that said blade is rotatable to the unlocked position.