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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7267500 | Printer apparatus A printer apparatus includes a first module including a fixed blade, and a second module being detachably attached to the first module, the second module including a movable blade, wherein the fixed blade includes an overlap portion and the movable blade includes an... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7124674 | Protective spool dispenser and cutter The present invention relates to a protective spool dispenser that is portable, efficient and convenient for dispensing line. The dispenser has four corner members and upper and lower sidebars, forming a box-like outer frame. A crossbar extends between two adjacent ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 6997093 | Cross web shear apparatus In order to selectively reinforce portions of a material web, a cutting and laminating device efficiently produces the required reinforcing strips and then laminates them to the web. In order to efficiently and accurately produce these reinforcing strips, a cross we... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6979153 | Deep-grooving insert having stepped cutting edge A deep-grooving chip-forming cutting insert includes a rear mounting portion, a front cutting portion, and a pair of side walls, each side wall extending along the front and rear portions. The front cutting portion includes a front end surface, a top surface, and a ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6553884 | Adhesive tape dispenser and its use An adhesive tape dispenser for dispensing and cutting a length of an adhesive tape. The adhesive tape dispenser comprises an adhesive tape cutting device. The adhesive tape cutting device comprises a) a resting surface to which a tacky side of said adhesi... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6405625 | Cutter device and printer including a cutter device A printer is provided with a cutter for cutting recording paper in arbitrary lengths or cutting recording paper with a part left after cutting. A pair of movable blades, at least one of which is displaced in a direction approximately orthogonal to the pap... | 06/18/2002 |
| 6182550 | Staggered gear for bi-directional operation A gear drive system for a printer designed to print upon a continuous roll of paper and having a blade used to cut off printed portions of paper from the paper roll is implemented. The gear drive system consists of a drive shaft 330, a slip clutch 401, a ... | 02/06/2001 |
| 6012371 | Sheet cutting device A cutting device including: a support member; a first blade having a linear-shaped cutting edge extending in a lengthwise direction from a first lengthwise end, to a central portion, and to a second lengthwise end of the first blade, the first blade being... | 01/11/2000 |
| 5875771 | Saw cable guide A universally applicable device for guiding the cable of cable saw systems for sawing concrete, brickwork, natural stone, and other masonry products. A bearing plate supports (and attaches) the guide to a base. A support projects upwardly from the bearing... | 03/02/1999 |
| 5735185 | Rotary-type sheet cutter A rotary-type sheet cutter for cutting a continuous sheet material comprising a stationary blade having an end edge extending along the widthwise direction of the sheet material; and a rotary blade having an end edge which rotates about a rotary axis exte... | 04/07/1998 |
| 5408908 | Cutting machine A cutting machine for sheet material comprising a frame, a stationary knife on the frame and a reciprocating blade cooperating with the stationary knife. A motor on the frame is connected to a gear reducer that is in turn connected to a single push rod th... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5377572 | Cutting device A cutting device includes a moving blade unit rotatable around a rotating shaft and inclined at a predetermined angle against a sheet feeding surface, a receiving blade unit which is movable in a direction towards the moving blade, and an elastic member f... | 01/03/1995 |
| 5289750 | Apparatus for bonding continuous thin film to discrete base plates and film cutting apparatus therefor An apparatus for bonding thin film supplied from a continuous roll to at least one bonding surface along the entire length of a discrete printed surface base plate and efficiently cutting the film to a proper length which covers an entire planar surface o... | 03/01/1994 |
| 5058473 | Veneer clipper A veneer clipper is adapted to make successive cuts continuously while a veneer sheet is being moved forward through a nip formed by a pair of constantly rotating anvil rolls disposed with their axes extending in parallel to each other across the directio... | 10/22/1991 |
| 5010795 | Apparatus for cutting metal and plastic sheet A sheet material cutter for shearing various widths of sheet material such as aluminum or plastic siding, soffit, facia board and flashing is provided which is readily transportable and useful in cutting a variety of widths of such sheeting. The cutter ha... | 04/30/1991 |
| 5001953 | Electromechanically operable apparatus for severing strip This invention relates to an electromechanically operable apparatus for severing strip, such as a paper tape or plastic film tape, which is dispensed by a power-operated dispenser. A swingable cutter blade is connected to a crank, which is operated by a g... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4748884 | Cutting assembly for cutting thin strips of flexible material The invention provides a cutting assembly for cutting a moving strip of thin flexible material across its width, avoiding the possibility that the flexibility of the material will permit it to move away from the knife edge and not be cut, or be cut uneven... | 06/07/1988 |
| 4671151 | Paper tail cutter A paper tail cutter for cutting and deflecting a tail from a moving sheet of paper. A cutter body member is pivotally mounted to swing a knife up through the moving sheet of paper, thereby cutting a narrow tail at one side of the moving sheet. The tail is... | 06/09/1987 |
| 4667554 | Rotary paper cutter construction A construction for a paper or film cutter for use with strip printers or photo copiers working from continuous rolls of paper or film. It consists of a rotary blade and a stationary blade mounted in a sheet metal U-frame. The rotary blade is driven by a r... | 05/26/1987 |
| 4656903 | Cutter for cutting material in tape form A cutter for cutting material in tape form comprises a movable blade of circular segment shape in cross-section and a fixed blade. The movable blade is coupled to a rotating shaft so as to move it in front of the fixed blade. A first support carrying the ... | 04/14/1987 |
| 4648299 | Apparatus for cutting off a tear-open strip A tear-open strip is severed from a band of material having a width equal to the desired length of the tear-open strip by cooperation between a stationary knife-edge defining member and a pivotal knife-edge defining member. The knife edges form chords of ... | 03/10/1987 |
| 4640167 | Tape dispenser A device for dispensing tape in desired lengths from a supply reel which is rotatably supported in a housing and fed out by means of a manually actuable drive wheel which also has, in the housing, a knife which is manually actuable in the direction of the... | 02/03/1987 |
| 4527455 | Device for opening envelopes or the like A device for opening envelopes includes a movable knife blade which is mounted on a swingable knife holder and is urged towards a complementary edge which is preferably formed by a further knife blade. The movable knife blade is inclined in its longitudin... | 07/09/1985 |
| 4493236 | Mailing machine tape knife A device for cutting roll tape, including a frame, a serrated rotary blade pivotably mounted in the frame, the rotary blade having a plurality of cutting teeth formed by grooves running perpendicular to the axis of the rotary blade and a flat surface cut ... | 01/15/1985 |
| 4458570 | Sheet material dispenser A dispenser for sheet material includes a housing defining at least one compartment for holding a continuous roll of sheet material. A cover for the compartment, pivotally mounted on the housing, includes a cutting edge located near its free end. The hous... | 07/10/1984 |
| 4329865 | Material engaging apparatus A material engaging apparatus, such as a press brake or shear, has first and second jaw members pivotally mounted together and with coordinating material engaging and working members in the jaw members. An extensible ram positioned along and between the r... | 05/18/1982 |
| 3971280 | Tape dispenser A tape container and dispensing apparatus formed of plastic material including means for advancing the tape to dispense a strip of any desired length and integrally formed shearing means to provide scissors-like shearing action to sever the tape strip.... | 07/27/1976 |
| 3960042 | Microfiche reader-printer An improved microfiche reader-printer includes an electro-mechanical control mechanism, roll paper storage and feed mechanism, paper cutter and a corona paper charger unit in the upper portion of the machine. Disposed in the lower portion of the machine a... | 06/01/1976 |
