US 12,343,886 B2
Boxcutter
Kuo-Chan Huang, Taichung (TW)
Filed by INDUSTRO INTERNATIONAL CO., LTD., Taichung (TW)
Filed on May 28, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/202,947.
Prior Publication US 2024/0391118 A1, Nov. 28, 2024
Int. Cl. B26B 1/08 (2006.01); B26B 1/10 (2006.01); B26B 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B26B 1/08 (2013.01) [B26B 1/10 (2013.01); B26B 5/001 (2013.01); B26B 5/003 (2013.01)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A boxcutter comprising:
a handle comprising a bump on an internal face;
a blade insertable in the handle and comprising a front section, a rear section and a cutout; and
a holder moveable in the handle between a front position to extend the front section of the blade from the handle and a rear position to insert the blade entirely in the handle and comprising:
a carrier formed with a flat space for receiving the rear section of the blade; and
an elastic leaf comprising a rear section connected to the carrier and a front section formed with a lever and a latch, wherein the lever extends over the carrier and the latch extends in the cutout of the blade;
wherein when the holder is in the front position, the lever abuts against the bump of the handle to deform the elastic leaf to move the latch from the cutout of the blade.