Patent ID: 7234241

Claim:
A pocketknife comprising: a handle having a lower cover having an outside surface, a proximal end and a pivot hole defined through the lower cover and close to the proximal end; an upper cover mounted to the lower cover and having a proximal end and a pivot hole defined through the upper cover and close to the proximal end and having an inner edge; a block mounted between the lower cover and the upper cover; and a blade lock being resilient and having a proximal end mounted securely between the block and the upper cover and a distal end; a blade mounted pivotally between the proximal ends of the lower cover and the upper cover and having a proximal end, two sides, a cutting edge corresponding to the block in the handle, a pivot hole defined through the blade and close to the proximal end, a mounting hole defined through the blade, and a curved guide formed on one side of the blade; a lock assembly mounted in the handle and having a safety lock attached to the blade on the proximal end and close to the curved guide and having a pivot hole defined through the safety lock; an alignment hook extending from the safety lock and hooking the proximal end of the blade; and a latch guide extending from the safety lock and having an inclined outer edge and an upright outer edge; a latch mounted between the blade lock and the upper cover and having a latch tab being resilient, formed on the latch and having a distal end corresponding to the curved guide on the blade and detachably engaging the latch guide on the safety lock by abutting the upright outer edge; and a pivot pin assembly having a pivot pin mounted through pivot holes respectively in the lower cover, the blade, the safety lock and the upper cover and having a proximal end, a distal end, an enlarged head formed on the proximal end outside the lower cover and a mounting hole defined in the distal end; and a fastener mounted in the mounting hole in the pivot pin and abutting the upper cover.