Patent ID: 7621394

Claim:
A holder for holding a plurality of blades, the holder comprising: a base portion, wherein said base portion is generally wedge-shaped, when viewed from a side thereof, thereby creating a relatively thick end and a relatively thin end, and further wherein said base portion defines a base plane extending along a bottom surface between said relatively thick end and said relatively thin end; a main body configured and arranged to be removably attached to said base portion, a plurality of cells defined within said main body, with each cell configured and arranged to hold at least one blade on a seating portion that is adjacent a base of each cell, wherein said main body includes first and second sides connected by first and second ends; and an openable cover portion configured and arranged to be removably attached to said main body, wherein said base portion and said main body are both configured such that said main body may be attached to said base portion in either: a first configuration with said first end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thin end of said base portion and said second end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thick end of said base portion, wherein said seating portion defines a first blade seating plane in said first configuration; or a second configuration with said first end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thick end of said base portion and said second end of said main body adjacent to said relatively thin end of said base portion, wherein said seating portion defines a second blade seating plane in said second configuration, wherein said first blade seating plane defines an angle α with respect to said base plane and said second blade seating plane defines an angle γ with respect to said base plane, wherein angle γ is less than angle α, and further wherein said angle α is within the range of 60°-80°, and said angle γ is within the range of 45°-65°.