Patent ID: 9149940
Filing Date: 2015-10-06
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A knife comprising: a handle; a blade configured to pivot with respect to the handle about a first axis between an open position wherein a cutting edge of the blade is exposed and a closed position wherein the cutting edge of the blade is disposed within the handle, the blade having a thickness and including a canted blade surface and an abutting surface, the canted blade surface defining a non-zero angle relative to the thickness of the blade; and a locking assembly configured to releasably lock the blade in the open position and in the closed position, the locking assembly comprising: wherein the rotatable member rotates about the pivot pin between a first position with respect to the handle and a second position with respect to the handle, the rotatable member is in the first position when the blade is locked in the open position and in the closed position, the abutting surface on the blade abuts a lock stop surface fixed relative to the handle when the blade is in the open position, and the canted blade lock surface on the rotatable member is biased against the canted blade surface causing the abutting surface to be urged against the lock stop surface, when the blade is locked in the open position.