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US 11,772,288 B2Granted
Knife with integrated blade snapper
AssigneeStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
InventorsEric Ranieri, Antony Orsini, Keith Lombardi
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Abstract
A knife includes a body, and a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body. The knife further includes a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade.
Claims19
A knife comprising:
- a body;
- a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body;
- and
- a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade;
- wherein the blade snapper comprises an opening through which the blade selectively extends through movement of the blade slider;
- and
- wherein the blade snapper comprises a blade holder recessed in the opening that holds a separated blade segment following separating the blade segment with the blade snapper.
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A knife comprising:
- a body;
- a blade slider slidably mounted within the body, the blade slider configured to hold and slidably move a blade relative to the body;
- and
- a blade snapper pivotally coupled to the body, positioned such that when the blade slider selectively positions the blade to be engaged by the blade snapper, pivotal movement of the blade snapper imparts a force on a blade segment of the blade to detach the blade segment from the blade;
- and
- a blade segment removal tool that is hinged with the blade snapper, and holds a separated blade segment following separating the blade segment with the blade snapper, and permits movement of the blade segment into a position easily removed by a user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.