Patent ID: 7565747
Filing Date: 2009-07-28
Classification: B26B,E04F

Abstract:
1. A utility knife, comprising: a double-edged knife blade having a flat surface that defines a two-dimensional plane in space; and a substantially V-shaped handle for supporting the blade, said handle comprising a substantially V-shaped first member and a substantially V-shaped second member, wherein said first member is removably attached to said second member in order to create said substantially V-shaped handle and wherein said second member comprises a shoe portion and said first member comprises a tip portion configured to slide into said shoe portion and capture the knife blade, wherein one leg of the V-shape is a gripping portion and the other leg of the V-shape is a blade supporting portion, and said gripping portion is angulated in a fixed manner with respect to said blade such that said gripping portion is angulated away from and out of said two-dimensional plane, and wherein the blade supporting portion comprises a substantially wedge-shaped channel in said second member adjacent said shoe portion, wherein said substantially wedge-shaped channel comprises a planar bottom surface and the knife blade is supported in a lower, off-center position adjacent the planar bottom surface.