Patent ID: 6170374
Filing Date: 2001-01-09
Classification: B26D,B26F,B65B,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A reciprocating cutting assembly for severing a material web into selectively sized segments, comprising:elongated cutting means having opposite longitudinal ends and a pair of oppositely disposed cutting edges, each said cutting edge including a plurality of teeth arranged in spaced relation along said cutting edges, said teeth having dull cutting edges;means for driving said cutting means between first and second positions, said first and second positions disposed on opposite sides of said web;a first support arm adapted to support said web in an upright position between said first and second positions, said first support arm including a plurality of fingers extending outwardly therefrom for contact with said web, said first support arm disposed above a cutting path of said cutting means; anda plurality of slots disposed in said cutting means and adapted to complementarily receive said fingers during action of said cutting means.