Corrugated sample cutter
AssigneeTMI Holdco, Inc.
InventorsDale Lee Heintzelman, Jr., John Louis Sullivan
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Abstract
A sample cutter includes a base plate for supporting a corrugated sample to be cut, and a pair of guide rails connected to the base plate. The pair of guide rails enable the corrugated sample to be positioned for cutting. The sample cutter also includes a slide rail connected to the base plate, and a cutting assembly connected to the slide rail. The cutting assembly is capable of moving along a length of the slide rail. The cutting assembly includes a pair of cutting blades that are capable of being spaced apart at a plurality of widths with respect to each other, and cutting the corrugated sample based on the plurality of widths.
Claims21
A sample cutter comprising:
- a base plate for supporting a corrugated cardboard sample to be cut,
- the base plate including a plurality of grooves,
- the plurality of grooves including:
- a particular groove,
- a first set of grooves spaced apart from the particular groove at a first set of widths measured in a first unit of measure, and
- a second set of grooves, different than the first set of grooves, and spaced apart from the particular groove at a second set of widths measured in a second unit of measure different than the first unit of measure,
- first widths of the first set of widths being different than second widths of the second set of widths;
- a pair of guide rails connected to the base plate,
- the pair of guide rails enabling the corrugated cardboard sample to be positioned for cutting;
- a slide rail connected to the base plate;
- and
- a cutting assembly connected to the slide rail,
- the cutting assembly being capable of moving along a length of the slide rail, and
- the cutting assembly including:
- a first cutting blade,
- a second cutting blade that is adjustable in relation to the first cutting blade,
- the second cutting blade being capable of being spaced apart from the first cutting blade at the first set of widths or the second set of widths,
- the first cutting blade being received in the particular groove of the base plate,
- the second cutting blade being received in one of the plurality of grooves of the base plate, other than the particular groove, in accordance with a selected width of the first set of widths or the second set of widths, and
- the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade cutting the corrugated cardboard sample in accordance with the selected width,
- a first plate connected to the first cutting blade and being capable of moving along the length of the slide rail,
- the first plate including:
- a first set of openings spaced apart at the first set of widths, and
- a second set of openings spaced apart at the second set of widths,
- a second plate connected to the second cutting blade and being adjustable in relation to the first plate,
- the second plate including a first opening and a second opening,
- a first location knob provided through the first opening of the second plate and being received in one of the first set of openings of the first plate,
- the first location knob enabling the second cutting blade to be spaced apart from the first cutting blade in accordance with the first set of widths, and
- a second location knob provided through the second opening of the second plate and being received in one of the second set of openings of the first plate,
- the second location knob enabling the second cutting blade to be spaced apart from the first cutting blade in accordance with the second set of widths.
A cutting assembly for a sample cutter that includes a base plate for supporting a corrugated cardboard sample to be cut, and a slide rail connected to base plate, the base plate including a plurality of grooves that include a particular groove, a first set of grooves spaced apart from the particular groove at a first set of widths measured in a first unit of measure, and a second set of grooves, different than the first set of grooves, and spaced apart from the particular groove at a second set of widths measured in a second unit of measure different than the first unit of measure, first widths of the first set of widths being different than second widths of the second set of widths, the cutting assembly comprising:
- a carriage connected to the slide rail,
- the carriage being capable of moving along a length of the slide rail;
- a first cutting blade;
- a second cutting blade that is adjustable in relation to the first cutting blade,
- the second cutting blade being capable of being spaced apart from the first cutting blade at the first set of widths or the second set of widths,
- the first cutting blade being received in the particular groove of the base plate,
- the second cutting blade being received in one of the plurality of grooves of the base plate, other than the particular groove, in accordance with a selected width of the first set of widths or the second set of widths, and
- the first cutting blade and the second cutting blade cutting the corrugated cardboard sample in accordance with the selected width;
- a first plate connected to the first cutting blade and being capable of moving along the length of the slide rail,
- the first plate being connected to the carriage and including:
- a first set of openings spaced apart at the first set of widths, and
- a second set of openings spaced apart at the second set of widths;
- a second plate connected to the second cutting blade and being adjustable in relation to the first plate,
- the second plate being connected to the carriage including a first opening and a second opening;
- a first location knob provided through the first opening of the second plate and being received in one of the first set of openings of the first plate,
- the first location knob enabling the second cutting blade to be spaced apart from the first cutting blade in accordance with the first set of widths;
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- a second location knob provided through the second opening of the second plate and being received in one of the second set of openings of the first plate,
- the second location knob enabling the second cutting blade to be spaced apart from the first cutting blade in accordance with the second set of widths.
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