Ergonomic utility knife/box cutter and method of making
US5386632A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 12, 1993 |
| Grant date | Feb 7, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 12, 2013 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26B27/005
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A utility knife/box cutter includes an ergonomically-shaped handle portion with exterior stippling to provide a good grasp upon the knife. Within the handle portion, a channel member is received in a forwardly extending cavity and movably receives a cutting blade carrier for longitudinal movement relative to the handle portion. A cutter blade carried in the blade carrier is moveable between a storage position entirely within the handle portion and successively further forward use and replacement positions. Also received into the handle portion is a spare blade holder member pivotal between a blade retaining position entirely within the handle portion and a blade releasing position in which a forward part of the spare blade holder member is pivoted out of the handle portion to present spare blades for removal and transfer to the cutting blade carrier.
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