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Abstract
A knife according to the present disclosure includes a housing and a blade. The blade includes a blade edge adapted to engage a material, and the blade is coupled to a blade shuttle. The blade and blade shuttle are substantially enclosed within the housing when the blade shuttle is in a retracted position, and the blade is extended from the housing when the blade shuttle is in an extended position. The blade shuttle is adapted to be conveyed to the retracted position based on the blade receiving a force directed substantially perpendicular to the blade edge.
32 Citations
44 Claims
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1-24. -24. (canceled)
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25. A knife comprising:
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a housing; and a blade comprising a blade edge adapted to engage a material, the blade coupled to a blade shuttle, the blade and blade shuttle substantially enclosed within the housing when the blade shuttle is in a retracted position, the blade extended from the housing when the blade shuttle is in an extended position, the blade shuttle adapted to be conveyed to the retracted position based on the blade receiving a force directed substantially perpendicular to the blade edge; a blade trigger pivotally coupled to the housing, the blade shuttle conveyed from the retracted position to the extended position when the blade trigger pivots from a rest position to an engaged position; and a shuttle spring coupled to the blade shuttle and adapted to convey the blade shuttle to the retracted position. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44)
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Specification