Cutting tool for opening package
First Claim
1. A cutting tool for opening a package or the like, comprising:
- an elongated, generally flat and thin housing having a front end and an upper side;
an elongated slit extending rearwardly and generally longitudinally from said front end through a portion of said housing;
a cutting blade mounted within said housing and having a cutting edge extending into said slit at an inner portion thereof spaced rearwardly from said front housing end;
an upper front end portion of said housing on one side of said slit having a barb thereon extending outwardly from said front end; and
a lower front end portion of said housing on an opposite side of said slit being tapered inwardly toward said front end to terminate in a narrow end at said front end;
whereby said barb can penetrate a package to form an opening therein, said narrow end of said tapered lower front end portion can be inserted into the opening to position an adjacent portion of the package in said slit, and said housing can be moved forwardly to move the adjacent package portion into engagement with the cutting edge of said cutting blade to cut and open the package.
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Abstract
A cutting tool for a package or the like, comprising an elongated, generally flat and thin housing. An elongated slit extends rearwardly and generally longitudinally from the front end of the housing through a portion thereof. A cutting blade is mounted within the housing and has a cutting edge extending into the slit at an inner portion thereof. An upper front end portion of the housing on one side of the slit has an outwardly extending barb for forming an opening in a package. A lower front end portion of the housing on the opposite side of the slit is tapered inwardly toward the front end of the housing to terminate in a narrow end that can be interested into an opening in a package formed by the barb to position an adjacent portion of the package in the slit where it can be cut by the cutting blade when the housing is moved relative to the package.
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9 Claims
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1. A cutting tool for opening a package or the like, comprising:
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an elongated, generally flat and thin housing having a front end and an upper side; an elongated slit extending rearwardly and generally longitudinally from said front end through a portion of said housing; a cutting blade mounted within said housing and having a cutting edge extending into said slit at an inner portion thereof spaced rearwardly from said front housing end; an upper front end portion of said housing on one side of said slit having a barb thereon extending outwardly from said front end; and a lower front end portion of said housing on an opposite side of said slit being tapered inwardly toward said front end to terminate in a narrow end at said front end; whereby said barb can penetrate a package to form an opening therein, said narrow end of said tapered lower front end portion can be inserted into the opening to position an adjacent portion of the package in said slit, and said housing can be moved forwardly to move the adjacent package portion into engagement with the cutting edge of said cutting blade to cut and open the package. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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