Patent ID: 6401586
Filing Date: 2002-06-11
Classification: B26F,Y10S,Y10T

Abstract:
A tax stamp perforator and notcher assembly comprising a drum constructed and arranged for rotary movement about an axis of rotation, the drum having an exterior cylindrical surface, a plurality of spaced apart cutter blades arranged along a curved diagonal on the exterior cylindrical surface, a plurality of spaced apart indenting blades on the cylindrical surface of the drum, each of the indenting blades having an orientation generally parallel to the axis of rotation of the drum, and an idler pressure roll engaging the exterior cylindrical surface of the drum and defining a roller nip with the drum, whereby blank tax stamps received within the roller nip are provided with a diagonal line of perforations by the cutter blades and spaced apart indentations in the form of lines of increased densification by the indenting blades.