Patent ID: 6615495
Filing Date: 2003-09-09
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A packaging cutter comprising:a body defining an interior volume in which a packaged container is positioned, the body further comprising a top wall and first and second side walls; a combined cutting device mount and cut depth setting mechanism mounted in the body, the combined cutting mount and cut depth setting mechanism further comprising a cutting device recess, a cantilevered arm that extends from a bottom surface of the combined cutting device mount and cut depth setting mechanism and a recess that the cantilevered arm will travel upon application of force upon the cantilevered arm; and a cutting device having a base end and a blade end opposite said base end, the cutting device mounted in the cutting device recess located in the combined cutting device mount and cut depth setting mechanism for perforating and cutting the packaging material of the packaged container, wherein the motion of the cantilevered arm is substantially parallel to a plane formed between the base end and blade end of the cutting device and wherein a surface of said cutting device and the cantilevered arm are spaced apart a substantially constant distance at all times.