Patent ID: 11904486
Assignee: KLEVER KUTTER LLC
Field: Machine tools (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B | IPC B

Claim 6:
7. A safety utility knife assembly, comprising:
a handle having a blade retainer securing aperture;
a blade carrier having a blade tip receptacle, a blade carrier release button pivotally attached to the blade carrier via a flex, a first expansion tab extending in a first direction, and a second expansion tab extending in a second direction opposite the first direction, wherein the first and second expansion tabs are configured to limit lateral movement of the blade carrier within the handle, wherein a portion of the blade carrier surrounds the blade carrier release button, and wherein the blade carrier is secured to the handle with the blade carrier release button received within the blade retainer securing aperture; and
a blade within the blade carrier, wherein the blade tip receptacle is configured to receive a blade tip of the blade, wherein the blade carrier defines a blade throat configured to limit access to a cutting edge of the blade.