US 12,246,464 B2
Folding knife with selectively hidden blade release
Kara Nicole Ebert, Cincinnati, OH (US); Ralf Strauss, Stanley, NC (US); and Gregory David Parker, Charlotte, NC (US)
Assigned to STANLEY BLACK & DECKER, INC., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed by Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., New Britain, CT (US)
Filed on Dec. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/550,557.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/125,953, filed on Dec. 15, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2022/0184825 A1, Jun. 16, 2022
Int. Cl. B26B 5/00 (2006.01); B25G 1/08 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 5/00 (2013.01) [B25G 1/08 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knife, comprising:
a handle;
a blade carrier rotatable about the handle, wherein the blade carrier comprises at least a left cap and a right cap;
a blade removably disposed within the blade carrier; and
a blade release mechanism disposed within the blade carrier and comprising a wheel, a lift bar, and a spring, wherein a portion of the blade release mechanism is visible only when the blade carrier is rotated by a predetermined angle so that the wheel is accessible and operable to move the lift bar from a first position to a second position to release the blade from the blade carrier.