Abstract: A package opening knife has a body part, a blade part, a gripping part that extends in an elongated shape in a prescribed first direction, and a guide part provided with a guide surface that slides in a surface direction of the package in a state of contacting the package to guide movement of the blade part. When a surface direction of the guide is defined as a second direction, the first direction and the second direction become substantially parallel to each other.

Abstract: The handheld cutting tool variants disclose improvements to the handheld cutting tool of U.S. Pat. No. 11,426,888B1/application Ser. No. 17/704,935. The handheld cutting tool variants deploying a razor blade have enhanced cutting made possible by either modifying portions or eliminating portions of the blade holder nosing which in turn is made possible by deploying either one of two newly disclosed blade restraint mechanisms. As with application Ser. No. 17/704,935/U.S. Pat. No. 11,426,888-B1, the tool is comprised predominantly of a handle body, a blade holder assembly which serves to deploy and constrain a replaceable blade and a rotational control assembly actuated by the user that enables the blade holder to rotate between retracted and a plurality of extended positions.

Abstract: A utility knife has a housing having a longitudinally open front end, a blade assembly including a blade and movable in the housing between a front end position and a rear end safety position, and a lever pivoted on the housing. Two links each have one end pivoted on the blade assembly and an opposite end pivotal on the lever so as to pivotally interconnect the blade assembly and the lever for relative movement of the blade assembly and the housing between the rear end safety position with the blade inside the housing and the front end position with the blade projecting longitudinally forward from the front end of the housing. A spring is connected to the links urges the blade assembly into the rear end safety position.

Abstract: A safety knife functions as both a box cutter and a separate line cutter. A slidable grip is manually displaceable between two stable safety positions. In one safety position, the grip obstructs access to a forwardly projecting blade. In a second safety position, the grip obstructs access to the line cutter.

Abstract: A safety knife functions as both a box cutter and a separate line cutter. A slidable grip is manually displaceable between two stable safety positions. In one safety position, the grip obstructs access to a forwardly projecting blade. In a second safety position, the grip obstructs access to the line cutter.

Abstract: A self-locking retractable surgical knife including a sheath member having front and rear ends, and a retractable member including a support member and a blade supported by the support member. The support member has a front end, a rear end and an elongated interior space. The retractable member is partially disposed in the sheath member and telescopically received in the sheath member for movement between a guarded position wherein the blade is guarded in the sheath member, and an exposed position wherein the blade extends out of the sheath member. The self-locking retractable further includes a biasing member disposed in the interior space of the support member and a latch member disposed in the interior space of the support member.

Abstract: A package opener comprises a handle having a first half and a second half. A plurality of blade cartridges are sandwiched between the first half and the second half, wherein the plurality of blade cartridges include at least one package opening blade cartridge, at least one dual blade cartridge, and at least one envelope cutting blade cartridge. The package opening blade cartridge is configured at an operative bottom end of the handle. The dual blade cartridge is configured at an operative rear end of the handle. The envelope cutting blade cartridge is configured at an operative front end of the handle.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus cuts a wrapper of a roll of coins along a longitudinal axis. The cutting apparatus includes an interior cavity between a front cover and a back cover and a rail section disposed beneath the interior cavity. The rail section includes an opening through a cross section of the flat rail section, wherein a cutting surface extends through the opening and the roll of coins is compressed against the rail section while cutting. The cutting apparatus further includes overhangs oriented at edges of, perpendicular to and extending below the flat rail section, the overhangs aligned with the front cover.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a safety cutter including a housing which receives a trigger, a transmission member, a pusher, a blade carrier and a blade. The transmission member is engaged operatively with the trigger via a gear assembly. The gear assembly allows the safety cutter to move the blade outward for a longer distance than conventional safety cutters. To prevent the gear assembly and the trigger rack portion from being displaced by tension generated during cutting, a first limiting member and a pair of second limiting members are provided in the housing. The blade carrier is releasably engaged with the transmission member to achieve automatic retraction of the blade into the housing after the blade leaves the cutting surface even if the trigger is not released.

Abstract: A pod processing device includes a top plate having a first aperture, and a cutting plate having a top surface and a bottom surface. The cutting plate can be attached to the top plate such that the cutting plate is spaced a distance from the top plate. The cutting plate can include at least one cutting blade extending at an angle from the top surface of the cutting plate along a portion of the distance towards the top plate. The pod processing device can be used to remove the lid from a pod to facilitate composting of the contents of the pod.

