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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Jul. 30, 2001
William J. McHenry, Wyoming, RI (US);
Jason L. Williams, Glocester, RI (US);
Mentor Group LLC, Oregon City, OR (US);
Abstract
A folding tool such as a knife or multitool and the like has a resilient lever arm formed in a body portion. A blade pivotally connected to the body is movable between closed and open positions. A blade locking pin is carried on the lever arm, and in the normal resting position the blade locking pin engages the blade. When the blade is in the open position the lever arm biases the locking pin into locking engagement with a notch formed in the blade tang, thereby locking the blade in the open position. Actuating the lever arm disengages the locking pin from the blade, allowing the blade to be moved into the closed position. The blade may have a second notch or hole formed in the tang for engagement of the blade locking pin when the blade is closed, thereby locking the blade into the closed position.