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US 2015/0306775 A1Published application
Utility Knife
AssigneePacific Handy Cutter, Inc.
InventorsG. Gerry Schmidt, John Andrew Duval
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Abstract
A utility knife includes a handle, a blade assembly secured to the handle, a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade cover to an extended position over the blade assembly, and a slider that is repositionable along the handle to release the blade cover from the extended position, the slider being pivotally coupled to the blade assembly.
Claims29
1-48. (canceled)
A utility knife comprising:
- a handle;
- a blade assembly secured to the handle and including a blade;
- a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle and the blade assembly;
- a stop in the handle;
- a locking member configured to mechanically engage the blade cover and positionable adjacent to the stop when the blade cover is in an extended position over the blade assembly;
- and
- a lifter coupled to the blade assembly and movable within the handle for repositioning the locking member in relation to the stop to release the blade cover from the extended position;
- wherein the locking member includes a lift ramp configured to cooperate with the lifter when the locking member is moved into a position that releases the blade cover from the extended position as well as to permit the lifter to return to an initial position even when the locking member is in a locked position preventing the blade cover from moving from the extended position.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.