Patent ID: 8056457

Claim:
A blank cutting and covering system comprising: a mobile blade unit having a frame, a rotary blade supported by the frame, and a blade unit fixing coupler attached to the mobile blade unit frame; and a covering arrangement including a cover disposed to cover a blank and a covering arrangement fixing coupler disposed to mate with and attach to the blade unit fixing coupler to thereby temporarily attach the mobile blade unit to the covering arrangement, and disposed to detach from the blade unit fixing coupler to allow the mobile blade unit to wholly and completely detach from the covering arrangement, the covering arrangement being a stand alone arrangement configured to operate with and without the mobile blade unit attached thereto, the mobile blade unit further comprising a transporter adjacent the blade and disposed to feed a cut blank from the mobile blade unit to the covering arrangement, the mobile blade unit being portable with respect to the covering arrangement and movable toward and away from the covering arrangement when the mobile blade unit is not coupled to the covering arrangement.