Edge-to-edge Of Sheet Or Web (e.g., Traveling Cutter) Patents (Class 83/614)
  • Patent number: 11634295
    Abstract: A roll-dispensed stock container is provided with fixation strips attached to the body of the container and a cutter assembly attached to a lid of the container. Roll-dispensed stock is secured by the fixation strips when the lid of the container is in a closed configuration and the cutter assembly is configured to separate a sheet of the roll-dispensed stock of a desired length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 19, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Assignee: Cutting Edge Packaging Solutions, LLC
    Inventor: Paul Vegliante
  • Patent number: 11607896
    Abstract: A medium cutter includes a conveyor configured to convey a medium in a conveyance direction, a cutter configured to cut the medium from one end of medium in a cutting direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction, a first holder movable to contact a first surface of the one end of medium, and a second holder configured to contact a second surface of the one end of medium opposite the first surface. The first holder is disposed downstream of the cutter in the conveyance direction, and the first holder moves to the one end of medium to pinch and hold the one end of medium between the first holder and the second holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 12, 2019
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventor: Hirotaka Endo
  • Patent number: 11608642
    Abstract: Systems and methods can include scoring a backing material of a luxury vinyl plank (“LVP”) to allow an otherwise rigid plank to flex within a scoring section. The scoring section can include multiple parallel grooves that reach a depth that partially scores the backing material. The LVP can be positioned on a stair tread such that the scoring section wraps around an edge of the tread nose. The LVP can be clamped on top and bottom of the stair tread nose to allow adhesives to take effect. A scoring device can include a blade assembly with multiple blades to create multiple scored grooves in one pass.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: LVP Stairs LLC
    Inventor: Michael S. Douglass
  • Patent number: 11446940
    Abstract: A cutter assembly for a printable medium comprises a cutter to cut the printable medium, a trench adjacent to the cutter, and a trench cover, the trench cover at least partially covering the trench. The trench cover is movable between a supporting configuration to support the printable medium, and an open configuration to receive portions of the printable medium in the trench. The cutter assembly comprises an elastic element for biasing the trench cover towards the supporting configuration. The cutter comprises an engaging element and the engaging element engages the trench cover to move the trench cover from the supporting configuration towards the open configuration.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2018
    Date of Patent: September 20, 2022
    Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
    Inventors: Angel Gistas Perez, Javier Garcia Blanco, Martin Urrutia Nebreda, Joseba Ormaechea Saracibar
  • Patent number: 10994435
    Abstract: A portable tool for scoring a surface of a flexible building material. The tool includes a base receiving a hinged guide for securing the flexible building material. A platform with a blade is slidable relative to the base from a starting position to an end position to score the flexible building material.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 11, 2018
    Date of Patent: May 4, 2021
    Assignee: D-CUT PRODUCTS, INC.
    Inventor: Charlie Zhang
  • Patent number: 10894688
    Abstract: A roll-dispensed stock container is provided with fixation strips attached to the body of the container and a cutter assembly attached to a lid of the container. Roll-dispensed stock is secured by the fixation strips when the lid of the container is in a closed configuration and the cutter assembly is configured to separate a sheet of the roll-dispensed stock of a desired length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 19, 2021
    Inventor: Paul Vegliante
  • Patent number: 10822130
    Abstract: The present invention discloses a household vacuum sealer and a bag-cutting sealing method. In the household vacuum sealer, at least one cutter device is slidably mounted on the upper hood, a heat-seal bar and an evacuative groove are arranged at the front side of the upper portion of the lower hood, the upper hood or the lower hood is provided with a bag receiving chamber, a detachable automatic rollback shaft is rotatably mounted in the bag receiving chamber, the elastic rollback mechanism for automatically rolling the rollback shaft back and the elastic unidirectional locking mechanism for locking the automatic rollback shaft are mounted at the end portion of the automatic rollback shaft; the cutter device protrudes from a bottom surface of the upper hood, and the cutter moves at one side of the heat-seal bar or one side of the evacuative groove back and forth after the upper hood is locked onto the lower hood, for cutting off the bag pressed tightly between the upper hood and the lower hood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: November 3, 2020
