Claims
- 1. A folding knife comprising:
a blade including a distal end and a tang; a handle configured to include a hollow region for receiving the blade, said blade being pivotally coupled to the handle via a pin to position the knife between an open position and a closed position; and a lock mounted to the handle, said lock configured to obstruct a path of the distal end of the blade to prevent the knife from being moved from the closed position to the open position.
- 2. The knife of claim 1, wherein said lock is configured to slide in a channel in the handle to transition between an operable position and an inoperable position.
- 3. The knife of claim 2, wherein said channel is a slotted hole.
- 4. The knife of claim 2, wherein said lock is configured to use friction to maintain a position in the channel.
- 5. The knife of claim 4, wherein the friction on the lock is adjustable.
- 6. The knife of claim 1, the knife further comprising a bias element configured to assist a user in opening the knife.
- 7. The knife of claim 6, wherein the bias element is configured to exert a force in opening the knife.
- 8. The knife of claim 1, wherein the tang is configured to protrude from the handle when the knife is in the closed position.
- 9. A folding knife comprising:
a blade including a distal end and a tang; a handle including a hollow region configured to receive the blade, said blade being pivotally coupled to the handle via a pin; a bias element housed in the handle and configured to assist the blade in extending from the hollow region of the handle; and a safety lock configured to prevent the blade from moving out of the hollow region of the handle.
- 10. The knife of claim 9, wherein the safety lock includes a block that limits the movement of the distal end of the blade.
- 11. The knife of claim 9, wherein the safety lock is configured to slide in a channel in the handle.
- 12. The knife of claim 9, wherein the safety lock is configured to slide to a position that allows the blade to move out of the hollow region of the handle.
- 13. A pocket tool apparatus comprising:
a tool pivotable between an open position and a closed position about a pivot pin; a handle connected to the tool via the pivot pin and configured to receive the tool; and a lock that is moveably mounted to the handle at a substantial distance away from the pivot pin, said lock configured to hold the tool in the closed position.
- 14. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the tool includes a blade.
- 15. The apparatus of claim 13, wherein the lock may be moved to a position that allows the tool to move out of the closed position.
- 16. A safety lock for locking a blade of a folding knife in a folded position, comprising a block configured to contact the distal end of the blade to prevent the blade from moving out of the folded position.
- 17. The safety lock of claim 16, wherein the block is moveably attached to the knife.
- 18. The safety lock of claim 16, wherein the block may be moved to an inoperable position to allow the blade to move out of the folded position.
- 19. The safety lock of claim 16, wherein the block slides along a channel to move between an operable position and an inoperable position.
- 20. The safety lock of claim 19, wherein the block uses friction to maintain a position in the channel.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0001] This application claims priority to U.S. Design Pat. Application Ser. No. 29/143,656, filed Jun. 18, 2001 for a POCKET KNIFE.