Precision knife and blade dispenser for the same
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1. A combination precision knife and blade dispenser, said combination comprising:
- a handle portion configured to receive a blade; and
a dispenser, said dispenser configured to support at least one blade in a new blade portion thereof, said dispenser further having a used blade portion configured to support at least one blade therein, wherein a user, manipulates said handle portion and engages a base of said at least one blade therein, and wherein in order to dispose of said blade, said user inserts said blade into said dispenser and disengages said base of said blade from said handle portion such that at no time does a user need to touch an edge portion of the blade.
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Abstract
A combination precision knife and blade dispenser having a handle portion configured to receive a blade and a dispenser. The dispenser is configured to support at least one blade in a new blade portion thereof. The dispenser further has a used blade portion configured to support at least one blade therein, where a user, manipulates the handle portion and engages a base of the at least one blade therein, and where in order to dispose of the blade, the user inserts the blade into the dispenser and disengages the base of the blade from the handle portion such that at no time does a user need to touch an edge portion of the blade.
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22 Claims
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1. A combination precision knife and blade dispenser, said combination comprising:
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a handle portion configured to receive a blade; and a dispenser, said dispenser configured to support at least one blade in a new blade portion thereof, said dispenser further having a used blade portion configured to support at least one blade therein, wherein a user, manipulates said handle portion and engages a base of said at least one blade therein, and wherein in order to dispose of said blade, said user inserts said blade into said dispenser and disengages said base of said blade from said handle portion such that at no time does a user need to touch an edge portion of the blade. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A combination precision knife and blade dispenser, said combination comprising:
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a handle portion, said handle portion having a sliding blade assembly therein moveable between a first retracted position and a second forward position, said blade assembly having a blade opening; and a dispenser, said dispenser configured to support at least one blade in a new blade portion thereof, said dispenser further having a used blade portion configured to support at least one blade therein, wherein a user manipulates said sliding blade assembly to said second forward position and engages a base of said at least one blade into said blade opening in order to insert said blade into said handle portion, and wherein in order to dispose of said blade, said user inserts said blade into said dispenser and disengages said base of said blade from said blade opening. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 15)
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16. A combination precision knife and blade dispenser, said combination comprising:
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a handle portion, said handle portion having a sliding blade assembly therein moveable between a first retracted position and a second forward position, said blade assembly having a threaded blade opening; and a dispenser, said dispenser configured to support at least one blade in a new blade portion thereof, said dispenser further having a used blade portion configured to support at least one blade therein, wherein a user opens said new blade portion, manipulates said sliding blade assembly to said second forward position, and screws a threaded base of said at least one blade into said threaded blade opening in order to insert said blade into said handle portion, and wherein in order to dispose of said blade, said user opens said used blade portion of said blade dispenser, inserts said blade into said dispenser and unscrews said threaded base of said blade from said threaded blade opening. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for operating a combination precision knife and blade dispenser, said method comprising the step of:
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activating a sliding blade assembly to a second forward position from a first retracted position within a handle portion of said knife, said assembly having a forward blade opening; engaging a new blade portion of a dispenser containing at least one knife therein, said knife having an edge portion and a base portion, wherein only said base portion is exposed; attaching said base portion of said blade into said forward blade opening; removing said blade from said dispenser; wherein when said edge portion of said blade is dull from use or otherwise; inserting said edge portion of said blade into said used blade portion of said dispenser; and disengaging said base portion of said blade from said forward blade opening, such during the entire method for operating a combination precision knife and blade dispenser, a user need not touch said edge portion of said blade.
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