Patent ID: 9003938
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: B26D,B26F,B31B,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A fin assembly for attachment to a die cutting machine to guide and align at least two blanks cut from a sheet in the machine as the blanks are fed through the machine, wherein the fin assembly comprises: at least one thin plate-like fin having length and height dimensions and a narrow thickness; at least one back stop associated with said at least one fin, and when operatively mounted in the die cutting machine said at least one back stop is adapted to prevent die-cut blanks from travelling in a reverse direction and falling out of the machine as they are fed through the machine; an elongate mounting bar that is adapted to be attached to a frame member of the die cutting machine, and said at least one fin and said at least one back stop are attached to the mounting bar; said at least one fin and said at least one back stop are adjustably positionable along the length of the mounting bar; said mounting bar has top and bottom edges; a channel extends along each of said edges; and said at least one fin and said at least one back stop each has a generally T-shaped cut-out in a back surface thereof defining opposed spaced apart parallel lips, said lips being engaged in respective said channels to hold said at least one fin and said at least one back stop against said mounting bar but permit said adjustable positioning along the length of the mounting bar; and means for mounting said at least one fin in a die cutting machine in a position so that the length dimension of said at least one fin is in substantial alignment with a respective cut separating two blanks die cut in the machine, so that the blanks fall on opposite sides of said at least one fin as they are fed through the machine, whereby said at least one fin keeps the blanks separate and aligns them as they are fed through the machine.