Patent ID: 8499461
Filing Date: 2013-08-06
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A folding knife having a blade pivotally mounted between two handles at a pivot axis extending through the tang area of the blade, said blade having a closed position sheathed between the handles and an open position extending from the handle, said folding knife comprising: a locking bolt having a body with at least one projecting lug, said body being axially aligned with an axis extending through the tang area of the blade and parallel to the blade pivot axis; a locking sleeve having a body defining a slot, said sleeve body axially and oppositely aligned with the axis of the locking bolt; said blade in the tang area defining spaced-apart locking surfaces establishing a closed locked position and an open locked position; biasing means applying opposite biasing forces to the locking bolt and locking sleeve to normally urge the locking sleeve and locking bolt into engagement with one of said locking surfaces when the blade is either in an open or closed position; and release means associated with each of said locking sleeve and locking bolt and actuable at said handles, said locking sleeve and locking bolt move simultaneously to an unlocked position out of engagement with the locking surfaces on the blade in response to simultaneous depression of both the sleeve and the bolt with respect to the handles.