Patent ID: 8813367

Claim:
A folding tool comprising: a handle including first and second housing members configured to be grasped by a user's hand, the first and second housing members extending along a length of the tool and providing a cavity between the first and second housing members; an implement disposed between the first and second housing members and pivotally connected to the first housing member and the second housing member about a pivot pin between an open position and a closed position, the implement including a first operative portion configured to extend external to the handle in a direction along the length of the tool when in the open position, the implement configured to be at least partially received by the cavity when the implement is in the closed position, the implement further including a tang that provides a pivot hole configured to receive the pivot pin, the tang further providing a locking receptacle; a locking member movably connected to one of the housing members to move substantially transverse to a length of the implement and substantially parallel to an axis of the pivot pin, the locking member being configured to be received by the locking receptacle provided by the implement and to inhibit rotation of the implement when received by the locking receptacle; and a bolster disposed external to the first housing member and the cavity in a direction parallel to an axis of rotation of the implement about the pivot pin, the bolster pivotally connected to the first housing member to be rotated between a locked position and an unlocked position, the bolster being disposed and configured to engage the locking member such that with the locking member received by the locking receptacle, rotating the bolster from the locked position to the unlocked position causes the bolster and the locking member to interact to retract the locking member from the locking receptacle to facilitate rotation of the implement.