Patent ID: 8033203

Claim:
A cartridge for slitting a mill roll for use in a slitting machine, the cartridge comprising: a pair of endplates spaced laterally apart; a first shaft mounted in bearings at opposite ends to respective ones of said endplates, with one end having a first yoke that is drivable for rotating said first shaft; said first shaft including a plurality of first circular blades spaced apart longitudinally along said first shaft by corresponding spacers; a second shaft pivotally mounted at opposite ends to respective ones of said endplates, and spaced parallel with said first shaft; a dovetail bar fixedly joined to said second shaft and parallel therewith; a plurality of blade holders spaced longitudinally apart along said dovetail bar, and each of said holders including a second circular blade aligned with a corresponding one of said first blades for cutting in shear a web unwound from said mill roll; and a pair of bearing clamps fixedly mounted to respective ones of said endplates and spaced inboard therefrom, and said bearings of said first shaft are fixedly mounted in said bearing clamps, with said first yoke being positioned between the endplate and the bearing clamp at one end of said first shaft.