Apparatus and method for slitting boxes
OwnerHans L. Leviinventor
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Abstract
An apparatus and method for cutting open a sealed box. A box typically has several of planar panels having a thickness and which panels meet at edges to define a box length, width and height and a central cavity. A box is conveyed to a cutting station where it is urged against a rotating blade which cuts through a box edge and pierces parallel to the plane of and into the thickness of one of the planar panels without entering the central cavity. The apparatus and method are useful for slitting boxes containing rectangular objects without marring the box contents. The apparatus is particularly useful for cutting open boxes containing books or the like, without damaging the box contents.
Claims20
An apparatus for cutting open a sealed box, which box has a plurality of planar panels each having a thickness, which panels meet at a plurality of edges to define a box length, width and height and a central cavity, which comprises means for conveying a box to a cutting station;
- and a cutting station which comprises means for causing a rotating blade to cut into and along the length of an edge and pierce parallel to the plane of and into the thickness of one of the planar panels without entering the central cavity;
- and means for urging the box against the rotating blade.
An method for cutting open a sealed box, which box has a plurality of planar panels each having a thickness, which panels meet at a plurality of edges to define a box length, width and height and a central cavity, which method comprises conveying a box to a cutting station and urging the box against a rotating blade at the cutting station and causing the rotating blade to cut into and along the edge of an edge and pierce parallel to the plane of and into the thickness of one of the planar panels without entering the central cavity.
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