Patent ID: 6918184

Claim:
A folding knife with an integral blade locking mechanism and blade stop pin, comprising: a handle having a front end, a rear end and a cavity positioned substantially therebetween; a blade having a front end, a heel end, an upper edge and a lower edge, said heel end rotatably interconnected to said front end of said handle; a tang positioned on a heel end of said blade; a locking mechanism pivot pin operably interconnected to said handle; a locking mechanism, comprising: a central body with an aperture extending therethrough which is rotatably interconnected to said locking mechanism pivot pin, wherein said central body rotates around an axis defined by said locking mechanism pivot pin and positioned proximate to said heel end of said blade; an anvil extending outwardly from said central body for operable engagement with said tang when said blade is in a first extended position of use which is substantially an extension of said handle; an overtravel surface located on a forward portion of said central body for engaging said heal end of said blade when said blade is in said first extended position of use; and a rotation means interconnected to said central body, wherein said locking mechanism may be rotated to allow said blade to travel between said first extended position and said second closed position.