Holster assembly with disposable blade well

Information

  • Patent Grant
  • 6364182
  • Patent Number
    6,364,182
  • Date Filed
    Friday, July 7, 2000
    24 years ago
  • Date Issued
    Tuesday, April 2, 2002
    22 years ago
  • Inventors
  • Examiners
    • Vidovich; Gregory M.
    Agents
    • Wood, Herron & Evans L.L.P.
Abstract
A holster assembly for use with a hand-held utility knife having a segmented blade. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having a generally hollow interior and a blade well located inside the hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has at least one slot therethrough. By simply twisting the knife, a user may break off the endmost blade segment exposing a fresh cutting edge. The used blade segments are collected inside the blade well.
Description




FIELD OF INVENTION




This invention relates to the storage of utility knives having segmented disposable blades, and more particularly to an apparatus for storing and holding such a utility knife along with used blade segments resulting from use of the knife.




BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION




Utility knives adapted to hold segmented blades are known. Such knives are commonly used to cut wallpaper, cardboard or other types of similar products. As the cutting edge of the endmost segment of the blade becomes dull due to repeated use, the endmost blade segment may be snapped off exposing a fresh blade segment having a fresh cutting edge. This process may be repeated until all of the blade segments have been used. The remainder of the blade may be removed from the knife and a replacement blade having multiple unused segments may then be inserted into the knife. This process may be repeated as long as replacement blades are available.




Most of these hand-held utility knives are adapted to retract the segmented blade so that the cutting edge of the endmost segment may be withdrawn into the interior of the knife when the knife is not being used. A knife capable of retracting the blade is generally safer than a knife in which the blade is not retractable. U.S. Pat. Nos. 4,103,421 and 4,226,020 disclose knives having a cutting blade which may be fully or partially retracted and held in such a position.




One difficulty with using a knife with a segmented blade is that with repeated use, the cutting edge of the endmost blade segment will dull. The endmost blade segment must then be broken off from the remainder of the blade. Usually, some sort of tool is necessary to grasp or engage the endmost used blade segment and break it off from the remainder of the blade. Once the endmost blade segment is broken off, it must be discarded safely. Several knives such as the one disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 4,063,356 have been equipped with a device, often called an end cap, which may be removed from one end of the knife and used to snap off the endmost segment of the blade. Such an end cap usually has a slot therein which is adapted to receive the endmost blade segment. One difficulty with using an end cap to snap off endmost blade segments is that once the endmost blade segment has been broken off from the remainder of the blade, there is no place for the used blade segment to be placed or stored safely. Consequently, the used blade segment may drop onto the floor where it may be picked up by a child or stepped on or otherwise cause harm to someone in the vicinity. Only if the user of such a hand knife is able to maintain pressure on the sides of the end cap while the endmost blade segment is located in the slot of the end cap will the used blade segment not fall away from the end cap onto the floor. If the user is able to hold the used blade segment with the end cap, the user may walk over to a trash can and properly dispose of the used blade segment. However, often the user is on a ladder or nowhere near a trash receptacle. Therefore, this method of breaking off and disposing used blade segments is not always practical. In addition, it is time consuming and requires a great deal of effort.




Another difficulty with using an end cap to break off an endmost blade segment is that often the user's hands are wet or dirty so, consequently, when trying to snap off the endmost blade segment with the end cap, the user's hands may slip and result in a skin cut. Because the slot in the end cap is relatively narrow, it is difficult to properly line up the slot in the end cap with the endmost blade segment. The user may miss the slot in the end cap, causing the cutting edge of the endmost blade segment to cut the user.




Knives have been developed which are adapted to store used blade segments temporarily. Examples of such knives are disclosed in U.S. Pat. Nos. 5,093,993 and 5,014,429. However, these knives are adapted to house or store a limited number of used blade segments. Additionally, proper disposal of these used blade segments is difficult once the storage space of the knife has been filled.




Another difficulty with using an end cap of a hand knife to break off blade segments is that two hands are required to remove the end cap from one end of the knife and place it over the endmost blade segment at the other end of the knife in order to properly snap off the endmost blade segment. Often when a user is on a ladder or in another such location, two hands are not available because the user must use one hand to hold himself or herself in place for safety purposes.




Therefore, it has been one objective of the present invention to provide a mechanism for holding and storing a utility knife and collecting used blade segments for proper disposal.




It has been a further objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus which is capable of being used with a utility knife having a segmented blade in which the endmost blade segment may be quickly and easily snapped off by the user with the use of only one hand.




