Utility pen-knife

A utility pen-knife, comprising,

• an elongate housing, said housing having a housing first end spaced from a housing second end, the housing longitudinally aligned to maintain ease of grasping and compactness relative to the housing, and wherein the housing first end includes a first end opening,
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• the housing having a bottom wall spaced from a top wall, with a housing lid selectively securable to the housing, with the housing lid arranged in a coplanar orientation relative to the top wall, and the housing lid is secured to the housing,
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• the housing having a partition wall within the housing, with a pen assembly terminating in a pen tip extending beyond the housing second end extending from the partition wall through the housing second end,
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• a knife assembly extending from the housing partition wall to the housing first end opening between the housing lid and the housing bottom wall,
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• the knife assembly having a carriage reciprocally mounted within the housing, with the carriage having a primary knife blade, wherein the carriage is reciprocable within the housing from a first position when the primary knife blade projects through the housing first end opening to a second position wherein the primary knife blade is retracted within the housing,
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• said lid includes a lid first end spaced from a lid second end, the housing first end having a first end recess, with the lid first end further having a first end rib, wherein the first end rib is arranged in a parallel relationship relative to the housing first end opening, and the rib is received within said first end recess.