Patent ID: 9687987
Date: 2017-06-27
CPC Classifications: B26B,Y10T

Claim:
1. A knife, comprising: a handle; a longitudinal axis that generally corresponds with the length of said handle; a first blade carrier having a proximal portion positioned within said handle and a distal portion, said proximal portion of said first blade carrier having an opening; a second blade carrier spaced from said first blade carrier, said second blade carrier having a proximal portion positioned within said handle and a distal portion, said proximal portion of said second blade carrier having a deflectable portion; a first blade liner associated with said first blade carrier and a first handle portion; a second blade liner associated with said second blade carrier and a second handle portion; a replaceable blade positioned between said first blade carrier and said second blade carrier, said replaceable blade having a cutting edge, the majority of which is exposed when said replaceable blade is positioned between said first blade carrier and said second blade carrier; a replaceable blade release button associated with a biasing member of said first blade liner, said blade release button having a portion positioned within said opening of said proximal portion of said first blade carrier, and said blade release button having an end that selectively engages said deflectable portion of said proximal portion of said second blade carrier; a first pin interconnected to said second blade carrier that is deflected by said end of said blade release button to release said replaceable blade when said release button is depressed; wherein said first blade carrier and said second blade carrier are rotatably interconnected to said handle; and wherein said opening of said proximal portion of said first blade carrier is an arcuate channel configured to allow said first blade carrier, said second blade carrier, and replaceable blade to selectively rotate relative to said handle about a second pin positioned between said first handle portion and said second handle portion.