It has been a further objective of the present invention to provide an apparatus adapted to store both a hand-held utility knife and a plurality of used blade segments which may be worn by a user comfortably.




SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION




The invention of this application which accomplishes these objectives comprises a holster assembly for use with a hand held utility knife adapted to hold a segmented blade. Such utility knives take many different forms and are the subject of numerous patents. The invention of this application may be used with many different hand held utility knives. Therefore, the utility knife and the segmented blade form no part of the present invention.




The holster assembly of the present invention is adapted to receive and hold a utility knife having a segmented blade and a disposable blade well. The holster assembly comprises a plastic holster having multiple wall portions and a bottom portion, the wall and bottom portions defining a hollow interior adapted to receive and store a utility knife having a segmented blade and a disposable blade well. The holster has an open top so that the utility knife may be removed and used without disturbing the blade well. Similarly, the blade well may be removed without disturbing the utility knife.




The holster preferably has a clip secured to a rear wall portion of the holster, enabling the user to secure the holster onto his or her belt, pants or a pocket where it is in a user-friendly position and will not interfere with the ability of the user to work. Other securing mechanisms not specifically illustrated and described such as belt loops may be used as well to secure the holster to the user.




The disposable blade well is removably located inside the generally hollow interior of the holster. The blade well has a generally hollow interior adapted to collect and receive used blade segments. The blade well has a first slot therethrough whereby an endmost segment of the knife blade may be placed into the slot and the knife twisted in order to break off the endmost segment of the knife blade, the endmost segment falling inside the blade well.




Consequently, a fresh, sharp edge of the segmented blade is exposed for use. Upon repetition of this process, multiple used blade segments are collected inside the hollow interior of the blade well. Once the hollow interior of the blade well is sufficiently full, the blade well may be discarded and replaced with an empty, new disposable blade well.




The blade well has a finger loop secured to the top of the blade well whereby a user may lift the blade well away from the holster by inserting a finger into the finger loop and pulling the blade well upwardly. In this manner, the blade well, once full of used blade segments, may be removed and discarded. An empty blade well may then be inserted into the hollow interior of the holster and the process repeated.




The blade well also has a second slot formed through the top of the blade well. This second slot enables a user to discard the end piece of a segmented knife blade (the piece left over after all the segmented pieces have been used) by passing the end piece through the second slot and into the hollow interior of the blade well. Although the second slot is preferably formed in the top of the blade well, it may be located at any other location. Similarly, the first slot may be located anywhere on the blade well, although it is illustrated in one specific location.




The blade well has a storage compartment integrally formed therein. The blade storage compartment is adapted to store additional unused segmented blades. Although the blade storage compartment is preferably integrally formed with the blade well, it may be separately formed and attached to the blade well. The storage compartment functions to safely store additional segmented blades which may be inserted into the utility knife once the blade in the knife is worn out due to use and all of the segments broken off. The storage compartment has a cap hingedly connected to the blade storage compartment which may be lifted in order to remove one or more unused blades from the blade storage compartment.




The blade storage compartment is vertically oriented and sized so as to engage a receptacle integrally formed in the holster. The engagement of the blade storage compartment of the blade well with the receptacle of the holster functions to inhibit lateral movement of the blade well inside the generally hollow interior of the holster yet permits the blade well to be lifted out of the hollow interior of the holster.




The holster assembly of the present invention may be worn by a user in a position where it will not interfere with the user's ability to work with a hand-held utility knife. In addition, the holster assembly provides a storage device for collecting and storing used blade segments. A slot in the blade well enables a user to engage the endmost blade segment of the utility knife with the slot and simply twist the utility knife in order to break off the endmost blade segment. This is a relatively easy method of breaking off the endmost used blade segment. The user does not have to use two hands to break off an endmost blade segment. These and other objects and advantage of the present invention will be more readily apparent from the following description of the drawings.











BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS





FIG. 1

is a perspective view of the holster assembly of the present invention secured to a user's belt, the blade well being illustrated above the holster.





FIG. 1A

is a perspective view of the holster of the holster assembly of

FIG. 1

with the blade well and a utility knife being located inside the generally hollow interior of the holster.





FIG. 2

is a perspective view of a portion of the holster assembly of

FIG. 1

with the blade well of the holster assembly being inserted into the holster.





FIG. 3

is a side elevational view of a portion of the holster assembly of FIG.


1


.











DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS




Referring to the drawings and particularly to

FIG. 1

, there is illustrated a holster assembly


10


to be used with a hand-held utility knife


11


adapted to hold and receive a segmented blade


12


. Such utility knives are common and typically used to cut wall paper, carpet and other similar items. The invention of this application may be used with any type of utility knife adapted to hold and receive a segmented blade including utility knifes having clips for securing the utility knife to one's clothing.




The holster assembly


10


comprises a holster


13


and blade well


26


. The holster


13


and blade well


26


are preferably made of plastic but may alternatively be made of other materials. The holster


13


is preferably made of one piece of molded plastic but may be alternatively made of multiple pieces. As best illustrated in

FIG. 1

, the holster


13


has a generally planar rear wall portion


14


, a front wall portion


16


and two side wall portions


18




a


,


18




b


. The side wall portions


18




a


,


18




b


and front wall portion


16


are connected with a bottom portion


20


. An index finger grip


22


forms part of the front wall portion


16


of the holster


13


. The index finger grip


22


protects a user's index finger when snapping off an endmost blade segment. The index finger grip


22


has an arcuate upper edge


23


. The front, rear and side wall portions


16


,


14


,


18




a


,


18




b


and bottom portion


20


define a hollow interior


24


or cavity of the holster. The hollow interior


24


of the holster is adapted to receive and hold the utility knife


11


and the blade well


26


as seen in FIG.


1


A.




As best seen in

FIG. 2

, the holster


13


has a resilient clip


28


secured to the rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


which is adapted to secure the holster


13


to a user. As seen in

FIG. 1

, the clip


28


is adapted to engage a user's belt


30


. The clip


28


is preferably used in order to quickly and easily secure the holster assembly


10


to the user. The clip


28


may additionally be used to secure the holster to a user's pocket, to the top of a user's pants, to a tool belt or to any other item secured to the user.




The front wall portion


16


of the holster


13


is configured so as to form a receptacle


32


extending forwardly from the remainder of the front wall portion


16


of the holster. The receptacle


32


is vertically oriented and integrally formed with the holster as illustrated in

FIGS. 1 and 1A

. The receptacle


32


is defined by a sidewall


34


, a sidewall


36


, a front wall


38


and a bottom portion


40


. The receptacle


32


has an upper edge


42


. Although one configuration of receptacle


32


is illustrated, the receptacle may assume numerous other configurations.




The rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


has a recessed portion


67


adapted to receive and retain the utility knife


11


. Although any type of utility knife adapted to hold and receive a segmented blade may be used in accordance with the present invention,

FIG. 1A

illustrates a particular configuration of utility knife


11


. The utility knife


11


has a clip


65


which may be used to secure the utility knife


11


to the rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


. The recessed portion


67


is thinner than the remainder of the rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


. The clip


65


of the utility knife


11


fits over the recessed portion


67


of the rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


and releasably secures the utility knife


11


to the rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


.




The blade well


26


of the holster assembly


10


is adapted to be removably located inside the hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


.

FIG. 1A

illustrates the blade well


26


located inside the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


while

FIG. 1

illustrates the blade well


26


being lowered into the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


. Inside the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


, the blade well


26


preferably extends upwardly from the bottom portion


20


of the holster


13


to an upper edge


17


of the front wall portion


16


of the holster


13


.




As best seen in

FIGS. 1 and 2

, the blade well


26


has a rear wall


43


, a front wall


44


and a pair of sidewalls


45


, a top


46


and a bottom


47


which define a hollow interior or storage area


48


. The hollow interior or storage area


48


functions to store used blade segments


92


(see FIG.


1


). The blade well


26


is preferably configured such that it has a generally rectangular upper portion


49


and a tapered lower portion


50


. The blade well


26


is preferably a one piece molded unit. However, the blade well


26


may be made of multiple pieces and may be made of any material.




As seen in

FIG. 1

, the blade well


26


also has a projection


53


formed therein which is adapted to engage a recess


54


formed in the front wall portion


16


of the holster


13


. When the blade well


26


is placed inside the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


, the projection


53


maintains the blade well


26


in place and helps to prevent movement of the blade well


26


inside the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


.




The blade well


26


preferably has a finger loop


56


which extends upwardly from the top


46


of the blade well


26


and enables a user to put his or her finger in the finger loop


56


and lift upwardly in order to remove the blade well


26


from inside the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


. By pulling upwardly on the finger loop


56


of the blade well


26


, a user may move the blade well from a stored position illustrated in

FIG.1

A to a separated position illustrated in

FIG. 1

(see arrow


51


of FIG.


