| US 7,503,120 B2 | ||
| Cutter adapted to be held by human hand or finger | ||
| Irene E. Williams, Lakewood, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to Henkel Corporation, Gulph Mills, Pa. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 11, 2005, as Appl. No. 11/178,676. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0006469 A1, Jan. 11, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. B26F 1/00 (2006.01); B26F 1/14 (2006.01); B26F 1/24 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 30—165 [30/366; 30/368; 83/866; 83/588; 83/684; 401/7] | 12 Claims |
| 1. A cutter device capable of cutting while in sliding contact with one of a variety of sheet materials to be cut, the cutter
device comprising:
a) an outer sleeve, the outer sleeve having a closed end and an open end;
b) an inner sleeve slideably engaged within the outer sleeve, the inner sleeve having a first position and a second position
with respect to the outer sleeve;
c) a biasing element for biasing the inner sleeve in the second position, wherein the biasing element is disposed between
the inner sleeve and the outer sleeve; and
d) a blade having a sharp cutting edge extending non-parallel to a longitudinal axis of the cutter device and adapted to slideably
engage and cut the sheet material, the blade being attached to the first end of the inner sleeve, wherein the blade extends
beyond the outer sleeve when the inner sleeve is in the first position and wherein the blade retracts within the outer sleeve
when the inner sleeve is in the second position; and
e) a plurality of guide surfaces disposed on an exterior surface of the closed end of the outer sleeve and being angled inward
and toward a tip of the closed end, at least one of the guide surfaces angled with respect to the longitudinal axis, wherein
two or more guide surfaces are flat and intersect to form a plurality of guide edges initiating near the tip of the closed
end of the outer sleeve and extending outward and rearward toward the open end of the outer sleeve.
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