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US 2006/0185490 A1Published application
Microtome blade
AssigneeFeather Safety Razor Co., Ltd.
InventorMathew Mincer
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Abstract
A mircotome blade having a safety portion. The safety portion may include a protective portion spaced from a knife edge and a gripping portion extending outwardly from the protective portion. The protective portion and the gripping portion help reduce unintended knife edge cuts.
Claims15
A microtome blade comprising:
- a blade portion having a knife edge in a cutting direction;
- a protective portion spaced from the knife edge in the cutting direction, the protective portion to reduce unintended knife edge cuts;
- a pair of connecting portions extending outwardly from distal ends of the blade portion joining the protective portion to the blade portion;
- a space between the protective portion and the knife edge;
- and
- a gripping portion extending outwardly from at least one connecting portion in the cutting direction, the gripping portion to provide a surface for handling away from the cutting portion.
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A cutting blade for use with a microtome, the cutting blade comprising:
- an elongate body having spaced first and second sides along a length;
- a cutting portion on the elongate body spaced inward from the first side and having a knife edge in a cutting direction;
- and
- a protective portion on the elongate body adjacent the first side and spaced from the knife edge in the cutting direction to reduce unintended knife-edge cuts.
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A cutting blade for use with a microtome, the cutting blade comprising:
- an elongate body having a cutting edge along a length and spaced first and second ends along a width;
- a cutting portion on the cutting edge having a knife edge in a cutting direction;
- and
- a gripping portion adjacent the first end extending outwardly from the cutting edge in the cutting direction to provide a surface for handling away from the cutting portion.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.