1


).




As illustrated in

FIG. 1

, the blade well


26


has a first slot


58


therethrough. The first slot


58


communicates with the hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


and is sized so as to enable an endmost segment


5


of a segmented blade


12


to pass therethrough into the generally hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


(see FIG.


1


). The first slot


58


is proximate a first rear wall extension


60


which extends outwardly from the rear wall


43


of the blade well


26


. The first rear wall extension


60


functions to protect the user from getting cut when snapping off an endmost blade segment and also functions to help guide the endmost blade segment


5


into the first slot


58


. The first slot


58


is placed in such a position on the blade well


26


so as to enable a user to selectively place an endmost segment of a knife blade into the first slot


58


, twist the knife


11


and consequently break off the endmost segment of the blade


5


, the endmost segment


5


falling into the interior


48


of the blade well


26


.




As seen in

FIG. 1

, the blade well


26


also has a second slot


62


therethrough. More specifically the second slot


62


passes through the top


46


of the blade well


26


. The second slot


62


is adapted to receive an end piece


64


of a used blade (see FIG.


1


). The end piece


64


is the piece that is left over after all the segments have been broken off a segmented blade. The second slot


62


communicates with the hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


so that an end piece


64


may be passed through the second slot


62


and into the hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


.




The second slot


62


is proximate a second rear wall extension


63


which extends outwardly and upwardly from the rear wall


43


of the blade well


26


. The second rear wall extension


63


functions to protect the user from getting cut when placing an end piece


64


into the hollow interior of the blade well


26


and also functions to help guide the end piece


64


into the second slot


62


.




As seen in

FIG. 1

, the blade well


26


also has a blade storage compartment


66


which is adapted to hold a plurality of unused blades


68


(see FIG.


1


). The blade storage compartment


66


is defined by an inside sidewall


70


, an outside sidewall


72


, a front wall


74


and a rear wall


76


. The blade storage compartment


66


is preferably integrally formed with the blade well


26


but may be a separate component.




The blade well


26


also has a cap


80


hingedly connected to the blade storage compartment


66


with hinge


82


(see FIG.


1


). One type of hinge which may be used is considered a living hinge. The hinged cap


80


comprises a front wall portion


84


, an outer wall portion


86


and a top portion


88


. In order to pull out a replacement blade


68


when the blade of a utility knife is entirely used or spent, a user simply pulls the cap


80


forwardly in the direction of arrow


90


in order to expose the unused blades


68


. One of the unused blades


68


is then pulled out of the blade storage compartment


66


and placed in a utility knife so that the utility knife has a fresh blade. This process is repeated as long as there are available unused blades


68


in the blade storage compartment


66


.




Once broken off using the first slot


58


, the used blade segments


92


collect inside the hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


. When the hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


becomes full, the user must discard the blade well


26


thereby moving the blade well


26


in the direction of arrow


51


. The user removes the blade well


26


from the holster


13


by pulling upwardly on the finger loop


56


of the blade well


26


. In this manner, unless the user turns the blade well


26


upside down, the blade well


26


will collect multiple used blade segments


92


preventing them from falling on the floor or otherwise being lost such that they could cause injury to someone in the vicinity.




Referring now to

FIG. 2

, the blade well


26


is further prevented from moving inside the hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


by a retention bracket


94


which extends rearwardly from the side


45


of the blade well


26


. The retention bracket


94


engages the rear wall portion


14


of the holster


13


in the manner illustrated in FIG.


2


. This engagement prevents the blade well


26


from laterally moving inside the hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


and ensures that there is adequate room for the user to place a utility knife


11


inside the hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


.




Referring to

FIG. 3

, there is illustrated a lower portion


96


of the holster with the blade well


26


and a utility knife


11


inserted therein.

FIG. 3

specifically illustrates the location of the blade well


26


such that there is adequate room for the utility knife


11


inside the generally hollow interior


24


of the holster


13


.




Referring now to

FIG. 1

, the method by which the endmost blade segment


5


of a utility knife blade


12


is broken off using the first slot


58


of the blade well


26


will be described in detail.




Referring to

FIG. 1

, the endmost blade segment


5


of blade


12


is brought into engagement with the first slot


58


. The endmost blade segment


5


then passes partially through the slot


58


. The knife


11


is then twisted (see arrow


98


) in order to break off the endmost blade segment


5


. The endmost blade segment


5


then falls downwardly inside the hollow interior


48


of the blade well


26


exposing a new unused cutting surface of the blade.




