Back to results
US 12,617,108 B2Granted
Foam board cutter
AssigneeSlice Safety Cutter, Inc.
InventorJoshua Ferchaud
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
A foam board cutter configured with dual retractable cutting blades that may be extended and retracted by dual blade actuation mechanisms which may be parallel to one another and independently operable. Each blade actuation mechanism of the cutter may include a slider button assembly operably connected to a blade holder configured to hold a blade.
Claims17
A cutting device, comprising:
- a first blade cartridge assembly configured in parallel position to a second blade cartridge assembly, wherein each blade cartridge assembly comprises a blade holder configured to retain a blade and a slider button assembly configured to move along a slider track, wherein each blade cartridge assembly operates independently of the other blade cartridge assembly;
- a slider button having a slider post extending from a bottom surface thereof, the slider post comprising a pair of wing elements extending from opposing side surfaces thereof;
- and
- a base plate with a shaped opening configured to receive the slider post, a shaped member in a wide “u” shape, comprising a pair of arm elements extending from a flexible base portion which extends from a surface of the base plate, and wherein a portion of the shaped member is configured to move relative to the shaped opening.
1 more element
A cutting device, comprising:
- a housing comprising:
- one or more blade cartridge assembly tracks, each track comprising a slot having an interior top boarder with a plurality of notches;
- a first housing shell connected to a second housing shell;
- and
- an intermediate member between the first housing shell and the second housing shell, wherein a rear end of the intermediate member extends beyond the first housing shell and the rear comprises one or more elongated protrusions to which an end cap is configured to slide along in a vertical direction, the end cap being selectively detachable from the intermediate member;
- and
- a pair of blade cartridge assemblies, each blade cartridge assembly of the blade cartridge assemblies being adapted to engage with one of the one or more blade cartridge assembly tracks, each blade cartridge assembly further comprising:
- a slider button assembly comprising a base plate adapted to engage with a slider button having a slider post adapted to travel through at least one of the slots of the blade cartridge assembly tracks, the base plate having a shaped opening and a shaped member with two engagement ends, each engagement end configured to be selectively received by the notches of the blade cartridge track to selectively lock the slider button assembly in a user-selected position relative to the blade cartridge track;
- and
- a blade holder adapted to receive a blade.
7 more elements
A foam board cutter comprising:
- a body member comprising:
- a first housing shell and a second housing shell, the first housing shell and second housing shell each comprising a slider button track having a slot with an interior boarder that includes a plurality of notches;
- an intermediate member disposed between and configured to support connection of the first housing shell and the second housing shell, the intermediate member comprising a first face facing the first housing shell and a second face facing the second housing shell, the first face and the second face each comprising a blade cartridge assembly groove;
- a first gap between the first face of the intermediate member and the first housing shell;
- a second gap between the second face of the intermediate member and the second housing shell, wherein the first gap and the second gap each define an opening in a rear portion of the body member;
- and
- a removable end cap configured to selectively attach to a rear end of the body member to cover the first gap and the second gap;
- and
- a pair of blade cartridge assemblies, wherein one blade cartridge assembly of the pair of blade cartridge assemblies is removably disposed in each of the first gap and the second gap, each of the blade carriage assemblies further comprising:
- a slider button assembly comprising a base plate adapted to engage a slider post of a slide button adapted to travel along the slot of the slider button track, the base plate having a shaped member with at least two notch engagement ends, each notch engagement end of each slider button assembly configured to be selectively received by the notches of its respective slider button track to selectively lock each slider button assembly in a selected position relative to its respective slider button track;
- and
- a blade holder extending from an end of the slider button assembly and configured to retain a blade.
9 more elements
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.