Patent ID: 8171647
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: B26B,B26D,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A device for cutting media comprising: a cover having a sidewall extending therefrom and the cover having a top surface, an exposed end, an inner surface opposite the top surface, and an aperture having a continuous perimeter extending through the top surface of the cover; a guide disposed from the inner surface of the cover and comprising a blade and a guide surface facing the inner surface, wherein: an actuating mechanism disposed in the aperture in the cover, and wherein one end of the actuating mechanism forms a contact region at the top surface of the cover; and an actuating wall disposed between the cover and the guide; wherein upon engagement of the actuating mechanism, the actuating wall moves substantially parallel to the y-axis-when the origin of a Cartesian coordinate system coincides with the leading edge of the cutting edge and the x-z plane lies substantially coplanar with the top surface of the guide; and wherein the device is configured such that as the device slides into media during use, the cutting edge and the media contact point on the sidewall deform the media in the area of the media that is presented to the cutting edge.