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Utility cutter

  • US 10,137,588 B1
  • Filed: 04/03/2017
  • Issued: 11/27/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/01/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A utility cutter, comprising:

  • a handle that comprises a gripping surface;

    one or more blades configured to extend from the handle, the blade comprising a cutting portion which includes one or more cutting edges and a non-cutting portion including a thickness; and

    a guide including a guide length in a direction substantially parallel with the non-cutting portion of the one or more blades and a guide width in a direction substantially transverse the guide length;

    the guide attached directly and fixedly to the blade independent of engaging contact between the guide and the handle, the guide positioned in an attaching position on the one or more blades to expose at least a portion of the cutting portion and cover at least a portion of the non-cutting portion, the guide comprising a contoured surface that comprises at least one pointed edge to pierce through a corrugated material, the guide further comprising a first ramped side and a second ramped side, the first and second ramped sides directly adjacent the at least one pointed edge, the ramped sides transition to a widening of the guide, and the guide width at the attaching portion is greater than the thickness of the non-cutting portion of the blade; and

    ,the utility cutter further comprising a cut-away region ahead of the one or more cutting edges of the blade configured to accept a bunched portion of a workpiece.

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