Patent ID: 6367154
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A utility knife comprising:a two-part housing wherein the two parts are first and second juxtaposed halves, the housing having a top and a bottom, with each half having an angled blade end and a back end, which angled blade end and back end form a front and a back of the housing, respectively, wherein the longitudinal axis of the housing extends from the front to the back; a blade removably engaged within the housing and extending outward from the angled blade end, the blade having a cutting edge extending outward along the bottom of the housing; first and second juxtaposed hooks in the angled blade ends of the first and second halves respectively wherein each hook forms an opening extending from the bottom of the housing toward the top, each opening being defined by a first side, a second side and an apex, wherein the openings and the sides are in substantially parallel alignment to the angled blade end.