    Assignee: Bonsen Electronics Limited
    Inventors: Ning Xu, QinCan Li, Xingbing Zhu, Haibo Peng
  • Patent number: 9242766
    Abstract: An improved bag clamp comprises a first jaw member and a second jaw member. The first jaw member has an opening in a clamping surface thereof and there is a blade reciprocatingly movable along the second jaw member. A hinge couples the first jaw member and the second jaw member. The clamp is moveable between an open configuration in which the first jaw member and second jaw member are angularly spaced and a closed configuration in which the blade is received by the opening in the first jaw member and the blade is moveable along the second jaw member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 26, 2016
    Inventors: Gregory Roy Ruddell, Robert J. Halas
  • Publication number: 20150107192
    Abstract: The invention relates to a dispensing unit for providing web material with a support wall and a movable opposite support wall including a cutting device including a cutting slide and a cutting blade fixated at the cutting slide and including a linear support at the opposite support wall, wherein the cutting slide includes an operating head and a slide base and the cutting blade extends between the operating head and the slide base, and wherein the support wall includes a recess which is configured so that it facilitates a movement of the cutting slide and the slide base is movable away from the recess when moving the opposite support wall.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 23, 2014
    Publication date: April 23, 2015
    Inventor: Bernd Loibl
  • Patent number: 8991061
    Abstract: A twine cutting apparatus for a bale processor has a guide extending along a length of a floor of the bale chamber, and a knife engaged in the guide and configured such that the knife can slide along the length of the drum and such that a cutting edge of the knife contacts twine wrapped around an outer surface of the drum. A rigid handle is attached at a knife end thereof to the knife and is configured to be gripped by an operator at a grip end thereof outside the bale chamber. A twine access area can be provided on the drum surface to facilitate cutting twine, and the apparatus can be stored inside the bale chamber during operation of the bale processor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2012
    Date of Patent: March 31, 2015
    Assignee: Highline Manufacturing Ltd
    Inventor: Blake Neudorf
  • Patent number: 8960064
    Abstract: A configurable cutter mechanism for a printer and corresponding methods are provided. The cutter mechanism may comprise a rotary cutter mounted for rotation about a rotation axis and for translation across at least a portion of a width of a paper path perpendicular to the rotation axis. A fixed blade assembly may be provided that is adapted to cooperate with the rotary cutter. The fixed blade assembly may extend across the width of the paper path. A controller may be provided for controlling a variable length of travel of the rotary cutter across the width of the paper path. The paper path runs between the rotary cutter and the fixed blade assembly.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 24, 2015
    Assignee: TransAct Technologies Incorporated
    Inventors: Steven A. Supron, David E. Weeks, Jeffrey S. Koepele
  • Patent number: 8950959
    Abstract: A cutting device includes a cutting blade configured to cut a recording medium; a support unit that supports the cutting blade to be movable in an inclined direction with respect to a surface of the recording medium such that the cutting blade is moved toward the recording medium while moving in a width direction of the recording medium; and a movable unit that causes the cutting blade supported by the support unit to be moved in the inclined direction to cut the recording medium.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: February 10, 2015
    Assignee: Fujitsu Component Limited
    Inventors: Kohei Takahashi, Masahiro Kaneko, Nobuo Yatsu, Takuya Uchiyama, Natsumi Sakai, Katsuaki Koshimura
  • Patent number: 8925436
    Abstract: A sheet cutting device includes a cutter holder, a moving unit, a connecting member, and a drawing member. The cutter holder accommodates a cutter. The cutter has opposed blades opposing each other to cut a sheet of recording media fed along a sheet feed path. The moving unit is disposed away from the cutter holder in a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed along the sheet feed path. The moving unit is reciprocally movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet feed direction. The connecting member connects the cutter holder to the moving unit. The drawing member is mounted on the moving unit to draw the moving unit in the sheet width direction. The cutter holder is pivotable around the connecting member in a thickness direction of the sheet relative to the moving unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Date of Patent: January 6, 2015
    Assignee: Ricoh Company, Ltd.
