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The end of the latch 18 which is remote
from the finger 20, is provided with a notch
21, and this notch 21 is adapted to receive
one end of a spring plate 22, the other; end
5 of which is secured to the handle 1, adjacent-
the transverse head 2. 'This spring plate 22
serves to maintain the finger 20 in engage-
ment, successively, with the notches 15, 16
and .17. In order to tilt the latch 18, so
10 that the blade.10 may be moved from one
position to another, the spring plate 22 is
provided with a knob 23, adapted to out-
stand beyond the exterior face of the handle
1, whereby the spring plate may be manipu-
15 lated from the exterior of the device.
The spring plate 22 is bent intermediate
its ends, as denoted by the numeral 24, so
that the said bent portion 24 may. bear
against the teeth 14 of the blade 10, when
20 the blade 10 is folded into the handle. By
this construction,' as soon as the knob 23 is
depressed, the spring, engaging the saw, will
throw the same .'backwardly out. of the
handle 1 in which it has hitherto been
25 housed, the spring, in such case, serving not
only as a means for holding the latch 18 in
engagement with the blade 10 but, as well,
as a means for actuating the blade into an
open - position.Having thus described the invention what 30
is claimed is:--
A device of the class described comprising
a handle; a blade pivoted in the handle and
foldable thereinto; .a latch pivoted inter-
mediate its ends in the handle and adapted 35
at one end to engage the blade to hold the
blade in the handle and to hold the blade
in other predetermined positions with re-
spect to the handle; a spring secured ad-
jacent one end of the handle and at the other '40
end arranged to engage the other end of
the latch to hold the latch in engagement
with the blade, the spring being curved in-
termediate its ends, to~bear against the blade
when the blade is folded into the handle, 45
whereby,, when the .latch )is tilted to break
the engagement between the latch and the
blade, the spring will exert simultaneously
a pressure against the blade to swing the
blade out of the handle. 50
In testimony that I claim the foregoing
as my own, I have hereto affixed any signa-
ture in the presence of two witnesses.
HENRY T. MONTGOMERY.
Witnesses:
J. W. CHILDEss,
E. H. MARTIN.0
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Montgomery, Henry T. Tool., patent, January 17, 1911; [Washington D.C.]. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth511950/m1/3/?q=%22%22~1: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting UNT Libraries Government Documents Department.