Patent ID: 6308420
Filing Date: 2001-10-30
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A folding knife comprising:an elongated handle including first and second mutually opposed sides forming a spacing therebetween,an elongated blade having a working end and a tang at an opposite end within a common plane,pivot means having a pivot axis and connecting said tang to said handle to permit said blade to pivot into an open position wherein said blade extends outwardly from said handle and into a closed position wherein said blade is recessed into said spacing,said blade having a cam secured to said blade eccentric to said pivot axis and spaced from said common plane,an operating spring secured at one end to said handle and having abutting contact with said cam remote from said one end forming force vector means,said force vector means being arranged selectively to resist the pivoting of said blade to an open position and when in an open position resist the pivoting of said blade to a closed position.