UTILITY KNIFE HANDLE

摘要

A utility knife handle including a housing with an interior cavity that hous es a locking mechanism, a blade storage area, and a blade carriage mechanism. The locking mechanism includes a biased locking member that is slidably provided within a first housing portion and an engagement member provided on a second housing portion pivotally connected t o the fast housing portion. The housing has a closed position in which the locking memb er is engaged with the engagement member and an open position in which the lacking member is sl id out of engagement with the engagement member and the first and second housing portions are rotated to allow access to the interior cavity of the housing. The blade storage area includes a blade receiving portion with a magnet therein for holding stored blade within the blade storage area. The blade carriage mechanism has a blade carriage slidably disposed within t he interior cavity of the housing and adjustable to a plurality of distinct locked positions. The blade carriage is configured to securely hold a blade. The blade carriage is biased towards a locked position, however, an actuator is provided exterior to the interior cavity that allows the user to place the blade carriage into. an unlocked position whereby the blade carriage can be moved so that the blade extends through an opening in the housing.