Patent attributes
A knife with a spring-assisted articulation mechanism for assisting the user in the folding and unfolding of the blade from the pocket of the liner. The spring-assisted articulation mechanism also helps retain the blade in the folded position to prevent the blade from becoming unintentionally unfolded. The knife includes a pocketed liner and a blade attached to liner at one end of the liner by a pivot pin. The blade has a pointed end and a base end, the base end pivotally secured to the second end of the liner by the pivot pin such that the blade is capable of pivoting between a folded “closed” position and an unfolded “open” position. A guide pin is also attached to the blade of the knife at the base. A spring is provided to exert a closing force on the blade when the blade is in the closed position and an opening force on the blade when the user moves the blade into a partially open position.