Abstract: A safety scalpel, including a handle, a scalpel blade extending from the handle, a footplate pivotably connected to the handle, a biasing member operationally connected to the footplate for providing a biasing force urging the footplate to pivot away from the scalpel blade, and a slot formed through the footplate and positioned to pass the scalpel blade at least partially therethrough when the footplate is pivoted against the biasing force and towards the scalpel.

Abstract: A box cutter includes a handle, a holder and a linkage. The handle includes a front slot in communication with a space. The holder is formed with a boss and operable for holding a portion of a blade. The linkage includes a sliding element formed with a pusher. The linkage is operable to move the sliding element toward the holder to abut the pusher against the boss to move the holder toward the front slot to extend a pointed end of the blade from the space through the front slot when the boss is located between the front slot and the pusher. The pusher is biased from the boss to allow the holder to return to its original position when the pusher is located between the front slot and the boss.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods in which a utility knife includes a blade guard rotatably covering the cutting edge of a blade. The blade guard can be locked and unlocked by a primary mechanism. In addition or alternative to the primary mechanism, the blade guard can be set to provide a maximum exposure of the cutting edge for cutting, a minimum exposure of the cutting edge, a maximum retraction of the blade guard over the cutting edge after performing work, or a minimum retraction of the blade guard. The tensive force required to rotate the blade guard and expose the cutting edge can also be adjusted.

Abstract: A utility knife (100) includes a body portion (120) including a sleeve portion (124) at a first end thereof and a heel portion (122) at a second end thereof, and a blade (110) that extends from the sleeve portion. The body portion includes a wheel assembly (140) including a wheel (142) rotatably disposed about a hub (146). The wheel is configured to support the utility knife during a cutting operation relative to a material being cut. The wheel is disposed on the hub to enable axial movement of the wheel to change an alignment of the wheel relative to the blade.

Abstract: A utility cutter includes a handle that includes a gripping surface; a blade slide including a blade pair is extendable from an opening of the handle; a guide coupled to each blade near a distal end of the blade opposite the proximal end, the guide including a contoured surface configured to engage a workpiece wherein a portion of the guide is pointed and configured to puncture the workpiece and another portion of the guide is configured to smoothly abut an underside of the workpiece once the guide has been inserted into the workpiece.

Abstract: A coin bar unpacking apparatus comprises a housing including an opening and a hole configured to accommodate a packed coin bar inserted through the opening, the hole extending in an insertion direction of packed coin bar and decreasing in diameter along the insertion direction such that a first diameter of the hole at a first location is greater than a second diameter of the hole at a second location that is farther from the opening than the first location. An inner surface of the housing at the second location restricts movement of the packed coin bar in a first direction when the packed coin bar is pressed against a rim of the opening in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction.

Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.

Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods in which a utility knife includes a hook-type cutter, and at least one of a blade tip cap and a blade cover that is movable relative to a blade or blade cartridge. Contemplated blade tip caps can be fixedly, removably or movably attached to the blade or other portion of a utility knife cartridge. Contemplated blade covers can move from a blade covering configuration to a blade exposing configuration.

Abstract: The present utility knife provides a uniquely improved safety mechanism that increases safety, reliability, and reduces the cost of manufacturing. A shield is locked over the blade by a strut braced between the shield and a stop within the housing. The strut is biased to the locked position by an integrally molded sinuous spring that is designed to force the strut into engagement with the stop and to force the shield to cover the blade, allowing just one cut per actuator pull. The stop structure checks the motion of the strut when locked and closely guides the movement of the strut when unlocked through use of an L-shaped channel. These features reduce the complexity of the safety knife and increase the reliability of the safety mechanism under rough conditions.

Abstract: The condiment package opening device is a cutting tool. The condiment package opening device is configured for use with a soft-sided condiment package. The soft-sided condiment package is typically a sealed single serving package containing an edible substance that is intended: 1) to enhance the flavor of a food; and, 2) to be applied to the food after the food has been prepared for consumption but before the food is consumed. Typical condiments include, but are not limited to, mustard and ketchup. The condiment package opening device forms an opening in the soft-sided condiment package such that the condiment contained within the soft-sided condiment package may be removed through the formed opening. The condiment package opening device comprises a cutting mechanism and an optional housing.

Abstract: A cutter includes a handle, a blade unit and a lock. The handle includes a slot in an end. The blade unit includes a holder and a blade. The holder includes an insert extending from a sheath. The sheath includes two channels made with small width so that a finger cannot be inserted into any of the channels. The insert is adapted for insertion in the slot. The blade is inserted in the sheath, with two exposed portions exposed to the exterior of the sheath through the channels. The lock is connected to the handle near the slot and movable between a locking position for keeping the insert in the slot and a releasing position for allowing the insert to leave the slot.

