Patent ID: 7797836

Claim:
A knife comprising: a handle; a blade holder slidingly carried by the handle for sliding movement relative to the handle between a fully extended position and a retracted position, the blade holder being constructed and arranged to extend forwardly of the handle when in the fully extended position; and a utility blade mounted to the blade holder for movement with the blade holder relative to the handle, the utility blade having first and second parallel linear edges, a mounting notch formed in the first linear edge, and a cutting edge, wherein when the blade holder is in the fully extended position, the blade is in an operative position in which the utility blade is locked to the blade holder and extends forwardly of the blade holder and handle, wherein a retracted length of the knife when the blade holder is in the retracted position is less than 5 ¼ inches, and wherein the blade holder is constructed and arranged to extend forwardly of the handle by at least 1 inch when in the fully extended position.