    Inventors: Toshihiro Yoshinuma, Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Masahiko Yamada, Yuichiro Maeyama, Masato Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20140311309
    Abstract: In one preferred form there is provided a cutting assembly (10) for use in a kitchen. The cutting assembly includes a housing (12) adapted to house a roll of sheet material such as plastic wrap. There is provided a cutting surface (24) having a slit (28); and a slideable cutting arm (22) having a cutting edge (27) adapted for receipt in the slit (28) when moved along the slit (28) to cut the sheet material. The cutting surface (24) includes a high friction gripping surface (74) having a gloss finish for gripping the sheet material on the cutting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 13, 2014
    Publication date: October 23, 2014
    Inventors: DAVID PYNT, MICHAEL JOHN LAYBOURNE HORT, JOHN MCBRIEN LEVEY
  • Patent number: 8857301
    Abstract: Disclosed is a cutting plotter with a feed roller that draws a sheet of media in a Y-direction while shifting the sheet back and forth along the Y-direction in response to a cutting order. The cutting plotter includes a cutting device that reciprocates in an X-direction and cooperates with the feed roller to cut the sheet in a desired shape in response to the cutting order. A base plate is disposed below the cutting device in the X-direction. The base plate has a channel formed in it. The channel is sized and configured to receive a portion of a blade of the cutting device when the blade engages the sheet and the blade traverses laterally along the channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2012
    Date of Patent: October 14, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Robert A. Clark, William J. Nowak
  • Patent number: 8833218
    Abstract: A fiber web is reeled by a reeling drum of a reel-up onto a parent roll. When the parent roll has reached the desired diameter size, reeling is changed from the parent roll onto a new parent roll. The web is cut by jet cutting means and the beginning part of the cut web is directed onto a reeling shaft of a new parent roll. The jet cutting path has a main cutting path and at least one edge area cutting path. The length of the main cutting path is at least 60% of the whole cutting path length from one edge of the web (W) to the other edge of the web (W). A turn-up device for a reel-up has one cutting module (15) and at least one nozzle (11) for jet cutting, which is attached movably and turnably to the module (15) by a cutting arm (12).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 16, 2014
    Assignee: Valmet Technologies, Inc.
    Inventors: Jari Tiita, Teppo Kojo, Pentti Simpanen, Aki Tuominen
  • Patent number: 8826787
    Abstract: A media feeder system for use with a media cutting system having a cutting table includes an upper out-feed tray and a lower in-feed tray bins are disposed laterally adjacent one side of the cutting system table. A bi-directional media transport system transports media in an in-feed direction from the in-feed tray to the cutting table surface and removes media from the cutting table surface in an out-feed direction from the cutting table surface to the out-feed tray. The media transport system includes a sheet acquisition system having gripping apparatus that adjust for a height of the media held in the bins.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 22, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 9, 2014
    Assignee: Xerox Corporation
    Inventors: Linn C. Hoover, Barry P. Mandel, Robert A. Clark, William W Nowak
  • Patent number: 8763505
    Abstract: Provided is a cutter that is applicable to a cutting device with variable structures and that allows exchange of a cutting blade safely and smoothly with a simple structure. The present invention provides a cutter comprising: a slider; a holder member that retains a cutting blade; and a removing-and-installing member that removes or installs the holder member from or into the slider in a condition that the cutting blade is shielded with a cover member, wherein the cover member is provided with a projection portion while the holder member is provided with a groove portion, and when the removing-and-installing member is installed into the slider along with the holder member, the projection portion is adapted to travel in the groove portion so as to expose a cutting edge of the cutting blade through a cutout.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 24, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Carl Manufacturing Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Muneyuki Ishihara
  • Publication number: 20140139600
    Abstract: A cutter device includes a cutter configured to cut a material to be cut; a carriage having a cutter and moving in a widthwise direction with respect to a feeding direction of the material to be cut; and a guide unit configured to guide the carriage in the widthwise direction and, assuming that the movement of the carriage when the cutter cuts the material to be cut is an outward route, a homeward route of the cutter of the carriage is different from the outward route of the cutter, and is shifted from the outward route toward one material to be cut which moves first in the direction away from the other material to be cut in the feeding direction immediately after the cutting from between the materials to be cut divided into two parts.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2014
    Publication date: May 22, 2014
    Applicant: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
    Inventors: Norihiro YAMASHITA, Eiji KUMAI, Yuta TSUKADA, Shoji AKATSU
  • Publication number: 20140096659
    Abstract: A wrap case includes: a case; a support rod which is separably provided inside the case and is formed to be able to support a wrap film roll; and a cutter unit which is provided to the case so as to cut a wrap film which is pulled out to the outside of the case. The cutter unit comprises: a cutter rail which is provided at the outside of the case and elongates in a longitudinal direction of the case; a moving cutter which is connected to the cutter rail to be slidable along the cutter rail; and a mounting/dismounting unit for mounting or dismounting the moving cutter to or from the cutter rail.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 5, 2012
    Publication date: April 10, 2014
    Inventor: Moon Sik Choi
  • Patent number: 8677871
    Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting device for, in a cutting direction, cutting a belt layer from a web of unvulcanised rubber having mutually substantially parallel cords that are at a cord angle, comprising: a blade which sideward with respect to the cutting direction, is freely movable; a first detector for during cutting detecting a sideward displacement of the +0d5; a control computer, operationally coupled to the first detector, for giving control instructions on the basis of displacement information from the detecting means regarding sideward displacement of the +0d5; at least one actuator, operationally coupled to the control means for during cutting adjusting the cutting direction of the +0d5 on the basis of the control instructions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2005
    Date of Patent: March 25, 2014
    Assignee: VMI Epe Holland B.V.