Abstract: An automatic taking-out device is configured by providing a package holding unit that holds the package; a cutting unit that cuts the two packaging sheet materials of the package in a held state in two cutting spots that are respectively present between the joining portions and the contents and that face each other with the contents therebetween; a pair of suction units that respectively suction and hold the two packaging sheet materials inside the two cutting spots; a driving unit that moves at least one of the suction units in a direction separated from the contents; and an inclining unit that inclines the two packaging sheet materials inside the two cutting spots and the contents in a state where a positional deviation in an up-down direction occurs with respect to the two cutting spots, and drops the contents out of the two packaging sheet materials.

Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle and a blade carrier mechanically coupled to the handle, the blade carrier being configured to support a blade. The utility knife also includes a blade hood mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade hood to an extended position over the blade, a pushrod mechanically coupled to the blade hood, and a blade release member including a button that extends through a slot in the handle, the blade release member being repositionable by moving the button along the slot, a portion of the blade release member within the handle coming into contact with a protrusion of the pushrod when the blade release member is moved along the slot such that the pushrod is repositioned within the handle and the blade hood is retracted from the extended position to allow the blade to be removed from the blade carrier.

Abstract: A utility knife includes a handle, a blade assembly secured to the handle, a blade cover mechanically coupled to the handle facilitating manipulability of the blade cover to an extended position over the blade assembly, and a slider that is repositionable along the handle to release the blade cover from the extended position, the slider being pivotally coupled to the blade assembly.

Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing configured for gripping by a hand, a blade holder and/or blade coupled to the housing, a guard secured to the housing, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations including a pair of configurations in which the guard, in relation to each configuration, faces the blade from right and left sides, respectively, of the cutter apparatus.

Abstract: A cutter apparatus includes a housing with a blade carrier configured for holding a blade, and a handle coupled to the housing via an engagement interface configured to allow a user of the cutter apparatus to selectively interfit together the housing and the handle in multiple different cutter apparatus configurations, wherein the engagement interface includes a coupler configured to permit the housing and the handle to be repositioned further apart in a housing/handle reconfiguring mode in which the coupler permits the handle to be rotatably repositioned in relation to the housing or vice versa while substantially limiting longitudinal movement of the housing relative to the handle.

Abstract: A profiling device (100) is discussed, the profiling device is adapted for mounting to a cutting implement such as an angle grinder (10) having body (11), head (12), blade (13) and guard (14). The profiling device (100) preferably includes an elongate member (101) which encapsulates a portion of the blade (13) and a shroud (102) which is secured to the head (12) end of the grinder (10). The elongate member (101) includes rails (1011, 1012) which act as a cutting guide for the cutting implement to produce the desired profile to the work piece. Rails (1011, 1012) are preferably disposed at a pre-set angle? to one another with the portion of the blade (13) accommodated therein.

Abstract: There is provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention a multifunction safety knife having two cutting positions. The knife includes a head having a protected lower opening and a frontal opening. A bottom cutting edge of a blade is exposed by the protected lower opening and a front cutting edge of the blade is selectively exposed by the frontal opening. The head further includes a pointed hook for puncturing film prior to cutting a length of it.

Abstract: A cigar splitter comprises: a housing having two open ends, an inside wall and outside surface, and a long axis, wherein the open ends are in line with each other permitting a cigar to be inserted through one end and out the other. A blade is attached to the inside of the housing, the blade oriented for cutting an outer sheath of the cigar as the cigar is inserted through one end of the splitter housing and out the other end. An apparatus for lighting and splitting a cigar comprising a cigar splitter as described above and can maintain active and inactive configurations of the splitter for safety of the user.

Abstract: A guarded surgical knife handle includes a handle portion with a blade holder, a chamber within the handle portion, and a slot. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a guard having an open distal end slidably mounted within the handle portion that can slide longitudinally between an unguarded position and a guarded position. The guard is sized to surround the blade in the guarded position. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a latch that latches the guard when the guard is slid into the guarded position and a first button that disengages the latch. The guarded surgical knife handle includes a bias member that forces the guard in a proximal direction to an unguarded position when the latch is disengaged along with a second button extending through the slot used to slide the guard in a distal direction into the guarded position.

Abstract: A safety knife comprises a knife body (10), a blade carrier (16) movable within the knife body (10) between a retracted position and an extended position, biasing means (24) urging the blade carrier (16) towards its retracted position, latch means to latch the blade carrier (16) in its extended position, and a weight (36) movable along a passage (32) relative to the knife body (10) and engageable with release means (40) to release the latch means.

