Patent ID: 8468701

Claim:
A folding knife assembly comprising: a blade assembly having a fixed blade portion and a movable blade portion, wherein said fixed blade portion comprises a fixed interlock and said movable blade portion comprises a movable interlock, said moveable interlock comprises a pivot aperture disposed therethrough, said blade assembly disposable between an open configuration and a closed configuration, wherein said fixed blade portion and said moveable blade portion are structured to cooperatively engage one another while said blade assembly is disposed in said open configuration, said fixed blade portion and said movable blade portion are disposed in a substantially planar arrangement relative to one another while said blade assembly is disposed in said open configuration, said movable interlock is structured and disposed to releasably engage said fixed interlock in an interlocked orientation while said blade assembly is disposed in said open configuration, said fixed blade portion and said movable blade portion are disposed in a substantially overlying arrangement relative to one another while said blade assembly is disposed in said closed configuration, a positioning assembly structured to facilitate disposition of said blade assembly between said open configuration and said closed configuration, said positioning assembly comprising a positioning pin, said pivot aperture of said movable interlock structured to engage said positioning pin such that said movable blade portion is movable relative to said positioning pin, and a locking assembly structured to operatively engage said positioning assembly and releasably secure said blade assembly in said open configuration.