Patent ID: 6152008
Filing Date: 2000-11-28
Classification: B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
A rotary cutting mechanism for cutting an opening in an article, comprising:a holder including a body having a surface, a fixture including a body having a surface, the holder surface and the fixture surface cooperating to hold the article therebetween, and further including a cavity formed in the fixture body; anda blade rotatable mounted in the fixture cavity the blade having a cutting edge, wherein the blade rotates between a first position in which the cutting edge is not operative to cut the opening in the article, and a second position in which the cutting edge is operative to cut the opening in the article;wherein the holder surface is a holder face and the fixture surface is a fixture face wherein the holder face and the fixture face fit together to hold the article therebetween; and wherein the holder face and the fixture face each include portions that are oriented at a nonperpendicular angle relative to each other to hold a nonperpendicular edge or corner of the article therebetween.