Cutter assembly
OwnerGeorg Augustininventor
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Abstract
A cutter assembly which includes a support, a recess in the support, a slot formed within the recess for receiving a cutting blade having a cutting edge such that only the tip of the cutting edge extends from the support. A U-shaped channel adjacent to the slot defines a flexible finger in engagement with the blade. A cover plate shaped to fit within the recess retains the blade within the slot. The cover plate has a pin projecting therefrom which is dimensioned to be received within a distal leg of the U-shaped channel so as to maintain the finger in engagement with the blade and at least one projecting button for engagement with the surface of the blade to retain the blade within the slot.
Claims15
A cutter assembly comprising:
- a support;
- a slot in the support for receiving a cutting blade, the cutting blade having a cutting edge at one end thereof, the slot being shaped to receive the blade such that only a portion of the cutting edge of the blade extends from the support;
- means including a flexible finger formed integrally in the support for urging the cutting blade outward of the support;
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- means for retaining the blade in the slot.
A cutter assembly comprising:
- a support;
- a recess in the support;
- a slot formed within the recess for receiving a cutting blade having a cutting edge and an opposite edge, the slot being shaped to receive the blade such that only a portion of the blade extends from the support;
- a U-shaped channel formed adjacent to the slot, the U-shaped channel including a pair of legs defining a flexible finger projecting adjacent the slot therebetween and spaced such that when the blade is received within the slot, the finger is in engagement with the opposite edge thereof;
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- a cover plate shaped to fit within the recess for retaining the blade within the slot, the cover plate having a pin projecting therefrom dimensioned to be received within the leg of the U-shaped channel on the side of the finger opposite the side in engagement with the blade so as to maintain the finger in engagement with the blade, the cover plate further including at least one projecting button for engagement with the surface of the blade to retain the blade within the slot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.