| US 7,536,788 B2 | ||
| Folding knife | ||
| Edward Tate VanHoy, Abindgon, Va. (US); Tanya Dion VanHoy, Abingdon, Va. (US); and Tong Chiu, Taichung Hsien (Taiwan) | ||
| Assigned to GB II Corporation, Tualatin, Oreg. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 03, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/51,184. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/561483, filed on Apr. 12, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2005/0223563 A1, Oct. 13, 2005 | ||
| Int. Cl. B26B 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 30—154 [30/160; 30/161; 30/155] | 19 Claims |
| 1. A folding knife comprising:
a handle portion having a top longitudinal edge and a bottom longitudinal edge; and
a blade pivotally connected to the handle portion for pivoting movement of the blade between an open position and a closed
position, the blade having an upper longitudinal edge and a lower longitudinal edge defining a plane within which the blade
pivots, wherein the blade can be displaced independent of pivoting movement of the blade and relative to the handle portion
in the plane in a first direction extending from the top longitudinal edge to the bottom longitudinal edge of the handle portion
while the blade is connected to the handle portion;
a biasing member coupled to the blade and configured to bias the blade in a second direction opposite the first direction;
and
a pivot pin extending through an aperture in the blade and a slot in the handle portion, the pivot pin being displaceable
with the blade in the first direction, the biasing member being disposed in the slot and configured to exert a biasing force
against the pivot pin in the second direction.
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