Patent ID: 7360475

Claim:
A stripping device for stripping a waste piece from a sheet of material, the device comprising: a) a stripping member having a connecting portion, a supporting finger located on one side of the connecting portion, and a stripping finger located on another side of the connecting portion; b) a frame having a planar body having at least one body opening located therein, and a die connected thereto and in register with the body opening, the die having a planar surface substantially facing the stripping finger; c) the supporting finger having a first end connected to the frame, the supporting finger being movable about the first end with respect to the frame; d) the stripping finger having a stripping end portion, the stripping end portion being disposed towards the body opening in alignment with the die and being biased away from the supporting finger for contacting at an angle the waste piece to be stripped, the stripping end portion being slidable relative to and along the planar surface of the die with the waste piece therebetween to deflect the waste piece as the waste piece moves towards the body opening, the stripping end portion being movable further away from the supporting finger and against the waste piece so as to strip the waste piece, the body opening receiving the waste piece, the stripping end portion slidably and directly contacting the planar surface of the die after stripping of the waste piece.