Abstract: In a utility knife, having a handle, a blade, and a guard that prevents the user's fingers from being lacerated or abraded, a flexible strap with a stud that snap-fits into a socket in the guard is used to secure the guard to the handle. The stud fits into a recess in the handle to limit or prevent longitudinal movement of the guard relative to the knife handle.

Abstract: The present invention generally relates to a box cutter. Specifically, embodiments of the present invention relate to a box cutter apparatus with an auto-locking blade guard. Embodiments of the box cutter apparatus are further comprised of a handle guard designed to protect the hand of a user.

Abstract: A knife includes a handle that includes a gripping surface; a blade slide positioned in a recess of the handle that extends from an opening of the handle through a cavity within the handle; a blade coupled to the blade slide near a proximal end of the blade and extending through the recess and into the opening when the blade slide is in the retracted position; and a guide coupled to the blade near a distal end of the blade opposite the proximal end, the guide including a contoured surface configured to engage a workpiece to extend the blade slide a distance from the retracted position to an extended position such that the blade is extended from the opening of the handle, the blade slide biased to move from the extended position to the retracted position.

Abstract: A cutting device with an auto-retractable blade, having a housing containing an active blade extendable from a front aperture thereof and a spare blade box therein. An actuator is provided being fixed to an actuator seat contained in and slidable with respect to the housing. The actuator seat has a side protrusion having a front dent defined therein. A blade seat is slidably contained in the housing. The blade seat has an upper fulcrum, a side protrusion, a side blocker, a blade installation plate, a lower fulcrum, and a blade seat return spring. The side protrusion has a front slope and a back tip which is receivable in the front dent of the actuator seat.

Abstract: A guarded surgical knife handle includes a handle portion with a blade holder, a chamber within the handle portion, and a slot. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a guard having an open distal end slidably mounted within the handle portion that can slide longitudinally between an unguarded position and a guarded position. The guard is sized to surround the blade in the guarded position. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a latch that latches the guard when the guard is slid into the guarded position and a first button that disengages the latch. The guarded surgical knife handle includes a bias member that forces the guard in a proximal direction to an unguarded position when the latch is disengaged along with a second button extending through the slot used to slide the guard in a distal direction into the guarded position.

Abstract: Process for removing peripheral portions such as bead regions of a glass sheet including a step of pushing the glass sheet in the peripheral portion using a pushing mechanism such as a pushing bar, and corresponding apparatus. As a result of the use of the pushing mechanism, the engagement completion time for suction cups, if used, are reduced significantly. A process without using suction cups is enabled with enhanced yield. The increased process stability and enlarged process window are particularly advantageous for processing glass sheets having high flexibility.

Abstract: A safety mechanism for a utility knife is provided to prevent more than one retraction of the blade shield for each trigger actuation. A separable linkage extends between an actuator and a strut, and has a seat member and a deflecting member that are linked together when the actuator is not depressed and the strut is in the safety position blocking the retraction of the shield. The separable linkage is configured to transmit the pressing action of the actuator to the strut to disengage it from the bracket. The separable linkage is configured to delink as the shield retracts. If the actuator continues to be pressed in after the shield returns from being retracted, the safety mechanism prevents relinking of the seat member and the deflecting member, due to the deflecting member being deflected away from the seat member in a substantially longitudinal direction.

Abstract: A hand cutter with a blade guard providing the highest possible protection from accidental cutting. The blade guard can be effortlessly activated from the locked position by a trigger, which is achieved by closing the hand around the cutter handle. The released blade guard remains in the released state until the blade has been put to use by cutting the object, when the blade guard release is removed so that the blade guard is automatically relocked as soon as the blade guard returns to the initial protected position.

Abstract: A foldable box opener is securable to a writing or pointing implement and has a blade mount having a collar attachable a top portion of the writing implement and a portion adjacent the collar, with the offset portion including an opening extending through the offset portion, a blade including a first blade edge and a second blade edge opposite the first blade edge, and a pin attached to the blade and the collar allowing rotation of the blade about the collar. The blade first edge is tapered to have a smaller thickness than the second edge, with the first edge thickness being sufficiently narrow to cut a cardboard box or packaging tape while being sufficiently wide to prevent a user's skin from being pierced or lacerated.

