Folding implement with fixed bearing surface for rotatable tool

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United States of America

PATENT NO 12253109
APP PUB NO 20240093724A1
SERIAL NO

17946206

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A folding implement such as a knife having a handle and a blade or tool rotatably connected to the handle by a fixed bearing surface. The handle includes a first scale or side and a second scale or side, wherein a first fixed bearing surface is connected to the first scale and a second fixed bearing surface is connected to the second scale, with the blade or tool positioned between the first scale and second scale and in contact with the bearing surfaces. The bearing surfaces contact an adjacent side surface of the tang of the blade or tool and sweep there across when being moved from a closed position to an open position or vice-versa. The bearing surfaces are fixed in the scales and do not rotate thereby providing a consistently reliable mechanism for reducing operating friction.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Beitzel, Karl Canton, US 3 16

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