Patent attributes
A pocketknife has a handle, a blade, a lock assembly and a pivot pin assembly. The handle has a lower cover, an upper cover, a block and a blade lock. The blade is mounted pivotally in the handle and has a curved guide. The lock assembly is mounted in the handle and has a safety lock and a latch. The safety lock is attached to the blade and has a latch guide. The latch is mounted in the handle and has a resilient latch tab. The latch tab corresponds to the curved guide on the blade and engages the latch guide on the safety lock when the blade is closed in the handle. The pivot pin assembly is mounted through the handle, the blade and the safety lock. The lock assembly keeps the closed blade from being opened unintentionally by external impact.