Utility knife blade with functional cutouts

Abstract

A utility knife blade may include a planar body generally shaped as an isosceles trapezoid with a long base, a short base, a first leg, and a second leg, the long and short base being generally parallel; a sharpened edge formed on the long base; an engagement feature configured to retain the utility knife blade in a utility knife; and a first functional cutout extending into the first leg, spaced from both the engagement feature and the sharpened edge. A utility knife blade may also include a planar body defining an unsharpened edge and a sharpened edge; an engagement feature configured to retain the utility knife blade in a utility knife; and a first functional cutout extending into the planar body. The planar body is configured to bend without breaking upon application of a force transverse to the planar body that exceeds an intended force for the first functional cutout.

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.