Blade holder and dispenser
First Claim
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1. A holder and dispenser for replaceable knife blades comprising:
- a back plate having a rectangular main portion;
a cover having a front face, opposed side faces and opposed end faces, said cover mating with said back plate to define therewith a magazine for receiving a plurality of blades in stacked relation, at least one end face having an aperture extending partially thereacross from one side face, the opposite side face having a blade discharge slot immediately adjacent said one end face, the front face having an opening extending the length thereof and, on each side of said opening and extending the length thereof, a rail recessed from the front surface of said front face; and
a manually movable follower slideably received in said opening of said front face, said follower including a plate portion projecting into said magazine and shoulder portions slidingly engaging each of the rails of the sides of the opening.
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Abstract
A holder and dispenser for utility knife blades includes a molded plastic back plate and a cover connected thereto by an integral hinge. Blade dispensing apertures are formed at the ends of the cover and a manually actuable follower moves in an opening extending the length of the cover.
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8 Claims
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1. A holder and dispenser for replaceable knife blades comprising:
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a back plate having a rectangular main portion; a cover having a front face, opposed side faces and opposed end faces, said cover mating with said back plate to define therewith a magazine for receiving a plurality of blades in stacked relation, at least one end face having an aperture extending partially thereacross from one side face, the opposite side face having a blade discharge slot immediately adjacent said one end face, the front face having an opening extending the length thereof and, on each side of said opening and extending the length thereof, a rail recessed from the front surface of said front face; and a manually movable follower slideably received in said opening of said front face, said follower including a plate portion projecting into said magazine and shoulder portions slidingly engaging each of the rails of the sides of the opening. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A holder and dispenser for replaceable knife blades comprising:
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a container having a front wall, a back wall, upper and lower end walls and opposed side walls and adapted to hold a plurality of blades in stacked relation and parallel to said end walls, at least the lower end wall having a finger aperture and one side wall having a blade discharge slot immediately adjacent said lower end wall, said front wall having a central opening extending the length thereof and, on each side of said central opening, a rail extending the length of said central opening and offset rearwardly from the front surface of said front wall; and a manually movable follower slideably received in said central opening of said front wall and including a plate portion extending within said container for contacting the uppermost of the stacked blades and a front plate portion perpendicular to said firstmentioned plate portion, said front plate portion being slideable on the front faces of said rails of the sides of the central opening. - View Dependent Claims (6, 8)
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7. The holder and dispenser of claim 7 wherein said ratchet means is formed on the lateral portion of said front wall forward of said rail and said front plate portion of said follower includes a main portion joined to said firstmentioned plate portion at one end thereof and an arm connected to the opposite end of said main portion and extending parallel thereto, said pawl being formed on the free end of said arm.
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