    Inventors: Gerard Johannes Van Laar, Franciscus Cornelis Bierens, Franciscus Johannes Wilhelums Kooiman
  • Patent number: 8661955
    Abstract: A multi-cutter cutting device is composed of a chassis having a guide channel, a rotary member rotatably mounted to the chassis and located at one end of the guide channel, and a plurality of cutting units. Each of the cutting units includes a shell mounted to the rotary member, and a cutter rotatably mounted to the shell and having a cutting edge protruding downward from a bottom side of the shell. Each of the cutting units can be moved along with the rotary member and along a radial direction of the rotary member to be separated from the rotary member and then can continue to move along the guide channel. In light of the above, the cutting device is structurally simple and can be easily manufactured and assembled. Besides, the cutting device is flatter to be easily packaged and stored.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2011
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Inventor: Hua Chang Wu
  • Patent number: 8661953
    Abstract: A trimmer to cut a backing on which an overlay is mounted. The trimmer includes cutting blades and a removable fence that has a stop. The fence is carried by a pair of risers that are capable of moving relative to the work surface. A rotatable lever arm is coupled to the risers by a linking cam rod. When the lever arm and linking cam rod are rotated in a first direction, the risers move upwardly from the work surface and the stop of the fence is lifted upwardly and off the work surface to create a gap that enables the backing to move past the fence to the cutting blades to be trimmed. When the lever arm and linking cam rod rotate in an opposite direction, the risers move downwardly toward the work surface, and the stop is lowered against the backing to prevent the overlay from moving to the cutting blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 4, 2014
    Assignee: Ellison Educational Equipment, Inc.
    Inventor: Kevin L. Corcoran
  • Patent number: 8584566
    Abstract: An apparatus for automatically removing webbing remnants from unwound cores without damaging the surfaces or ends of the cores. The core cleaning apparatus includes a frame that carries an overhead bridge crane and a cutter frame supporting a movable cutting blade. The overhead crane includes a pair of opposed plugs designed to engage the open ends of the spent core. The cutter frame includes a cutter assembly that has automatically driven horizontally the length of the material webbing of the spent core, thereby cutting excess material webbing from the spent core. The entire operation is managed by a programmable controller without operator intervention.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2010
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Automatic Handling Intl.
