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US 5,802,942 AGranted
Paper trimmer
AssigneeFiskars Inc.
InventorsRobert W. Cornell, Suk Ku An
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Abstract
A paper trimmer includes a base and a plate pivotally attached to the base. A carrier is slidably attached to the plate in an elongated slot. A blade assembly includes a blade secured to a blade holder. The blade assembly is received in a cavity formed in the carrier such that a cutting edge of the blade extends below the plate and is received within a channel formed in a cutting region of the base when the plate is disposed over the cutting region. A paper is cut by translation of the carrier along the slot of the plate.
Claims15
A paper trimmer comprising:
- a base including a pair of sides, a support surface, and a cutting region having a channel;
- a plate pivotally attached to the base and including an upper surface, a lower surface, a first end, a second end, and a slot extending through the plate along a longitudinal axis of the plate intermediate the first and second ends;
- a carrier being slidably received in the slot, the carrier including a top flange, wherein the plate is formed of resilient material;
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- a blade attached to the carrier, wherein a portion of the blade extends below the lower surface of the plate within the channel when the plate is disposed over the cutting region;
- wherein the upper surface of the plate and the top flange of the carrier have complementary arcuate shapes and the top flange engages the upper surface.
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A paper trimmer comprising:
- a base including a support surface, and a cutting region having a channel;
- a plate movably attached to the base and including oppositely facing upper and lower surfaces, an elongated slot therethrough, a top recess in the upper surface proximate the longitudinal sides of the slot, a first end, and a distal second end;
- a carrier including a top flange having a pair of oppositely extending sides, and a foot extending from the top flange, the foot being slidably received within the slot, and a portion of the pair of oppositely extending sides being slidably received within the top recess;
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- a blade at ached to the carrier, wherein a portion of the blade extends below the lower surface of the plate within the channel when the plate is disposed over the cutting region;
- wherein the upper surface of the plate and the top flange of the carrier have complementary arcuate shapes, wherein the plate is formed of a resilient material.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.