Front loading utility knife
OwnerConrad Stanley, Jr.inventor
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Abstract
A fixed cutting blade is received within one end of a two part housing. An elongated guard having a U-shaped cross section embraces the housing parts at the blade end and is shiftable through a series of positions to expose different amounts of the cutting blade including a blade covering or "safety" position.
Claims9
A front loading utility knife comprising an elongated hollow housing formed of complimentary first and second mating portions, an inwardly offset plate on each of the mating portions spaced from but parallel to the longitudinal center line of the housing forming an unobstructed front axial cavity therebetween, a cutting blade axially received within the cavity between the offset plates, means carried by at least one of the housing mating portions to limit the travel of the blade between the plates in a rearward direction only, latch means on the housing above the blade constituting the sole element limiting the travel of the blade in a forward direction, a guard slidably carried by the plates and slidable longitudinally for underlying the cutting edge of the blade and a guard positioning assembly for controlling the location of the guard with respect to the blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.