Bag cutter and piercer
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1. A cutting apparatus having an open conformation and a closed conformation, comprising:
- a first arm having a first inner surface and an opposable second arm having a second inner surface opposite the first inner surface;
a first blade partially embedded in and extending from a first recess in the first arm;
a cutting surface extending from the second arm;
wherein at least a portion of the first blade is sized and dimensioned to physically contact at least a portion of the cutting surface; and
a piercer having a blunted tip extending outward from the second inner surface, and toward the first inner surface;
wherein the cutting surface comprises (i) a raised portion at least partially enclosing an anvil and (ii) an exposed portion of the anvil extending from the raised portion, wherein the exposed portion of the anvil is curved.
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Abstract
A bag cutter for opening a sealed package using at least one of a blade and a piercer. Preferably, at least one blade is disposed partially within a cutout of an arm in a manner that exposes an edge of the blade. A piercer can comprise an extension of a cutout edge or be located on any other suitable portion of an arm. Another blade can be provided that is substantially perpendicular to the blade within a cutout, and juxtaposable against a cutting surface.
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1. A cutting apparatus having an open conformation and a closed conformation, comprising:
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a first arm having a first inner surface and an opposable second arm having a second inner surface opposite the first inner surface; a first blade partially embedded in and extending from a first recess in the first arm; a cutting surface extending from the second arm; wherein at least a portion of the first blade is sized and dimensioned to physically contact at least a portion of the cutting surface; and a piercer having a blunted tip extending outward from the second inner surface, and toward the first inner surface; wherein the cutting surface comprises (i) a raised portion at least partially enclosing an anvil and (ii) an exposed portion of the anvil extending from the raised portion, wherein the exposed portion of the anvil is curved. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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- 11. An improved cutting apparatus having a first blade partially embedded in and extending from an upper arm of the apparatus, a raised anvil extending from a lower arm of the apparatus, and a single blunt finger extending from one of the arms toward the other arm wherein the upper surface of the anvil is convex, a first recess of the upper arm proximal to the first blade is concave, and the anvil and the first blade mate when juxtaposed.
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