摘要 |
<p>A utility knife/box cutter (10) includes an ergonomically-shaped handle portion with exterior stippling (15) to provide a good grasp upon the knife. Within the handle portion, a channel member (90) is received in a forwardly extending cavity (42) and movably receives a cutting blade carrier (132) for longitudinal movement relative to the handle portion. A cutter blade (34) carried in the blade carrier (132) is moveable between a storage position entirely within the handle portion and successively further forward use and replacement positions. Also received into the handle portion is a spare blade holder member pivotal between a blade retaining position and a blade-releasing position in which a forward part of the spare blade holder member (26) is pivoted out of the handle portion to present spare blades (34) for removal and transfer to the cutting blade carrier.</p> |