Hinged blade dispenser
AssigneeStanley Black & Decker, Inc.
InventorsCole Thomas Sanders, Gregory Tropea, Matthew Alan Seibert
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Abstract
According to an embodiment, a blade dispenser includes a body portion; and a lid portion slidable relative to the body portion to move the blade dispenser between a closed configuration and an extended configuration. The lid portion comprises a first lid portion having a first blade chamber and a second lid portion having a second blade chamber. The first lid portion and the second lid portion are coupled by a hinge portion configured to permit the first lid portion to pivot relative to the second lid portion to move the blade dispenser from the extended configuration to an open configuration. In the open configuration blades may be removed from or inserted into both the first blade chamber and the second blade chamber.
Claims19
A blade dispenser comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a lid portion slidable along and laterally away from the body portion to move the blade dispenser between a closed configuration and an extended configuration;
- wherein the lid portion comprises a first lid portion having a first blade chamber and a second lid portion having a second blade chamber;
- wherein the first lid portion and the second lid portion are coupled by a hinge portion configured to permit the first lid portion to pivot relative to the second lid portion to move the blade dispenser from the extended configuration to an open configuration;
- wherein in the open configuration blades may be removed from or inserted into both the first blade chamber and the second blade chamber.
A blade dispenser comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a lid portion slidable relative to the body portion to move the blade dispenser between a closed configuration and an extended configuration;
- wherein the lid portion comprises a first lid portion having a first blade chamber and a second lid portion having a second blade chamber;
- wherein the first lid portion and the second lid portion are coupled by a hinge portion configured to permit the first lid portion to pivot relative to the second lid portion to move the blade dispenser from the extended configuration to an open configuration;
- wherein in the open configuration blades may be removed from or inserted into both the first blade chamber and the second blade chamber;
- further comprising a clip;
- wherein the clip comprises a retaining feature configured to engage with an engagement feature formed on the first lid portion to selectively hold the blade dispenser in the open configuration.
A blade dispenser comprising:
- a body portion;
- and
- a lid portion slidable relative to the body portion to move the blade dispenser between a closed configuration and an extended configuration;
- wherein the lid portion comprises a first lid portion having a first blade chamber and a second lid portion having a second blade chamber;
- wherein the first lid portion and the second lid portion are coupled by a hinge portion configured to permit the first lid portion to pivot relative to the second lid portion to move the blade dispenser from the extended configuration to an open configuration;
- wherein in the open configuration blades may be removed from or inserted into both the first blade chamber and the second blade chamber;
- wherein the body portion comprises a slide track and the lid portion comprises a slide stop configured to slide along the slide track to limit movement of the lid portion relative to the body portion when moving the blade dispenser into the extended configuration.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.