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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2014
Filed:
May. 27, 2010
Applicant:
Eric P. Linn, Post Falls, ID (US);
Inventor:
Eric P. Linn, Post Falls, ID (US);
Assignee:
Buck Knives, Inc., Post Falls, ID (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A folding tool includes a bolster that acts as a safety and lock release. The tool may be designed for one-hand opening. An implement is held in a stored closed position by a safety formed by the bolster and a button style lock. The implement can be opened to the ready-for-use position by rotating the bolster to release the safety, and then rotating the implement. Once the implement is open, the bolster is rotated back to its original position setting the lock for the tool.