Utility knife
US7389587B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 8, 2005 |
| Grant date | Jun 24, 2008 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26B5/001
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A utility knife which includes a feature for presenting a user with a replacement blade holder containing replacement blades when the separate halves of the knife body, referred to as handle portions, are opened to expose an interior cavity is disc losed. A pivotable latching lever selectively movable between a latched position and an unlatched position permits the two handle portions to pivot relative to one another about a pivot axis when the lever is in the unlatched position so that the replacement blade holder may be presented to the user. The disclosed utility knife having a replacement blade holder and a latching lever is capable of very economic manufacture, yet is dependable in operation.
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