Benchmade Consumer Catalog 2009 - (Page 52) LOCKING MECHANISMS Seems simple enough. You open the knife, you close the knife. But it’s the mechanics of motion that happens in the process of opening and closing, which can make the difference between ordinary and extraordinary. Is the knife easy to actuate, can it be opened with one hand, is it ambidextrous, and will it be reliable when you need it most? These are all essential considerations when it comes to knife mechanics. Benchmade offers several mechanisms, from patented exclusives like the unparalleled AXIS, to more traditional lock back designs. It all comes down to your level of desired function. aXiS® A patented Benchmade exclusive, AXIS has been turning heads and winning fans ever since its introduction. A 100-percent ambidextrous design, AXIS gets its function from a small, hardened steel bar which rides forward and back in a slot machined into both steel liners. The bar extends to both sides of the knife, spans the liners, and is positioned over the rear of the blade. It engages a ramped, tang portion of the knife blade when it is opened. Two omega style springs, one on each liner, give the locking bar its inertia to engage the knife tang. As a result, the tang is wedged solidly between a sizable stop pin and the AXIS bar itself. aXiS ® aSSiSt Another patented Benchmade exclusive. All of the advantages of an AXIS lock combined with the power of coil spring assisted opening. The blade is started open with the thumb lug, then the coil spring engages and maintains torque to the fully open position. A safety can be engaged in either the open or closed position for added security. roLLing Lock® With indraft® Another patented Benchmade exclusive, the Rolling Lock utilizes a sizable, notched lock-pin which secures against the blade tang when engaged. To disengage, a spring actuated thumb button on the right handle side is drawn back to rotate the lock- pin and free the blade. InDraft, a patented exclusive, is a combination of a slotted liner and a pin in the blade tang working in tandem to generate an inward inertia when closing the blade. This results in one of the safest blade detents available today. 52 TECH INFO BENCHMADEKNIFECO.
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