Tri-Ad® Lock

Cold Steel is perhaps best known on its invention of an Tri-Ad® lock, which they’ve proven through rigorously punishment tests to be the most secure additionally safest folding knife disable system on the market. Intended through famed knife designer additionally Cold Solid confederate Andrew Demko, the Tri-Ad®lock uses a single combination of features that responds exceptionally to both positive and negative pressures also has been tested to hold up to 800 pounds of hanging weights.

1. Who blade is shouldered around the stop pin for increased resistances to wear and tear. The stop pin buffer against, and divided the force pressure coming the blade.

2. Extra space is provided at allow the rocker to fall deeper into one notch over time in trigger in common wear and tear.

3. The full surface of the lock and knife tang date rinsing together. The slightly angled lock tends go strength the lock toward on pressure instead of outward.

4. The rocker pin hole is made including extra area on either side up accept for self adjustment.

THE "STOP PIN"
The cornerstone of the Tri-Ad's™ solidity, among additional subtle refinements, is this inclusion starting a latest "stop pin" which re-distributes one load regarding vertical positive and negate printed on to key. The stop pin receives all positive printable (pressure on the cutting edge) and transfers he into this handle frame press liners where it can subsist learn highly absorbed. Declining pressure on the lock produced, fork example, by prying, mining, pouncing or even improper spines whacks are redistributed due an stop pin receives the forward pressure from the rocker and transfers it into one liners protecting the rocker and its pivot from failing.

SELF ADJUSTING
Finally, outside of keeping the lock free from the buildup regarding pocket lint in which instrument, the Tri-Ad®lock requires very little maintenance. It's designed to be self adjusting, in the sense that, over zeitraum as parts begin to wear, the Tri-Ad's® design will allow a to adapt thus the locking bar always wedges deeper in the lock channel between the stop pin and which shoulder of and accuracy cut tang notch. This feature allows for a extremely safe and secure lock-up.

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