Roll cutter
AssigneeNorkol/Fibercore, Inc.
InventorMarcus T. Wallace
Life of this patent
Estimating the term…
Abstract
The present invention discloses a roll cutter. The roll cutter has a housing. To the housing, there is attached a base, a cutter assembly, and an optional hoist assembly. The hoist assembly is a telescoping tower that allows the user to engage a roll using a hoist. The hoist can then pick up the roll and move it onto the stand. Once on the stand, the cutting assembly having a cutting tower, a cutting arm, and a saw can be placed at the desired level of cut. A saw can then be used to cut away the roll until it is the desired width. A sanding blade can be used to sand the edge of the roll.
Claims9
A method of cutting a cylindrical paper roll to a narrower width, the cylindrical paper roll having an outer cylindrical surface and having a longitudinal central axis along which the width of the paper roll is defined, said method comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a rotatable stand with a horizontal support surface comprising the primary support for the roll and placing the roll on said rotatable stand with the longitudinal central axis of the roll extending vertically thereby avoiding warping of the cylindrical shape of the roll;
- (b) engaging the outer cylindrical surface of the roll with a horizontally oriented rotary saw blade to make a horizontal cut into the roll;
- and
- (c) rotating the stand and thereby rotating the roll while sawing the roll with the saw blade thereby cutting an upper end portion off of the roll resulting in a paper roll of narrower width.
A method of cutting an end off of a cylindrical paper roll to provide a roll of narrower width, comprising:
- (a) providing a rotatable stand with a horizontal support surface and standing the roll on its lower end upon the horizontal support surface with its longitudinal axis extending vertically, so that the horizontal support surface comprises the primary support for the roll thereby avoiding warping of the cylindrical shape of the roll;
- and
- (b) cutting off the upper end of the roll.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.