    Inventors: Daniel J. Pienta, David M. Pienta
  • Patent number: 8485080
    Abstract: A cutting unit (1) for cutting sheet material (13), the cutting unit comprising a sheet support (2) and at least one roll cutting device (4) associated with a sheet support (2), the roll cutting device comprising a support rail (5), at which a cutting carriage (6) is movably supported, the cutting carriage comprising a blade support (20), which is rotatably supported about an axis parallel to the support rail (5) and rotatable by hand, and at which blade support at least two disk blades (36, 37, 38) are supported freely rotatable about blade axes. The support rail has two support bars (56, 57) and the blade support has at least two support grooves (45, 46, 47). The two support bars engage the two support grooves to lock one of the at least two disk blades in a cutting position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 2, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 16, 2013
    Assignee: Monolith GmbH
    Inventor: Bernd Loibl
  • Patent number: 8479629
    Abstract: A paper cutter includes a base having a stationary blade; a fixing seat fixed to the base adjacent to one end of the stationary blade and having a connecting portion extending upward from the base, wherein the connecting portion is atop, peripherally formed with a plurality of teeth, and is formed centrally with a through hole for allowing a shaft to pass therethrough; a connecting element having a rotatory portion that is formed with a slot for allowing the shaft to pass therethrough and being atop provided with recesses for receiving the teeth; and a movable blade having a lower edge formed as a curved edge and having a front end fixed to the rotatory portion. Thereby, when the movable blade is pushed downward, the connecting element is driven to rotate and move along the teeth while approaching and sliding with respect to the stationary blade.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2013
    Inventor: Tung-Lung Chiang
  • Patent number: 8424435
    Abstract: A trimmer that is operable to cut at least one sheet of paper includes a base configured to support the at least one sheet, a rail extending across at least a portion of the base, and a cutting assembly having a carriage slidably coupled to the rail and a blade positioned on the carriage. The trimmer also includes a blade opposing member coupled to the base adjacent to the rail and an indicator operable to display a usable life status of at least one of the blade and the blade opposing member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 10, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2013
    Assignee: ACCO Brands USA LLC
    Inventors: Roland Sudmalis, Michael Parrish, Michael Rellinger, Jeff Kennedy
  • Patent number: 8393255
    Abstract: The dispenser assembly is for opening a pouch or packet structure. The dispenser assembly includes a container structure having an interior cavity. The cavity has a sufficient dimension such that the packet structure may be stored therein. The dispenser assembly includes a cutter for severing the pouch or packet structure. The cutter is secured to or removably stored in the container. The cutter may be constituted by a slider structure, guillotine cutter, or U-shaped member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: MonoSol Rx, LLC
    Inventors: Richard C. Fuisz, Joseph M. Fuisz
  • Patent number: 8381623
    Abstract: A material cutting system for trimming sheet material having a base, a blade engageable with the sheet material along a cut line and a material guide including an illuminated surface indicative of the location of the cut line. In one set of embodiments, an illuminating assembly produces light that is internally transmitted through a light guide portion of the material guide to the illuminated surface. The illuminated surface provides for ready and correct orientation of the sheet material to the desired position for cutting by the material trimmer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 15, 2009
    Date of Patent: February 26, 2013
    Assignee: Fiskars Brands, Inc.
    Inventors: Andrew P. Block, Douglas R. Nelson, Joshua D. Hatch, Scott Roelke
  • Publication number: 20120222531
    Abstract: A moving unit of a sheet cutting device is movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet feed direction in which a sheet of recording media is fed along a sheet feed path. A cutter holder accommodates a cutter, is connected to the moving unit and is rotatable in a thickness direction of the sheet relative to the moving unit. A guide member is disposed along the sheet width direction to guide the moving unit in the sheet width direction. A drawing member is mounted on the moving unit to draw the moving unit toward a downstream side in a cutting direction in which the cutter holder moves to cut the sheet. The moving unit is connected to the cutter holder at a position downstream in the cutting direction from an accommodated position of the cutter in the cutter holder.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masato OGAWA, Kazuhiro WAKAMATSU, Masahiko YAMADA, Yuichiro MAEYAMA, Toshihiro YOSHINUMA
  • Publication number: 20120222530
    Abstract: A sheet cutting device includes a cutter holder, a moving unit, a connecting member, and a drawing member. The cutter holder accommodates a cutter. The cutter has opposed blades opposing each other to cut a sheet of recording media fed along a sheet feed path. The moving unit is disposed away from the cutter holder in a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed along the sheet feed path. The moving unit is reciprocally movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to the sheet feed direction. The connecting member connects the cutter holder to the moving unit. The drawing member is mounted on the moving unit to draw the moving unit in the sheet width direction. The cutter holder is pivotable around the connecting member in a thickness direction of the sheet relative to the moving unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 6, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Toshihiro YOSHINUMA, Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Masahiko Yamada, Yuichiro Maeyama, Masato Ogawa
  • Publication number: 20120222532
