Patent ID: 8028497

Claim:
A pivotable clipper assembly for attaching at least one closure clip to a product held in a covering material, comprising: a pivotable clipper mechanism having a clipper body configured to deliver clips to a clip window and attach the clips to the covering material, wherein the clipper mechanism comprises a gate member with a downwardly extending elongate relief slot; and a first cutting cartridge mounted to the pivotable clipper mechanism, the first cutting cartridge comprising: a knife; an actuation cylinder with a rod in communication with the knife that advances and retracts the knife; and an anti-rotation block attached to a rear of the knife intermediate the knife and rod to inhibit the knife and rod from rotating, wherein, in operation, the first cutting cartridge pivots with the clipper mechanism and the actuation cylinder automatically advances the knife so that an upwardly extending portion of the knife is snugly received in the gate relief slot above the anti-rotation block.