Patent ID: 6848183

Claim:
A device for locking a butterfly knife having a first handle component, a second handle component, and a blade hingedly coupled at a proximal end of the butterfly knife wherein the first and second handle components are moved to an open position and a closed position comprising: a locking mechanism coupled to a distal end of the butterfly knife for securing the butterfly knife in the open position and in the closed position, wherein the locking mechanism comprises: a movable magnetic component coupled to a distal end of the first handle component, the magnetic component being magnetically coupled to a metallic surface of the second handle component to lock the butterfly knife; and at least one spring device coupled to the magnetic component for moving the magnetic component in a downward manner to free the magnetic component from the metallic surface of the second handle component to unlock the butterfly knife, the spring device returning the magnetic component to the metallic surface of the second handle component to lock the butterfly knife when the spring device is released.