Patent ID: 6688003
Filing Date: 2004-02-10
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A utility knife including(a) a handle having a first end and a second end; (b) a neck having (i) a distal end, (ii) a proximate end, (iii) a longitudinal axis, and (c) an aperture formed in said distal end of said neck; (d) a substantially planar trapezoidal blade slidably inserted in said aperture, said blade including (i) a base, (ii) an upper edge opposed to and spaced apart from said base, (iii) at least one cutting edge extending along at least a portion of said base, wherein said blade further includes an anchor opening in said blade to facilitate retaining the blade in a blade holder, and said blade moveable between two positions with respect to said aperture, (iv) a first position with said blade slidably removed from said aperture, and (v) a second inserted position with a portion of said blade slidably inserted in said aperture and with said blade generally parallel to said longitudinal axis; (e) means for attaching said proximate end to said first end; and (f) means for releasably securing said blade in said second position in said aperture.