# US 5,701,789 A · Waste repellent die structure > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 5,701,789 A - Document ID: US5701789A - Status: Granted - Kind: A - Application number: 08/419,185 - Filed: 1995-04-10 - Granted: 1997-12-30 - Earliest claimed: 1995-04-10 - Assignees: Best Cutting Die Company - Inventors: Frank Okonski - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US5701789A ## CPC - B26D 7/1854: {by air under pressure} - B26D 7/1818: {by pushing out} - B26D 7/2614: {Means for mounting the cutting member} - B26D 2007/2607: {for mounting die cutters} - Y10T 83/04: Processes - Y10T 83/2066: By fluid current - Y10T 83/2109: Resiliently mounted - Y10T 83/2133: By resiliently biased ejector - Y10T 83/9466: Flexible sleevelike tool - B26D: CUTTING; DETAILS COMMON TO MACHINES FOR PERFORATING, PUNCHING, CUTTING-OUT, STAMPING-OUT OR SEVERING (for growing crops or plants A01D, A01G; for fodder or straw A01F; for bulk butter A01J; for dough A21C; slaughtering A22B; for tobacco, cigars or cigarettes A24; marking-out, perforating or making buttonholes A41H25/00; manufacturing footwear A43D; brushmaking A46D; surgery A61B; disintegrating, mincing or shredding in general B02C; cutting wire, making pins or nails B21F, B21G; of the kind used formetal B23; cutting by abrasive fluid jets B24C5/02; hand-held cutting tools B26B; perforating, cutting-out, stamping-out or punching, or severing by means other than cutting B26F; for wood B27; for stone B28D; working of plastics or substances in a plastic state B29; making boxes, cartons, envelopes or bags, of paper or similarly worked materials, e.g. metal foil, B31B; article or web delivery apparatus incorporating cutting or line-perforating devices B65H35/00; for leather or upholstery B68, C14B; for glass C03B; making matches C06F; for peat C10F; for sugar C13B45/00; for textile materials D06H; civil engineering, building, mining, see Section E; for light guides G02B6/25; cutting processed photographic material G03D15/04) - Y10T: TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER US CLASSIFICATION ## Abstract A cutting die system having an improved waste or scrap removal system is provided. Curved edge patterns are cut into the cutting die plate within the parameters of the cutting edge. These partial cutouts having curved edges are provided so that when the cutting die is mounted to the die cylinder, the bending of the cutting die to fit the curvature of the die cylinder causes the cut out shape to pop up. The direction of the pop-up cut out shape is complementary to the relative direction of rotation of the cutting die and the height of the projections remains below the cutting edge height. When the pop-up cut out shape comes in contact with the waste or scrap material, the waste or scrap material is pushed outward and away from the direction of the die cylinder. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A waste repellent system for use in removing scrap material from a cutting die, said system comprising: a cylindrical die holder for rotation about an axis; a flexible cutting die plate, said flexible cutting die plate comprising: a substantially flexible sheet-like material having a sheet surface defined by leading, trailing and opposing side edges, a pattern surface having leading and side impression surfaces raised to a predetermined height above the sheet surface said impression surfaces defining an impression area for cutting a pattern into a web or blank, said impression area comprising a plurality of push pattern projections formed within and of said sheet like material at predetermined locations of said area, such that said pop-up push patterns are bendable into being coplanar with said sheet-like material and biased away from said impression surface for repelling scrap material from said cutting, die plate. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein said cutting die plate is further comprised of an alignment means which cooperates with the die holder for accurately aligning said cutting die plate. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the pattern surface area is a rectangle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the push pattern projections comprise semi-circle cut-outs. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein the push pattern projections comprise horseshoe shaped cut-outs. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein said push pattern projections for repelling waste are formed at predetermined locations of said flexible cutting die plate that are outside said area. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein said cutting die plate is further comprised of orifices for communicating pressurized air located upon said pattern surface area. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The system as in claim 7, wherein said push pattern projections are substantially aligned with said orifices. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein said holder is characterized as a magnetic holder. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein said system is further comprised of means for blowing said scrap away from the cutting die plate. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, further characterized by said die holder rotation creating centrifugal force that correspondingly maximizes said push pattern projection scrap repelling force by bending said push pattern projections away from said die plate surface. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The system as in claim 1, wherein said holder is characterized as a non-magnetic holder. ### Claim 13 A method for removing scrap material from a flexible cutting die plate which is positioned on a rotary die holder cooperating with an anvil, said method comprising the steps of: affixing the flexible cutting die plate to the rotary die holder, said flexible cutting die plate comprising an impression surface, said impression surface having a pattern surface area comprising bendable push pattern projections that are formed in and of said flexible die plate, such that said pop-up push patterns are bendable into being coplanar with said cutting die plate and biased away from the impression surface for repelling scrap material from said cutting die plate; rotating the die holder thereby causing said bendable push pattern projections to bendably extend and push said scrap material from the flexible cutting die plate. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The method as set forth by claim 13, further including the step of having pressurized air pass through orifices located in said pattern surface thereby further repelling scrap material.