Knife
US7596868B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 20, 2005 |
| Grant date | Oct 6, 2009 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 20, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC B)Performing Operations; Transporting
- CPC primaryB26B5/003
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
The present blade device invention comprises an elongated housing wherein the housing comprises forward and rearward end portions and wherein the forward end portion defines an opening. The invention further comprises a blade holder moveable along a length of the housing toward the forward end portion and an actuator moveable along the length of the housing toward the forward end portion wherein the actuator is associated with the blade holder to impart movement to the blade holder toward the forward end portion of the housing. The invention further comprises a projection secured to one of the blade holder and the actuator wherein the projection extends in a direction transverse to the length, wherein the projection comprises a control surface which extends in a direction nonparallel to the length, wherein the other of the actuator and the blade holder to which the projection is not secured contacts the control surface and wherein the blade holder is movable in the direction nonparallel to the length.
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