Patent ID: 11865735
Assignee: TECHTRONIC CORDLESS GP
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 9:
10. A utility knife comprising:
a collet extending along an axis, the collet including,
a body having a first width,
a head having a second width greater than the first width,
a first slot extending along the axis into the head, the first slot having a first length,
a second slot extending along the axis into the head, the second slot intersecting the first slot and having a second length, the first slot and the second slot each configured to receive a different type of blade having tangs with different lengths, and
a threaded shank;

a sleeve partially surrounding the head of the collet, rotation of the sleeve causing movement of the collet relative to the knife handle in a direction parallel to the axis, the sleeve movable between a release position and a blade holding position, the sleeve compressing the head while in the blade holding position to retain a blade positioned in one of the first slot and the second slot; and
a knife handle configured to receive the threaded shank.