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US 10,478,989 B2Granted
Anvil cover installation
AssigneeDicar Inc.
InventorStephen Kenneth Warll
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Abstract
A die cutter includes an anvil cylinder, a die cylinder, and a sleeve that is mounted on the die cylinder for generating a pressing force on an anvil cover to force a locking component of the anvil cover into a locking component receptor of the anvil cylinder.
Claims7
An assembly comprising:
- an anvil cylinder comprising a horizontal lock channel;
- a die cylinder comprising a plurality of mounting points for installing respective cutting components;
- a sleeve comprising a magnetic component configured to removably magnetically attach to the die cylinder, wherein the sleeve covers at least one of the plurality of mounting points;
- an anvil cover disposed on the anvil cylinder;
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- a motor to cause rotation of the anvil cylinder, wherein the rotation of the anvil cylinder causes the sleeve to generate a pressing force on the anvil cover to force a locking component of the anvil cover into the horizontal lock channel of the anvil cylinder to secure the anvil cover on the anvil cylinder,
- wherein when the sleeve is removed from the die cylinder, one or more cutting components are installed at one or more of the plurality of mounting points, and wherein the anvil cylinder with the anvil cover securely installed thereon provides a platform for a cutting operation.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.