Utility blade dispenser

Abstract

A blade dispenser includes one or more blades slidably received in a housing and biased by a coil spring to one end of the housing which has a slot for removing one of the blades from of the housing. A cylindrical space is formed in the housing and has an inner diameter greater than a distance between the front and the rear panels of the housing for stably receiving the coil spring in the housing, and for preventing the coil spring from being moved relative to the housing. A bracket may be engaged between the blade and the coil spring.

I claim:  
     
         1 . A utility blade dispenser comprising: 
 a housing including a chamber formed therein, and including an upper portion having a slot formed therein and communicating with said chamber thereof, and including a front panel and a rear panel, and including a cylindrical space formed therein and communicating with said chamber of said housing, said cylindrical space of said housing including an inner diameter greater than a distance between said front panel and said rear panel of said housing,    at least one blade slidably received in said chamber of said housing, and    a coil spring received in said cylindrical space of said housing and engaged with said at least one blade, for biasing said at least one blade toward said slot of said housing.    
     
     
         2 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said front panel of said housing includes a curved recess formed therein for defining said cylindrical space of said housing.  
     
     
         3 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said rear panel of said housing includes a longitudinal depression formed therein for defining said cylindrical space of said housing.  
     
     
         4 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 3 , wherein said rear panel of said housing includes at least two ribs extended into said chamber of said housing, for defining said longitudinal depression of said rear panel.  
     
     
         5 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 1  further comprising a bracket slidably received in said chamber of said housing and engaged between said at least one blade and said coil spring.  
     
     
         6 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 5 , wherein said bracket includes a peripheral portion having a peripheral wall extended therefrom, said peripheral wall includes at least one notch formed therein for partially receiving said coil spring.  
     
     
         7 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing includes an upper panel having an opening formed therein and communicating with said slot and said chamber of said housing for partially exposing said at least one blade.  
     
     
         8 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said housing includes a bottom portion, and a cover attached to said bottom portion thereof for enclosing said chamber of said housing.  
     
     
         9 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 8 , wherein said housing includes a peripheral swelling extended outwardly from said housing, to define a peripheral shoulder therein and to receive said cover in said peripheral shoulder of said housing.  
     
     
         10 . The utility blade dispenser according to claim  9 , wherein said peripheral swelling of said housing includes at least one lock orifice formed therein, said cover includes at least one catch engageable into said at least one lock orifice of said housing, to secure said cover to said housing.  
     
     
         11 . The utility blade dispenser according to  claim 1 , wherein said cover includes a peripheral wall having at least one notch formed therein for partially receiving said coil spring.