Although the holster assembly of the present invention has been described as being secured to a user, the holster assembly may be adapted to be mounted on a ladder or to a desk or other fixture. Additionally, the holster assembly may be adapted for use by either a left or right handed individual,




Thus, the present invention enables a user to snap off an endmost blade segment of a hand-held utility knife using only one hand more safely and efficiently than has been heretofore possible. Further, the used blade segments may be collected and properly discarded without the risk of used blade segments falling on the floor or otherwise being misplaced to locations in which they may cause harm or injury.




While I have described one preferred embodiment of the present invention, persons skilled in the art will appreciate changes and modifications which may be made without departing from the spirit of this invention. For example, a finger grip may be provided on the blade well. Therefore, I do not intend to be limited except by the scope of the following claims.



Claims
  • 1. A holster assembly for use with a utility knife having a segmented blade, said holster assembly comprising:a holster having an open top, a generally hollow interior adapted to receive and hold said utility knife and a receptacle, and a blade well removably located inside said generally hollow interior of said holster, said blade well having a first slot therethrough whereby an endmost segment of the knife blade is selectively placed into the first slot and the knife twisted in order to break off the endmost segment of the knife blade, the endmost segment falling inside said blade well, wherein said blade well has a blade storage compartment separate from the inside of the blade well adapted to store additional segmented blades, said blade storage compartment being complementarily configured with said receptacle.
  • 2. The holster assembly of claim 1 wherein said blade well has a top, said top of said blade well having a second slot therethrough.
  • 3. The holster assembly of claim 1 wherein said blade well has a finger loop.
  • 4. The holster assembly of claim 1 further comprising a cap hingedly connected to said blade storage compartment.
  • 5. The holster assembly of claim 1 wherein said blade storage compartment is integrally formed with said blade well.
  • 6. A holster assembly for use with a utility knife adapted to hold a segmented blade, said holster assembly comprising:a holster having a generally hollow interior adapted to receive and hold said utility knife, and a blade well having a hollow interior, said blade well being removably secured inside said hollow interior of said holster, said blade well having a slot therethrough whereby an endmost segment of the knife blade is placed into the slot and the utility knife twisted in order to break off the endmost blade segment, the endmost blade segment falling inside the hollow interior of the blade well wherein said blade well has a blade storage compartment adapted to engage a complementarily configured receptacle integrally formed in said holster to inhibit lateral movement of said blade well inside said generally hollow interior of said holster.
  • 7. The holster assembly of claim 6 wherein said compartment is generally vertically oriented.
  • 8. The holster assembly of claim 6 wherein said blade well has a cap hingedly connected to said compartment.
  • 9. The holster assembly of claim 6 wherein said holster has a clip secured to said holster.
  • 10. The holster assembly of claim 6 further comprising a finger loop secured to said blade well, whereby a user may lift said blade well away from said holster by inserting a finger in said finger loop and pulling said blade well upwardly.
  • 11. A holster assembly adapted to be used with a utility knife having a segmented blade, said holster assembly comprising:a holster having an open top, a front wall portion, a rear wall portion, a pair of side wall portions and a bottom portion defining a hollow interior of said holster, a disposable blade well removably located inside the hollow interior of the holster, said blade well having at least two slots therethrough, each of said slots being adapted to selectively receive an endmost segment of the utility knife blade whereby an endmost segment of the utility knife blade is inserted into the slot and the utility knife twisted in order to break off the endmost segment of the knife blade, the endmost segment of the knife blade falling inside said blade well, said blade well and said utility knife being removable through said open top of said holster.
  • 12. The holster assembly of claim 11 wherein said blade well has a blade storage compartment integrally formed therein.
  • 13. The holster assembly of claim 12 wherein said blade well has a cap hingedly connected to said blade storage compartment.
  • 14. The holster assembly of claim 11 wherein said blade well has a finger loop to facilitate removal of said blade well from said hollow interior of said holster.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent application is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/332,478 U.S. Pat. No. 6,105,838 filed Jun. 14, 1999 entitled Holster and Blade Well which is fully incorporated by reference herein. Ser. No. 09/332,478 is a continuation-in-part application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/057,744, now U.S. Pat. No. 6,000,590 filed Apr. 9, 1998 which is fully incorporated by reference herein.

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Number Date Country
Parent 09/332478 Jun 1999 US
Child 09/612030 US
Parent 09/057744 Apr 1998 US
Child 09/332478 US