Tearing tool

A tool comprising:

• first and second jaws;
• an actuator adapted to selectively move the first jaw along a first axis into engagement with a tearable medium to grasp the tearable medium between the first and second jaws and out of engagement with the tearable medium to release the tearable medium from between the first and second jaws;
• a conveyer adapted to selectively move the first and second jaws along a second axis that forms an angle with the first axis to move the tearable medium when grasped by the first and second jaws against a tear-off edge to sever the tearable medium;
• and
• a controller adapted to transmit a first signal for instructing the conveyer to move the grasper from a first position, and a second signal for instructing the actuator to move the first jaw into engagement with the tearable medium.

A method for severing a tearable medium, the method comprising:

• receiving the tearable medium between a first jaw and a second jaw of a grasper;
• receiving a signal at a controller, the signal instructing the controller to transmit a sequence of signals;
• instructing a conveyer to move the grasper from a first position using a first signal of the sequence of signals;
• instructing the grasper to grasp the tearable medium between the first and second jaws using a second signal of the sequence of signals;
• and
• pulling the tearable medium, when grasped between the first and second jaws, against a tear-off edge using the conveyer.

A tool for tearing printable media from an imaging device, the tool comprising:

• a conveyer;
• an actuator attached to the conveyer, the actuator comprising a slide;
• a first jaw attached to the slide of the actuator;
• a second jaw fixedly attached to the actuator and located opposite the first jaw;
• and
• a controller connected to the conveyer and the actuator.