Inventors:
William B. Budrow - Long Beach CA
Assignee:
AWI Acquisition Company - Sylmar CA
International Classification:
B26B 108
Abstract:
A utility knife which has a blade of usage which is extendable from an extended/usage position to a retracted/storage position. The housing of the utility knife includes a blade storage compartment within which is mounted a blade dispenser. The blade dispenser is designed to hold a stack of replacement knife blades. The blade dispenser is movable between a closed and an open position, and when in the closed position the blade dispenser is confined within the housing of the utility knife, and when in the open position a single replacement blade can be removed to be substituted for the blade of usage that is mounted in a position for usage within the utility knife.