Compression Lock Design

[Devil_H@ck]

Hi,

I was wondering if anyone has a design sketch of a compression lock? I've been searching the net for over an hour and can't seem to understand how it works exactly. I've seen the images on the Syderco website, but they are pretty small.

Any info is greaty appreciated .

Thanks

[Frank J Warner]

If you have a patent number or other detailed information, you might be able to find it here:

U.S. Patent Office

-Frank

[Devil_H@ck]

Thanks, I'll check it out!

[lerman]

check this

[Devil_H@ck]

Oh, very clean photograph. Thanks a lot!

[Brett Holmes]

never heard of compresion lock before, looks very cool though, i would think that an acidental closing would be virtually imposible. looks like a simpler version of a liner lock, no detent needed either.
brett

[Don Robinson]

How do you work the lock?

[Brett Holmes]

not sure but i would suspect that the little rectangle bit that sticks out the top would be out the top of the handle for you to push aside.
brett

[Devil_H@ck]

Yes, that's indeed how it works. The nice thing about this is that you can close it without the blade coming anywhere near your fingers if you do it the correct way.

[lerman]

it is a great lock, it works like the linerlock only upside down.

[Don Robinson]

It looks to me like the lock spring would hit the stop pin and keep it from working.????

[Ice Tigre]

Thats what I thought. could it be the photo angle? ie the spring looks wider than it is?

Looks like a spyderco knife, I wonder if they have it patented/copywrited/ etc, so we couldn't use it?

G.

[Ice Tigre]

That's what i though. Could it be the angle of the photo? ie the spring looks wider than it is?

It looks like a spyderco knife, I wonder if they have it pantented/copywrited/ etc. so that we couldn't use it?


G.

[Brett Holmes]

Originally Posted by Don Robinson

It looks to me like the lock spring would hit the stop pin and keep it from working.????

i think thats just photo angle, compined with it being a photo of a disassembled knife.
brett

[lerman]

Originally Posted by Ice Tigre

It looks like a spyderco knife, I wonder if they have it pantented/copywrited/ etc. so that we couldn't use it?
G.

i think it is patented by spyderco, but they let custom makers use there patents for free( it has some ruls but basically it's like that).