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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 04, 1996
Filed:
Sep. 06, 1994
Applicant:
Inventor:
Earl Votolato, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Assignee:
Spellbound Development Group, Newport Beach, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
30-2 ; 30294 ; 30317 ; 30337 ;
Abstract
A box opener comprising a blade having a cutting edge; a holder with blade, including a handle, and a terminal on the handle retaining the blade with the blade edge protruding; and a shield carried by the holder proximate the terminal, for movement between extended position in which the blade is protected, and retracted position in which the blade edge is exposed for cutting.