MULTIFUNCTION SAFETY KNIFE
There is provided in a preferred embodiment of the present invention a multifunction safety knife having two cutting positions. The knife includes a head having a protected lower opening and a frontal opening. A bottom cutting edge of a blade is exposed by the protected lower opening and a front cutting edge of the blade is selectively exposed by the frontal opening. The head further includes a pointed hook for puncturing film prior to cutting a length of it.
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9 . A multifunction safety knife assembly comprising:
a housing enclosing a biasing element, the housing having a frontal opening and a protected lower opening; and
a blade having a front cutting edge and a bottom cutting edge, the blade selectively fixed to the biasing element;
wherein the biasing element is adapted to urge the blade between a first position where the bottom cutting edge of the blade is exposed and the front cutting edge of the blade is enclosed, and a second position where both the front cutting edge and the bottom cutting edge of the blade are exposed.
10 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 9 , wherein the housing includes a head in the shape of a hook.
11 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 10 , wherein the head includes a rearward facing point.
12 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 10 , wherein the head includes a channel.
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14 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 9 , wherein the frontal opening is marginally wider than the blade.
15 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 9 , wherein the head includes a front surface being offset from the length of the knife by approximately forty-five degrees.
16 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 9 , wherein the protected lower opening is adapted to prevent a finger from contacting the bottom edge of the blade.
17 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 11 , wherein the rearward facing point forms a front of the head having an approximately forty-five degree angle relative to the length of the knife assembly.
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19 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 9 , wherein the blade experiences wear to the front cutting edge when used in the first position and experiences wear to the bottom cutting edge when used in the second position.
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21 . The multifunction safety knife assembly of claim 11 , further comprising a blade carrier having a latch.