Patent ID: 7305769
Filing Date: 2007-12-11
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. An OTF knife, comprising: a handle comprising a first handle side wall and a second handle side wall, a front end and a back end, said first and second handle side walls defining a blade-receiving space and an opening into the space through the front end; a blade longitudinally slidable in the handle between a closed position in which the blade is received in the handle and an open position in which said blade extends through said opening, said blade having a working portion and a tang portion and when said blade is in the open position said tang portion remains substantially within the handle; a first liner between one side of the blade and the handle, and a second liner between the opposite side of the blade and the handle, each of said liners having a longitudinally aligned central slot with a closed forward end; a spring configured for moving the blade from the closed to the open position; a blade stop for stopping movement of the blade in the open position; a blade lock defined by a first latch arm operable to engage the blade when in the open position, and a second latch arm operable to engage the blade when in the open position.