Utility Cutter
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Abstract
A knife includes a handle that includes a gripping surface; a blade slide positioned in a recess of the handle that extends from an opening of the handle through a cavity within the handle; a blade coupled to the blade slide near a proximal end of the blade and extending through the recess and into the opening when the blade slide is in the retracted position; and a guide coupled to the blade near a distal end of the blade opposite the proximal end, the guide including a contoured surface configured to engage a workpiece to extend the blade slide a distance from the retracted position to an extended position such that the blade is extended from the opening of the handle, the blade slide biased to move from the extended position to the retracted position.
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Citations
53 Claims
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1-28. -28. (canceled)
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29. A utility cutter, comprising:
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a handle that comprises a gripping surface; a blade configured to extend from the handle, the blade comprising a cutting portion and a non-cutting portion; and a guide attached to the blade independent of engaging contact between the guide and the handle, the guide positioned in an attaching position on the blade to expose at least a portion of the cutting portion and guide at least a portion of the non-cutting portion. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A cutting apparatus, comprising:
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a blade comprising a cutting portion and a non-cutting portion; and a guide attached to the blade and positioned in an attaching position on the blade to expose at least a portion of the cutting portion and guide at least a portion of the non-cutting portion. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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