Safety cutter with blade change/storage mechanism

A cutter apparatus comprising:

• a housing;
• a blade holder coupled to the housing;
• a cover for the blade holder, the cover being coupled to and repositionable in relation to the housing, the cover including a cover release device configured to facilitate repositioning the cover between a locked position at which the cover is secured to the housing and a released position at which at least a portion of the cover is free to pivotally reposition away from the housing providing access to the blade holder;
• wherein the cover release device includes a flexible portion configured to be repositionable in relation to the housing;
• wherein the flexible portion includes an engagement member that engages with a complementary portion of the housing when the cover is in the locked position, the engagement member being configured to reposition inward in relation to the housing, responsive to the flexible portion being depressed inward, to disengage the cover release device from the housing;
• wherein the complementary portion of the housing is a recess extending through the housing, and the engagement member interfits with, and is visible from outside the cutter apparatus as being located within, the recess when the cover is in the locked position.