Bag sealer and cutter assembly

Abstract

In a home bag sealer with an elongated box and lid where the box supports a roll of bag material and a heater is provided along the lid opening operative on lid closing to seal a selected size of bag, the device being provided with structure to cut the sealed bag, the invention provides an improved cutter assembly of a lengthwise slot in the lid inboard of the heater and having a pair of oppositely disposed supporting ribs contiguous along the slot substantially the length of the lid. Disposed in the slot is a removable cutter assembly supported on and spanning the ribs on each side thereof for sliding along the slot. The assembly includes a pair of facing nylon brackets each bracket having a leading edge with a narrow notch therein and a faired surface extending away from the notch. A cutter blade is located between the brackets and extends within the notch and an operating handle removably clamps the brackets above the ribs externally of the lid. The entire assembly provides a cutter safely recessed in the brackets whose faired surface rollingly guides material outwardly and away from the blade as the cutter slides lengthwise of the slot to cut a bag to size while being easily removed by snapping the handle off the brackets for replacement of the cutter blade which is always protected from the fingers of the user.

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