Patent ID: 8739413

Claim:
A box opener comprising: a substantially rectangular elongate member having an elongate member first end and an elongate member second end, said substantially rectangular elongate member having an external surface having a portion of said external surface configured for grippable engagement by a hand of a person; a substantially rectangular blade element having a blade first end connected to said elongate member first end, said blade element only connected to said elongate member first end, said blade element having a blade width substantially equal to a width of said substantially rectangular elongate member, said blade element having a longitudinal axis substantially collinear with a longitudinal axis of said elongate member, and said blade element having a tapered hebetated second end; said elongate member second end defining an impact element; a recess in said external surface of said elongate member between said blade element and said impact element; a hold space inside said substantially rectangular elongate member, a portion of said hold space in communication with said recess; a cutter element having a cutter edge, wherein said hold space holds said cutter element to recess an entirety of said cutter edge a distance below said external surface of said substantially rectangular elongate member and with a portion of said cutter edge in the portion of said hold space exposed within said recess to allow said cutting edge to perform a cutting function.