The knives are common work tools used by laborers, chefs and carpenters. The judge said that people should be able to know with certainty whether carrying a gravity knife is legal. In approving the bill Thursday, the Democratic governor - who had twice vetoed similar versions of the bill - said "the legal landscape has changed."Ī federal district judge in March ruled the law was too vague and unconstitutional. Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that ends the legal ban on so-called gravity knives, a term used to describe folding knives with locking blades that can be opened with a flick of the wrist. In approving the bill, the governor - who had twice vetoed similar versions of the bill - said 'the legal landscape has changed'.The items no longer banned are folding knives with locking blades that can be opened with a flick of the wrist.Andrew Cuomo has signed legislation that ends the legal ban on so-called gravity knives The knife as claimed in claim 4, wherein said aperture is positioned in said second end of said backbone. 1, the front end of the backbone will pivot down, thereby exerting pressure on the back end of the blade 3, which will cause the blade to move to the opened position.ĥ. As the back end of the backbone 15 moves in the direction of the arrow D in FIG. At this point, the spring 18 will exert force on the underside of the backbone causing it to pivot about pivot pin 13. When the user flicks the backbone, this will cause the backbone to move slightly away from the handle. It is the combination of this flipping action combined with the force exerted by spring 18 which opens the blade from its seated position in the handle. This permits a user to use a finger, inserted into backbone hole 17, to pull the knife out of their pocket and flip the closed blade to an opened position such as is shown in FIG. the end with pin 19, is in a closed blade position, and the knife is inserted end first into a user's pocket, the finger hole portion 17 of the backbone 15 will normally extend slightly out of the pocket. In this manner when the front end of the knife, i.e. B26B1/04- Hand knives with adjustable blade Pocket knives with pivoted blade lockable in adjusted position.B26B1/02- Hand knives with adjustable blade Pocket knives with pivoted blade.B26B1/00- Hand knives with adjustable blade Pocket knives.B26B- HAND-HELD CUTTING TOOLS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR.B26- HAND CUTTING TOOLS CUTTING SEVERING.239000010935 stainless steel Substances 0.000 description 2.
229910001220 stainless steel Inorganic materials 0.000 description 2.238000006011 modification reaction Methods 0.000 description 2.239000007769 metal material Substances 0.000 description 2.235000002017 Zea mays subsp mays Nutrition 0.000 description 4.229910001369 Brass Inorganic materials 0.000 description 4.Oliveri Priority to US09/892,876 priority Critical patent/US6477777B1/en Application granted granted Critical Publication of US6477777B1 publication Critical patent/US6477777B1/en Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical Status Expired - Fee Related legal-status Critical Current Links Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.) Filing date Publication date Priority claimed from US21491500P external-priority Application filed by Joseph A. Oliveri Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.) Expired - Fee Related Application number US09/892,876 Inventor Joseph A.
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