Patent ID: 7811492
Filing Date: 2010-10-12
Classification: B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A process of trimming a part formed in a web of polymeric material, the process comprising: providing a web of polymeric material having a part formed therein, the part having a perimeter; moving the web of polymeric material between a cutter having a blade with a shape generally corresponding to the perimeter of the part and a platen assembly having a recess therein generally corresponding to the shape of the blade wherein the blade is adapted to be received at least partially within the recess, at least one of the platen assembly and cutter being movable with respect to the other; trimming the part from the web of polymeric material using the blade, the trimming resulting in trim material; creating a flow path of deionized air across the platen assembly to a vacuum fluidly coupled within the recess; and drawing the trim material away from the blade via the flow path to the vacuum fluidly coupled within the recess.