    Abstract: A sheet cutting device includes a cutter holder, a moving unit, and a guide member. The cutter holder accommodates a cutter. The cutter has opposed blades opposing each other to cut a sheet of recording media fed along a sheet feed path of a feed guide plate unit. The moving unit holds the cutter holder and is movable in a sheet width direction perpendicular to a sheet feed direction in which the sheet is fed along the sheet feed path. The guide member is disposed along the sheet width direction to guide the moving unit in the sheet width direction. The cutter holder partially overlaps with the feed guide plate unit in a thickness direction of the sheet perpendicular to both the sheet width direction and the sheet feed direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2012
    Publication date: September 6, 2012
    Applicant: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
    Inventors: Masahiko YAMADA, Kazuhiro Wakamatsu, Yuichiro Maeyama, Masato Ogawa, Toshihiro Yoshinuma
  • Patent number: 8230769
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for preparing tissue discs, in particular cartilaginous discs. A device for preparing tissue discs that is of simple structure and ensures safe handling includes, in addition to a clamping device for securing a tissue block by clamping, at least one cutting device for treating the tissue block held in the clamping device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 6, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 31, 2012
    Assignee: Karl Storz GmbH & Co. KG
    Inventor: Peter Eisenkolb
  • Publication number: 20120111169
    Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus includes a dynamic housing having a plurality of fingers, also included are a plurality of steps that are oppositely disposed from the plurality of fingers, wherein each of the plurality of fingers and each of the plurality of steps are adjacent to one another forming a plurality of gaps that allow a sheet of material therethrough, while creating a tortuous path for the sheet of material. Operationally, the plurality of gaps act to keep a portion of the sheet of material taut in-between each of the plurality of gaps. Also, a cutter is disposed within the dynamic housing such that the plurality of fingers and steps are evenly disposed on opposite sides of the cutter. Operationally, the taut sheet material is cut with the ability to accommodate a non-linear cutting path in the sheet of material via selectably altering a movement path of the dynamic housing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 9, 2010
    Publication date: May 10, 2012
    Inventors: Stephen J. Blalock, Eckehart Zimmermann
  • Patent number: 8166859
    Abstract: Methods, systems and components for paper trimmers cut paper placed on a planar base using a blade that is moved transversely across the paper. A recessed cutting track containing a desired cutting pattern is inserted into the planar base and a counterpart guide track suspended thereover. A blade assembly is inserted through a channel in the guide track with the cutting blade residing in the counterpart channel in the cutting track. Material to be trimmed is placed between the recessed cutting track and the guide track. As the blade assembly is directed along the length of the counterpart channels, guides on the blade assembly interact with the channel and cause the cutting blade to rotate, cutting along the path of the channel. Desired cuts are made by selecting appropriate interchangeable cutting tracks and counterpart guide tracks.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 1, 2012
    Inventor: Faye Angevine
  • Patent number: 8132490
    Abstract: A rotary trimmer for cutting and/or trimming paper and related sheet material is disclosed. The rotary trimmer comprises a trimmer housing having: (i) a first end portion; (ii) a second end portion; and (iii) a cutting platform having: (a) a first platform; (b) a second platform; and (c) a base platform. The first and the second platforms are pivotably connected at least indirectly to (1) the base platform; and/or (2) the first and the second end portions. The rotary trimmer further includes a blade carriage guide disposed between the first and the second end portions and a blade carriage having one or more cutting blades, and slidably mounted to the blade carriage guide wherein the blade carriage can slide along the blade carriage guide to cut and/or trim a sheet or sheet-like material positioned on the cutting platform. A method of using a rotary trimmer is also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 13, 2012
    Assignee: Acme United Corporation
    Inventors: Michael E. Peterson, P. Y. Gu, Javier Verdura
  • Patent number: 8127456
    Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting a rubber portion of conveyer belt using a splitting member having a triple blade consisting of a V-shaped thin blade and a V-shaped double holder blade, in which the V-shaped thin blade is disposed within the V-shaped double holder blade so as to protrude from the V-shaped double holder blade, and a cutting member having a cylindrical blade consisting of two straight thin blades and two semicylinder blades, and a double holder, where the straight thin blades are disposed within the semicylinder blades so as to protrude from both side edges of the semicylinder blades, and the double holder is disposed so as to attach to the straight thin blades and to have the cylindrical blade replaceable therefrom.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 13, 2007
    Date of Patent: March 6, 2012
    Assignee: Bridgestone Corporation
    Inventor: Katsuo Arita
  • Patent number: 8065944
    Abstract: A portable cutter used for cutting different widths of thin sheet material. The portable cutter includes a right angle measurement bar with scale adapted for receipt against a front side of an open top storage box. The storage box is used for holding a large roll of thin sheet material therein. At least one cutting blade tool is adjustably mounted along a length of the measurement bar. The cutting blade tool includes a cutting blade disposed between a horizontal upper blade guide arm and a horizontal lower blade guide arm. Attached to a portion of the lower blade guide arm is a magnet holder with magnet used for releasable attachment to the measurement bar.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2009
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2011
    Inventor: Clay Speas, Jr.
