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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 06, 2021
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2019
Applicant:
Spyderco, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Inventor:
Paul Alexander, Ypsilanti, MI (US);
Assignee:
Spyderco, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/04 (2006.01); B26B 1/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/044 (2013.01); B26B 1/02 (2013.01); B26B 1/04 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folding knife is provided with an opening mechanism having a traction surface to aid users in rotating the blade from the closed position to the open position and to assist with opening the folding knife. More specifically, the traction surface is located on an outer surface of the tang of the blade and extends outwardly from the handle when the blade is in the closed position.