SAFETY LOCK FOR AUTOMATIC KNIFE

摘要

An automatic folding knife (20, 120, 160) including a safety stop to prevent the blade (24) from being released from either an extended position or a closed position. A safety stop is operated by a control element (94, 138, 176) located on and movable along the back of the handle of the knife, while a button (54) that operates a latch to release the blade is located on a side of the knife handle (22, 126, 164). The safety stop includes either a lever (80), a disk (122), or a bar (162) movable by the control element into an engaged position blocking movement of the latch button (54) and thus preventing the latch from releasing the blade. A detent (100, 146, 190, 192) holds the safety stop either in its engaged position or in a disengaged position.