Patent ID: 7047855
Filing Date: 2006-05-23
Classification: B26D,B26F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
1. An apparatus for cutting a material into appropriately shaped portions, comprising: a support frame; means for supporting said material connected to the support frame; rotatable means for cutting said material, said cutting means and said material being movable relative to each other according to suitable trajectories for the execution of cuts in said material; and means for holding the material still, said means for holding the material still comprise rollers that are rotatable and are movable across said means for supporting the material without rotation while the rollers are pressing the material against said means for supporting the material; wherein said means for supporting said material comprise a rigid surface that coacts with said cutting means, so that said cutting means cuts in compression, and wherein said means for supporting said material comprise a support plane made of electrically charged glass having appropriate hardness and defining sliding means for the material to be cut.