Torsion Bar technology

[Spade]

Anyone know where I can find a diagram of Ken Onion's Torsion Bar Technology? I am too chicken to take my knives apart!

Thanks,

S

 

[Paracelsus]

Ken Onion's patent on this mechanism is US 6145202. You can look at the text and figures here:

Patent link

You may need to download a free plugin to view the images which are viewed separately from the text (click on the Images button). Figures 3 and 4 should give you the information you want.

Para

 

[Wirebender]

There's a couple of photos in Nov. 2001 Tactical Knives. They show one of the Kershaws with the scale off.

 

[Spade]

Thanks for the help!

S