Patent ID: 9579808
Date: 2017-02-28
CPC Classifications: B26B

Claim:
1. A pocket cutter, comprising: a housing; a blade carrier disposed within said housing, said blade carrier having an exterior side and an interior side and being configured to retain a retractable blade on its interior side, a thumb slider switch operably connected to said blade carrier and configured to move said blade carrier transversely along a transverse groove in said housing, said thumb slider switch comprising a connector post that connects said thumb slider switch to said blade carrier and is configured to travel along said transverse groove, said connector post having an aperture defined therein, said connector post extending through said transverse groove and through a corresponding slot in said blade carrier such that said connector post aperture extends beyond said blade carrier slot to the interior side of said blade carrier; a spring mounted to a wall of said housing wherein said spring comprises a short arm and a long arm, wherein said long arm extends through the connector post aperture on the interior side of said blade carrier, thereby securing said thumb slider switch to said blade carrier and imparting a biasing force to said blade carrier that provides resistance against moving the blade carrier forward to deploy a blade and biases the blade carrier to a retracted position within the housing.