  • Publication number: 20110233254
    Abstract: A dispenser for dispensing wiping material includes a housing for holding at least one roll containing a continuous web of wiping material. The dispenser includes a feeding element for controlling the dispensing of the web, wherein the feeding element includes at least a drive roller, a pressure roller and a cutting device. The web is arranged to be fed from a first roll and into the feeding element, and an actuating mechanism operatively connected to the drive roller, wherein the actuating mechanism is actuated by a user applying a force to the actuating mechanism to dispense a predetermined length of wiping material. The actuating mechanism and the drive roller are connected by a lever, wherein the lever is in driving contact with the drive roller and is releasably connected to the actuating mechanism, and that the actuating mechanism and the lever are arranged to disconnect if the actuating mechanism is subjected to a force exceeding a predetermined value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2009
    Publication date: September 29, 2011
    Applicant: SCA HYGIENE PRODUCTS AB
    Inventors: Mats Lundqvist, Per Mmoller, Stig Pommer
  • Publication number: 20110214544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film cutter assembly in which a blade housing slides bilaterally along a pair of rails. The blade housing houses a blade. An elongated rail base is coupled or integral with a pair of rails. The rails are formed of a material which provides an attractive or adhesion property to attract the film to the rail and maintain the film in flat position before and after cutting. A double-side adhesive tape can be applied to a surface of the elongated rail base which is adapted for attaching the elongated rail base to a carton of film.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2011
    Publication date: September 8, 2011
    Inventors: Paul VEGLIANTE, Sean Neiberger, Rudolf Pavlik, Ian Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20110209594
    Abstract: A box adapted to slidably mount a cutter directly to the box without an intervening sliding track assembly mounted to the box.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 31, 2009
    Publication date: September 1, 2011
    Inventor: Philip Craig Withers
  • Patent number: 8006597
    Abstract: A rotary trimmer having multiple rolling blades is provided with a knob for being rotated to drive a blade holder in a blade holder recess to rotate so as to shift the rolling blades. The blade holder recess and the blade holder are mutually positioned by spring elements and positioning recesses. Besides, the knob can be retained from rotating by a latch.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 22, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2011
    Inventor: Tung-Lung Chiang
  • Patent number: 7992481
    Abstract: A panel cutting apparatus is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a bench and a rail mounted to the bench, and adapted to guide a saw along the rail. A bench aligner displays a visual indication of a desired cut line of said workpiece. A positioning guide allows for convenient repositioning of a workpiece, allowing a user to make accurate, repeatable cuts in a workpiece, such as a panel material or sheet of plywood.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2007
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2011
    Inventor: Ronald Carter
  • Patent number: 7987758
    Abstract: The rolled media cutter includes an elongated tray and a cutting mechanism. The elongated tray includes first and second substantially parallel channels. The first channel is formed in the tray and is configured to receive the rolled media therein. The cutting mechanism is configured to be slidingly coupled to the second channel. The cutting mechanism includes a cutting surface and a slider coupled to the cutting surface. The slider is configured to be retained within the channel so as to prevent the cutting mechanism from being removed from a portion of the second channel.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 17, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Inovent LLC
    Inventor: Bruce Chabansky
  • Patent number: 7988374
    Abstract: A printing device has a platen roller, a print head for printing on a sheet material, and a sheet cutting device for cutting the sheet material on which printing has been performed. The sheet cutting device has a stationary blade and a movable blade for cutting the sheet material in a pressing contact state with respect to the stationary blade. A release mechanism is disposed in the stationary blade frame and is movable to first and second positions to release the stationary and movable blades. In the first position of the release mechanism, the blades are in the pressing contact state, the platen roller is in contact with the print head, and ends of a platen roller shaft of the platen roller are disposed adjacent to one end of respective elongated holes of a stationary blade frame supporting the stationary blades.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2008
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2011
    Assignee: Seiko Instruments Inc.
