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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:
Nov. 15, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2012
Applicants:
Douglas S. Snyder, Littleton, CO (US);
Tom D. Koenig, Lakewood, CO (US);
Inventors:
Douglas S. Snyder, Littleton, CO (US);
Tom D. Koenig, Lakewood, CO (US);
Assignee:
Spyderco, Inc., Golden, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 1/04 (2006.01); B25G 1/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B25G 1/08 (2013.01); B26B 1/046 (2013.01);
Abstract
A folding tool with an improved locking mechanism is provided. The locking mechanism includes a biasing member interconnected to a handle of the tool and coupled to an engagement member, which may be a push button. In various embodiments, the biasing member biases the engagement member towards a locked position in which a portion of the engagement member interacts with a tang of an implement to prevent rotation of the implement.