Patent ID: 8561304

Claim:
A folding knife, comprising: a handle having a first handle half and a second handle half, said first handle half having a first opposing surface, said second handle half having a second opposing surface, said second handle half being spaced apart from said first handle half defining a blade receiving space between said first opposing surface and said second opposing surface; said first handle half further having a threaded bore substantially perpendicular to said first opposing surface, said second handle half having a faying surface generally concentric with said threaded bore of said first handle half; a pivot post having a threaded portion threadedly connected to said threaded bore of said first handle half; the pivot post further having an abutting surface abutting said faying surface of said second handle half; a first locking means by which said abutting surface of said pivot post is rigidly fixed to said second handle half; a second locking means by which said threaded portion of said pivot post is rigidly fixed to said first handle half; a blade pivotally connected to said handle by said pivot post for pivoting about a pivot axis between a position for storage extending generally adjacent said handle and substantially within said blade receiving space and a position for use extending outwardly from said handle.