Patent ID: 7168171

Claim:
In a drum deheader adapted for use with a cylindrical drum having a sidewall, a cover at each end of the sidewall and an annular chime joining each cover to the sidewall, the deheader including a receiver adapted to be positioned against the sidewall and adapted to be engaged with the chine, a slide plate assembly mounted for vertical sliding movement within the receive and carrying a cutting blade adapted to engage the cover, and an elongated handle pivotally mounted to the receiver for operably moving the cutting blade upwardly and downwardly, the cutting blade being adapted to move into and out of cutting engagement with the cover, the improvement comprising: a follower and slot arrangement formed in the handle, the receiver and the slide plate assembly for enabling the upward and downward movement of the cutting blade as the elongated handle is pivotally moved, wherein the elongated handle is pivotally mounted at one end about a pivot pin to the receiver, and wherein the follower and the slot arrangement includes a curved slot formed in the receiver and, a linear slot formed in the slide plate assembly and alignable with the curved slot.