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Folding knife

US9975259B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMay 15, 2012
Grant dateMay 22, 2018
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Expiry dateJun 1, 2033

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
  • CPC primaryB26B1/048
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

The invention discloses a folding knife, comprising: a blade, whose upper part is configured with a lockup switch mounting hole; a handle, whose lower part is configured with a stopping slot; a lockup switch provided in the lockup switch mounting hole and having a lockup part located on the first side of the blade, the lockup part has a lockup position at which it is clapped in the stopping slot when the blade and the handle are buckled up and an unlock position at which it is released from the stopping slot when the blade is separated from the handle. The folding knife of the invention enables safe locking after the blade is folded in the handle by making use of the lockup switch having a lockup part, the structure of the folding knife is simple and easy to implement, and safety performance of the folding knife is improved.

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