Support panel for a rotary paper cutter
AssigneeFiskars Inc.
InventorJames C. Boda
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Abstract
A paper cutter assembly having an extruded rail assembly including a base and a rail formed at right angles to each other. A carriage assembly is mounted on the rail for translational movement across the rail. End blocks are provided in each end of the rail assembly for pivotally connecting the rail assembly to guide blocks for pivotal movement between operative and inoperative positions with respect to the paper.
Claims3
A paper cutter assembly comprising a rail assembly including a base and a hollow rail, the base and rail are formed at a right angle to each other, means for pivotally mounting said rail assembly for movement between operative and inoperative positions with respect to a stack of paper, said means comprising first and second end blocks and first and second guide blocks, said first end block mounted on one end of the rail assembly and said second end block mounted on the other end of the rail assembly, said first guide block pivotally connected to said first end block and said second guide block pivotally connected to said second end block to maintain a parallel relation between the rail assembly and the stack of paper, and a carriage assembly mounted for translational movement across the rail, the carriage assembly including a rotary cutter blade and a pair of leaf springs formed on the carriage assembly and mounted in the rail for biasing said carriage assembly upward to a neutral position on the rail.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.