US 11,992,964 B2
Safety cutter with blade change/storage mechanism
Joseph P. Garavaglia, Newport Beach, CA (US); Brandon L. Spoelstra, Huntington Beach, CA (US); Markus E. Gropl, Huntington Beach, CA (US); and Mark Marinovich, Rancho Santa Fe, CA (US)
Assigned to Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed by Pacific Handy Cutter, Inc., Irvine, CA (US)
Filed on Dec. 7, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/114,488.
Application 15/839,764 is a division of application No. 13/250,524, filed on Sep. 30, 2011, granted, now 9,840,013, issued on Dec. 12, 2017.
Application 17/114,488 is a continuation of application No. 15/839,764, filed on Dec. 12, 2017, granted, now 10,857,685, issued on Dec. 8, 2020.
Application 13/250,524 is a continuation in part of application No. 12/111,847, filed on Apr. 29, 2008, granted, now 8,069,571, issued on Dec. 6, 2011.
Prior Publication US 2021/0260778 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B26B 5/00 (2006.01); B26B 29/02 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 5/003 (2013.01) [B26B 29/02 (2013.01); B26B 5/00 (2013.01)] 39 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A cutter apparatus comprising:
a housing including a distal portion that is both slidably and pivotally coupled at pivot elements thereof to other portions of the housing;
a blade holder coupled to the housing;
an actuator coupled to the blade holder and repositionable in relation to the housing; and
a blade guard mechanically coupled to the housing and configured to be extended and retracted adjacent to the front end of the housing;
wherein the distal portion is configured to serve as a cover for the blade holder;
wherein the actuator and the blade guard are configured such that the actuator when pushed forward repositions independently of the blade guard to extend a blade from the housing;
wherein the actuator and the blade guard are configured to move in tandem as the blade guard is deployed, the actuator being contacted and pushed forward to extend the blade from the housing in response to the blade guard being pushed forward.