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US 5,289,637 AGranted
Utility knife
OwnerJohn Coffeyinventor
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Abstract
A utility knife for use in combination with the end of an extensible measuring tape. The utility knife includes an attachment having a slot for receiving the end hook of the tape, and a screw which can be turned to secure the end hook within the slot.
Claims20
A utility knife body for receiving a cutting blade and for use in combination with a tape measure having a tape with an extensible end portion, which comprises:
- a) a handle portion for holding a planar cutting blade along a lengthwise axis of the handle portion;
- b) holding means attached to the handle portion for attaching the extensible end portion of the tape directly to said handle, said holding means having means for receiving the extensible end portion of the tape and movable securing means for releasably securing the extensible end portion of the tape directly to said handle, said means for receiving the extensible end portion of the tape being laterally offset from the lengthwise plane in which the cutting blade is oriented.
A utility knife body for receiving a cutting blade and for use in combination with a tape measure having an extensible tape with an end hook, which comprises:
- a) a handle portion for holding a planar cutting blade along a lengthwise axis of the handle portion;
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- b) holding means fixedly attached to the handle portion for releasably securing the end hook of the tape, said end hook holding means including first means for receiving the end hook, and second means movable between a first position for rigidly locking the end hook within said first means and a second position wherein the end hook is releasable from said first means, said end hook being held in a position laterally offset from the lengthwise plane in which the cutting blade is oriented.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.