Patent ID: 9650065
Date: 2017-05-16
CPC Classifications: B26B,B26D,B62D,Y10T

Claim:
1. A utility cutter, comprising: a handle that comprises a gripping surface; a blade configured to extend from the handle, the blade comprising a cutting portion and a non-cutting portion including a thickness; a guide including a guide length in a direction substantially parallel with the non-cutting portion of the blade and a guide width in a direction substantially transverse the guide length; the guide attached directly and fixedly to the blade independent of engaging contact between the guide and the handle, the guide positioned in an attaching position on the blade to expose at least a portion of the cutting portion and cover at least a portion of the non-cutting portion, the guide comprising a contoured surface that comprises at least one pointed edge to pierce through a corrugated material, the guide further comprising a first ramped side and a second ramped side, the first and second ramped sides directly adjacent the at least one pointed edge, the ramped sides transition to a widening of the guide, and the guide width at the attaching position is greater than the thickness of the non-cutting portion of the blade.