Patent ID: 7340838
Filing Date: 2008-03-11
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A folding knife comprising: a handle; a hollow region in the handle; a blade operatively coupled to the handle and configured to be pivoted into the hollow region in a closed position, the blade including a protruding portion that is sized and positioned on the blade to extend through the hollow region and beyond a back side of the handle when the blade is in the closed position and to be out of the hollow region and extending beyond a front side of the handle when the knife is in an open position; a safety lock configured to prevent the blade from moving out of the hollow region of the handle; and a bias element operatively attached to the blade and configured to urge the blade toward an extended position once the blade has moved past an equilibrium point; wherein the protruding portion is configured to be pushed into the hollow region urging the blade past the equilibrium point and into the extended position.