Patent ID: 8602670

Claim:
A cutter comprising: a fixed knife; a movable knife that moves relative to the fixed knife and cuts across a paper in a cutting direction when cutting the paper, wherein the movable knife is rendered to pivot at one end part thereof and cuts across the paper by moving from a standby position to a cutting-complete position; and a paper exit having opposing surfaces from which the paper is discharged in a discharge direction, wherein a cut-off portion of the paper contacts each of the opposing surfaces during cutting and discharge of the paper, wherein one of the opposing surfaces defines a substantially horizontal stage surface adjacent the fixed knife that extends along its cutting edge and is offset from the cutting edge so that the stage surface opposes and is adjacent to a cutting edge of the movable knife in the cutting-complete position so as to contact an upstream end-part of a cut-off portion of the paper after cutting with the movable knife, and wherein the stage surface comprises a notch formed at a position on the cutting edge side of the movable knife adjacent an end of the movable knife opposite the one end part at which the movable knife pivots, wherein the notch remains open and free from interference during cutting and discharge to allow an adhesive squeezed from the paper during cutting to flow away from the cutting edges of the fixed and movable knives thereby inhibiting interference between the knives from accumulation of the adhesive.