Patent ID: 6553672
Filing Date: 2003-04-29
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A folding knife with compression locking mechanism, comprising:a handle having a front end, a rear end and a cavity defined therebetween; a knife blade having a front end, a heel end with an anvil, a cutting edge and an upper edge, said heel end rotatably interconnected to said front end of said handle, wherein said knife blade travels between a first extended position of use and a second closed position wherein said knife blade cutting edge is positioned substantially within said handle cavity; a stop pin interconnected to said handle proximate to an upper edge of said handle for engaging said heel end of said blade when said blade is in said first extended position of use; and a locking mechanism interconnected to said knife handle and operably positioned within said handle cavity, said locking mechanism comprising a releasable tang positioned directly between said anvil of said blade and said stop pin when said knife blade is in said first extended position of use, and traveling in a direction substantially perpendicular to a longitudinal axis of the handle, wherein when pressure is applied downward on said upper edge of said blade, said releasable tang is compressed between said blade anvil and said stop pin to prevent closure of said knife blade.