Compact utility knife (US Patent 7930829)

Patent number: 7930829 Kind code: B2 Granted: 2011-04-26 Filed: 2009-04-14 Inventors: Eric Ranieri (West Hartford, CT, US); Stephen Rowlay (Sheffield, GB); Gary E. Van Deursen (Avon, CT, US) Assignees: Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. (New Britain, CT, US)

Abstract

A compact utility knife includes a blade holder slidably connected to a handle. A trapezoidal utility blade detachably mounts to the blade holder via a blade lock mechanism. A slide lock mechanism selectively retains the blade holder in its extended or retracted position relative to the