Patent ID: 8646366

Claim:
A sheet cutting apparatus, comprising: a housing including one or more sides having an outer surface and an inner surface, wherein the inner surface defines a cavity, wherein the one or more sides further defines an access opening to the cavity, wherein said housing further comprises clamshell doors including upper and lower doors each with an outer surface and an inner surface, respectively, wherein the clamshell doors are pivotably-joined to the one or more sides at least proximate the access opening in order to arrange the lower door in one of a closed orientation and an open orientation, wherein said upper door is substantially aligned with the outer surface of the one or more sides of the housing when in the closed orientation; and wherein the upper door inner surface houses a visual display; a base member connected to the housing, wherein the base member includes a substantially planar first workpiece support surface that forms a portion of the inner surface of the housing, wherein the substantially planar first workpiece support surface forms an elongated channel extending along a length of the base member; a drive roller assembly arranged within the cavity and coupled to the inner surface of said one or more sides of the housing, wherein the drive roller assembly includes a pair of rollers formed by an upper roller and a lower roller that permit a workpiece to be inserted between the upper roller and the lower roller in order, wherein the pair of rollers control a position of the workpiece within the housing during a cutting sequence that is performed by the sheet cutting apparatus, wherein the lower roller is arranged within the elongated channel of the base member such that a portion of the lower roller extends above the substantially planar first workpiece support surface of the base member in order to permit the lower roller to engage a bottom surface of the workpiece; a cutter assembly arranged within the cavity and movably-disposed upon a rail that is coupled to said housing; and a user interface supported by said one or more sides of said housing.