Patent ID: 8567070
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
1. A knife, comprising: a body; a retractable blade slider constructed and arranged to position a multi-blade blade assembly at a position of use wherein at least a forwardmost blade projects through an opening at one end of the body, and to retract the blade assembly into the body; a blade snapper removably locked to the body, wherein the blade snapper is constructed and arranged to snap-off at least one blade from the blade assembly; a cartridge removably locked to the body, wherein the cartridge when removed from the body is configured to receive a new blade assembly; and a manually engageable lock constructed and arranged to move between a lock position and an unlock position, wherein the manually engageable lock is separate from the retractable blade slider, and wherein the manually engageable lock is operatively associated with both the cartridge and the blade snapper such that, in the lock position, the manually engageable lock is arranged to lock both the cartridge and the blade snapper to the body, and wherein the movement of the same said manually engageable lock from the lock position to the unlock position releases both the cartridge and the blade snapper from the body.