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US 2013/0340263 A1Published application
Cutter with Anvil
AssigneeThe Votolato Living Trust
InventorEarl Votolato
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Abstract
A cutting apparatus for opening a sealed package has a first arm partially enclosing a first blade that is at least partially juxtaposable against a second arm having a cutting surface. The two arms can be injection molded as a single piece of plastic or comprise two separate pieces coupled to a pivot. Preferably, the cutting surface comprises a raised portion at least partially enclosing a hard anvil.
Claims26
A cutting apparatus comprising:
- a first arm and an opposable second arm;
- the first arm partially enclosing a first blade in a manner that exposes at least a portion of an edge of the first blade;
- a first raised portion on the second arm at least partially enclosing an anvil;
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- wherein at least one of the first raised portion and the anvil is juxtaposable against at least a segment of the portion of the edge of the first blade.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.