Patent ID: 6678958
Filing Date: 2004-01-20
Classification: B26B

Abstract:
A utility knife with blade storage comprising:a housing; a blade of usage mounted to said housing, said blade of usage being locatable in an extended position from said housing which is the position of usage, said blade of usage being disengageable from said housing; a blade storage compartment included within said housing; a blade dispenser mounted within said blade storage compartment, said blade dispenser adapted to hold a stack of a plurality of knife blades in a storage chamber, said blade dispenser being movable from a closed position to an open position, said closed position preventing withdrawal of said knife blades from said dispenser, said open position permitting manual withdrawal of a knife blade to then be substituted for said blade of usage; said blade dispenser having a dispensing opening, said dispensing opening being located closest to said front portion; and said blade dispenser having a front plate located directly adjacent said dispensing opening, said front plate being deflectable relative to said blade dispenser so as to exert a spring bias against said stack of blades tending to hold said blades in said storage chamber.