Patent ID: 8002688

Claim:
A tabbed divider making apparatus capable of making tabbed dividers from at least one sheet of paper, the apparatus comprising: a feeder for providing at, least one sheet of paper to the apparatus; a film provider for providing film to the at least one sheet of paper traveling through the apparatus; a film shearing portion having at least one first spring and a punch actuated by the at least one first spring; a knife package for shearing a portion of the at least one sheet of paper to create a tab; at least one strut attached to the knife package; a pivotable arm attached to the at least one strut; at least one second spring attached to the pivotable arm, the at least one second spring having a loaded position and an unloaded position; and a cam having an oblong shape; wherein rotation of the cam causes movement of the at least one second spring between the loaded position and the unloaded position and movement of the at least one second spring from the loaded position to the unloaded position causes the knife package to shear the portion of the at least one sheet of paper, and wherein the film provider further includes a removable cartridge having a roll of film, the cartridge including a housing including an opening through which the film is passed to the film shearing portion, one or more rollers disposed within the housing for advancing the film, a creasing finger disposed within the housing for providing a crease in the film, and two or more opposed extensions disposed within the housing for folding the film along the crease.