Abstract: An opener for a blister package or for cutting of other planar material is disclosed. A cutter pair is provided adjacent an engagement area. When blister package layers are fed into the engagement area, the cutter pair including a top cutter and bottom cutter rotate to feed the package material through the engagement area. The cutters are closer together than a thickness of the package. At least one of the cutters includes a knife thereon to cause cutting of the material as it is fed between the cutter pair. A handle is provided supporting a head which has the cutter pair thereon. A motor provides power to cause rotation of the cutter pair through a gear set. A hand crank is also provided which can separately deliver power to the gear set to cause the cutters to rotate.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus is provided having a resilient handle, a guide on one end of the handle and a cutter body on the opposite end. The guide includes two spaced members forming an outwardly facing slot with a stop formed therein. The handle is flexed into an assembled position to form a close loop, with the cutter body positioned within the guide slot and in contact with the stop. A cutting edge is movable along with cutter body to an activated position, with the cutting edge extending outwardly of the slot and the guide. The movement of the cutter body is caused by an activation force applied to the closed loop of the resilient handle member.

Abstract: A preferred embodiment of a safety carton cutter comprises a first frame member pivotably connected to a second frame member to form a housing. Inside the housing mounted on the first frame member is a blade receptacle having a latch, a blade carrier, a biasing member and a follower. The follower is adapted to communicate with a cam profile located on a cam in the first frame member. The configuration of the follower and cam profile provides an extending and retracting mechanism that keeps the blade in a constant exposed position before and during the cutting process, and then allows the blade to retract immediately after the cutting process is complete.

Abstract: A guarded surgical knife handle includes a lower handle portion, an upper handle postion, and a button. The lower handle portion includes a blade holder, a proximal pair of lateral shelves, and a distal pair of lateral shelves. The upper handle portion includes a guard portion, a proximal post between the proximal pair of shelves with a first widened post portion wider than the lateral spacing between the shelves, and a distal post between the distal pair of shelves with a second widened post portion wider than the lateral spacing between the shelves. The button has a button waist narrower than the second lateral spacing and a widened button portion below the button waist wider than the second lateral spacing. A bias member connected to the button and at least one of the handle portions provides an upward force on the button.

Abstract: A guarded surgical knife handle includes a handle portion with a blade holder, a chamber within the handle portion, and a slot. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a guard having an open distal end slidably mounted within the handle portion that can slide longitudinally between an unguarded position and a guarded position. The guard is sized to surround the blade in the guarded position. The guarded surgical knife handle also includes a latch that latches the guard when the guard is slid into the guarded position and a first button that disengages the latch. The guarded surgical knife handle includes a bias member that forces the guard in a proximal direction to an unguarded position when the latch is disengaged along with a second button extending through the slot used to slide the guard in a distal direction into the guarded position.

Abstract: A retaining and cutting device for positioning a leading edge of material at one end of a roll and for puncturing and severing the material a pre-determined distance from the leading edge after removing from the roll, the retaining device comprising elongated jaw members pivotally connected together, a closure member normally urging the jaw members together, and a cutter along one edge of at least one of the jaw members. Extensions of the jaw members are manually grasped to urge the jaw members into an open position for insertion of the next leading edge of material therebetween. The device may also be utilized as a cutting tool for opening sealed boxes and the like.

Abstract: A plurality of hand tools for use in a wide variety of different applications for applying masking tape to various surfaces prior to painting, staining, detailing, sanding and the like wherein one embodiment includes a removably attachable blade member associated with one end portion of the tool and a removably attachable roller member or nudger member associated with the opposite end portion of the tool, and an extension/retraction mechanism for extending and retracting the blade member. Another embodiment of the present hand tool includes a handle member adaptable for receiving any combination of removably attachable roller members, nudger members, and blade members for attachment to the opposite end portions of the handle member. A wide variety of different blade configurations, roller member configurations, and nudger member configurations can be removably attached to the opposite end portions of the present tools.

Abstract: A pen-shaped cutting apparatus and a method for its use is disclosed. The cutting apparatus has a body and a cutter head pivotally mounted thereto. The cutter head includes a swivel-mounted cutter housing that includes a cutter protruding slightly from a lower surface of the cutter housing. The cutting apparatus enables continuous non-linear cutting of an underlying surface.

Abstract: The present invention pertains to a device for cutting media, such as paper, cardboard, and metal foils. The device has a body that includes a sidewall extending from the body. The device has means for cutting the media disposed in the body. The means for cutting the media has a cutting edge having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The sidewall shrouds at least a portion of the cutting edge. The sidewall has a media contact point that is disposed away from the trailing edge in the direction of the leading edge.

Abstract: A device for cutting media is provided. The device includes a cover having a sidewall extending therefrom; a guide disposed substantially beneath the cover and comprising a blade; an actuating mechanism disposed in at least one of the cover and the guide; and an actuating wall disposed between the cover and the guide. Engagement of the actuating mechanism creates a cutting action between the blade and the actuating wall.