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US 12,097,628 B2Granted
Multi-purpose utility cutter
AssigneeSlice, Inc.
InventorRobert Joseph Gallegos
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Abstract
The present invention is a multi-purpose utility cutter apparatus having two body members rotatably connected at a pivot point to form two jaw portions and two handles, with at least one of the jaw portions formed with a blade holding mechanism.
Claims20
A blade clamping mechanism comprising:
- a blade holder comprising a blade channel formed with a clamping plate receiving hole and adapted to receive a blade;
- a screw member comprising a knob portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion comprising a stopper member and a threaded portion;
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- a clamping plate having an opening adapted to receive and travel along a portion of the shaft portion, the clamping plate adapted to travel through the clamping plate receiving hole.
1 more element
A blade holding mechanism comprising:
- a blade holder comprising a first channel member opposing a second channel member to form a blade channel adapted to receive a blade, at least one of the channel members formed with a clamping mechanism receiving hole;
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- a clamping mechanism comprising:
- a screw member comprising a knob portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion comprising a stopper member and a threaded portion, the shaft portion adapted to travel through the clamping mechanism receiving hole;
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- a clamping plate disposed between the stopper member and the threaded portion and having a shaft portion opening configured to receive and travel along a portion of the shaft portion.
3 more elements
A multi-purpose tool comprising:
- a pair of body members rotatably connected at a pivot point to form a pair of jaw portions and a pair of handles, with at least one of the jaw portions formed with a blade holding mechanism comprising:
- a blade holder comprising a first channel member opposing a second channel member to form a blade channel adapted to receive a blade, each channel member formed with one or more receiving holes;
- a screw member comprising a knob portion and a shaft portion, the shaft portion comprising a stopper member and a threaded portion;
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- a clamping plate having a shaft portion opening configured to receive and travel along a portion of the shaft portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.