Storage compartment for a paper trimmer
AssigneeAlterra Holdings Corporation
InventorsChristopher R. Carlson, William J. Schulz
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Abstract
A removable storage compartment assembly for a material cutter comprising a compartment placement region and a removable storage compartment. The storage compartment includes a compartment lower portion removably engaged to the compartment placement region and a compartment upper portion removably and mateably engaged to the compartment lower portion. A biasing member is operatively connected to the compartment lower portion. When the compartment lower portion is disengaged from the compartment placement region, the biasing member biases the compartment lower portion away from the compartment placement region.
Claims20
A blade storage compartment, comprising:
- a base,
- a compartment lower portion removably engaged to the base;
- a compartment upper portion removably and mateably engaged to the compartment lower portion;
- and
- a biasing member operatively connected to the compartment lower portion,
- wherein when the compartment lower portion is disengaged from the base, the biasing member biases the compartment lower portion away from the base.
A storage compartment assembly for a material cutter, comprising:
- a compartment placement region,
- a removable storage compartment including:
- a compartment lower portion removably engaged to the compartment placement region, and
- a compartment upper portion removably and mateably engaged to the compartment lower portion;
- and
- a spring operatively connected to the compartment lower portion,
- wherein when the compartment lower portion is disengaged from the compartment placement region, the spring biases the compartment lower portion away from the compartment placement region.
A material cutter comprising:
- a base;
- a cutting assembly including:
- a cutting board,
- a pair of posts mounted on the cutting board;
- a rail assembly pivotally mounted on the posts in a substantially parallel relation to the cutting board, and
- a carriage assembly mounted on and movable along the rail assembly, the carriage assembly having a cutting blade for cutting a material;
- and
- a storage compartment including:
- a compartment placement region formed within the base,
- a compartment lower portion removably engaged to the compartment placement region;
- a compartment upper portion removably and mateably engaged to the compartment lower portion;
- and
- a biasing member operatively connected to the compartment lower portion,
- wherein when the compartment lower portion is disengaged from the compartment placement region, the biasing member biases the compartment lower portion away from the compartment placement region.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.