Patent ID: 8430287

Claim:
A method of assembling a tablet cutter comprising the steps of: providing a blade, a blade guard plate, a base, and a cover; the blade guard plate having opposite sides and an outer perimeter, and being completely flat, rigid, continuous, and planar in extension across the plate between the opposite sides and within the outer perimeter; pivotally attaching the cover to the base; the cover having a first end and a second end; positioning the blade between the cover and the base; and positioning the blade guard plate to be held slidably by the cover between the cover and the base; the blade guard plate having an upper end nearer to the second end of the cover than the first end of the cover; the blade guard having a lower end nearer to the first end of the cover than the second end of the cover; the blade guard plate having opposite edges extending between the upper end and the lower end; the guard plate opposite edges being slidably attached to the cover; wherein the blade guard plate is configured and arranged to move between a first position and a second position; wherein, the blade guard plate, including the upper end and the lower end are completely within the cover in both the first position and the second position; and the first position of the blade guard plate covering the blade when the cover is pivoted away from the base; and the second position of the blade guard plate exposing the blade when the cover is pivoted toward the base.