Device for stripping blanks from a die cut sheet of blanks

In a device for stripping blanks from a die cut sheet of blanks, said device including a set of punches mounted on a punch frame and a matrix being supported on a support frame and having openings corresponding to the outlines of both the punches and blanks, one of said frames being movable relaive to the other so that the punches can extend into the openings of the matrix to force the blanks through the matrix openings to strip them from the sheet, the improvements comprising each of the punches of said set of punches comprising a plurality of punch members and means extending between adjacent punch members to close the outline of each punch, said punch members being adjustably mounted on a first set of bars supported on the punch frame and slidable therealong to vary the size of the outline of each punch, said matrix comprising a first set of parallel extending members, a second set of parallel extending members and a plurality of removable fastening means for interconnection, said support frame being rectangular with one set of parallel sides being at one level and second set of parallel sides being at a different level, said first set of parallel extending members being adjustably mounted on said first set of parallel sides and shiftable therealong to adjust the distance therebetween, said second set of parallel extending members being adjustably mounted on said second set of parallel sides to overlie and extend across the first set and being shiftable therealong to adjust the distance therebetween so that the size of the rectangular opening formed by adjacent parallel members of the first and second sets is adjustable, said removable fastening means being disposed at each cross over point between the first and second set for interconnecting the members together.