im doing a product analysis
2006-08-13 05:04:45 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Homework Help
as in the spring which flicks the blade or other item out of the knife. not the corkscrew!
2006-08-13 05:19:17 · update #1
There is no flicking spring in the swiss army knife.
You have to pull each blade out, breaking a nail on each occasion.
2006-08-13 05:10:47 · answer #1 · answered by 'Dr Greene' 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All materials are elastic, including metals.
Just look at a bulldog clip or leaf spring. Springs do not have to be helical.
In a Swiss Army knife the long backing strip acts as a spring.
When a blade is opened the hinged part of the blade is shaped into a cam which forces the backing strip out and then it recovers and locks the blade in position, either open or closed,
Take a steel knitting needle and bend it slightly and then release it. It acts like a spring! Have fun/
2006-08-13 14:58:00 · answer #2 · answered by CurlyQ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mine does not have a spring. Could you be referring to the corkscrew? It works very nicely as do all the other features. My personal favorite is the tweezer.
'nuff said?
2006-08-13 12:11:18 · answer #3 · answered by Mr. Peachy® 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not really sure... but isnt it fun i plsy with mine all the time.
2006-08-13 12:21:54 · answer #4 · answered by welshwife 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they aren't likely to tell you that, now are they!
2006-08-17 11:51:44 · answer #5 · answered by srracvuee 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