    Inventor: Hiroyuki Kohira
  • Publication number: 20110179929
    Abstract: A manual cutting apparatus for cutting thick media includes a sliding blade housed within a carriage. The sliding blade is adjustable in cutting depth to enable scoring and cutting all the way through. The carriage rides on a pair of rails. To operate, the user presses down on an actuator to lower the cutting blade and then slides the cutting mechanism from a starting end to a finishing end, namely, toward the user's body. A securing mechanism fixes the media in place and thereby frees the user's other hand from having to hold the media. The user's other hand may grab onto a leverage handle adjacent to the starting end of the base for extra leverage in sliding the cutting mechanism with the first hand.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 22, 2010
    Publication date: July 28, 2011
    Inventor: Felipe Angel
  • Patent number: 7921756
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film cutter assembly in which a blade housing slides along a pair of rails. The blade housing is formed of an upper portion for housing the blade. Either end of the upper portion has a rounded inclined shape from a bottom edge to form a sled shaped runner. The sled shaped runner extends beyond the blade such that the user is prevented from touching the blade. A lower portion of the blade housing slidables bilaterally in a cavity formed below the rails. A clearance is formed between the blade and the rails to allow the blade housing to easily slide over a film to be cut even if the film bunched or doubled over. The upper portion of the blade housing has a concave shape for allowing a user's fingers to easily grip the blade housing. Preferably, the rails are formed of a material which provides an attractive charge to attract the film to the rail and help hold the film flat before and after cutting. For example, the rails can be formed of flexible vinyl or acetal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 20, 2000
    Date of Patent: April 12, 2011
    Assignee: AEP Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Vegliante, Sean Neiberger, Rudolf Pavlik, Ian Kaiser
  • Patent number: 7918152
    Abstract: An electric cling film cutter includes a base provided with a positioning frame, an auxiliary rotating rod and a driving device including a motor and a driving wheel unit. The base is assembled with a delivery wheel having its surface disposed with elongate flutes and plural guide grooves and one side provided with a driven rotating wheel engaged with the driving wheel unit. A cutter positioned before the delivery wheel contains a frame plate, a motor, a belt and a cutter base. The frame plate is provided with idle wheels parallel to and leaning on the delivery wheel. A stripping guide plate is positioned under the delivery wheel, having its upper end formed with plural protruding parting members respectively aligned to the guide grooves on the delivery wheel for pushing the cling film delivered to separate from the surface of the delivery wheel, convenient and safe in use.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Inventor: Yi-Lin Tang
  • Patent number: 7918151
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a film cutter assembly in which a blade housing slides bilaterally along a pair of rails. The blade housing houses a blade. An elongated rail base is coupled or integral with a pair of rails. The rails are formed of a material which provides a cling property to hold the film to the rail and maintain the film in flat position before, during and after cutting. A double-side adhesive tape can be applied to a surface of the elongated rail base which is adapted for attaching the elongated rail base to a carton of film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2001
    Date of Patent: April 5, 2011
    Assignee: AEP Industries, Inc.
    Inventors: Paul Vegliante, Sean Neiberger, Rudolf Pavlik, Ian Kaiser
  • Publication number: 20110041659
    Abstract: A duct board cutting table provides accurate cutting of duct board while providing portability and moderate cost. A table top, which is generally large enough to accept most of a sheet of duct board, has a cross-rail assembly mounted above it that slides along the length of the duct board. A duct board cutting tool slides along the length of the cross-rail assembly, which is along the width of the duct board, in order to move the tool's blade through the duct board to make a cut. The tool may be a hand tool, with a tool fixture provided with the table that can slidably mount the hand tool within the cross-rail assembly at multiple heights above the table to accommodate duct board of various thicknesses. A stopping mechanism can be included to stop the cross-rail assembly at multiple cutting positions using removable stop blocks.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2009
    Publication date: February 24, 2011
    Inventor: Dennis Clifford Williams