Patent ID: 6470779
Filing Date: 2002-10-29
Classification: B23D,B26D,B26F,Y10T

Abstract:
A business card cutting apparatus for cutting business cards out of paper, said apparatus comprising:a housing, said housing comprising; a base portion, said base portion having an upper side and a lower side; an upper portion, said upper portion being hingedly coupled to said base portion such that said upper portion may be selectively positioned between an abutted position and a removed position with respect to said base portion, said upper portion having a top surface, a bottom surface, a front surface, a back surface and a pair of side surfaces, said bottom surface having a cavity therein; a rod, said rod being rotatably mounted in said upper portion, said rod extending through said side surfaces and through said cavity such that said rod has a pair of ends each extending away from one of said side surfaces; a cam, said rod extending through and securely attached to said cam; a handle member being coupled to each of said ends of said rod; a plurality of cartridges, each of said cartridges comprising a substantially rigid panel having a top side, a bottom side, a pair of side edges, a front edge and a back edge, said bottom side of said cartridge having a plurality of depressions therein, each of said depressions having a peripheral edge having a blade member securely attached thereto and extending away therefrom.