Patent ID: 7942089

Claim:
A rotary cutting apparatus comprising: an anvil drum having a rotary axis; an axle extending directly from each axial side of the anvil drum and concentric to said axis, each of said axles for receiving a bearing, said bearing having a predetermined size such that said bearing and said entire axle fit within a cover member; an anvil surface substantially concentric to said rotary axis; a reference portion on each axial side of the anvil drum, each said reference portion comprising an axial reference surface coaxial to said rotary axis and a radial surface perpendicular to said rotary axis, said reference portion disposed between said anvil surface and said axle; wherein at least one connection means is provided for connecting said cover member on each axial side of the anvil drum so as to cover said bearing and said entire axle, respectively, said radial surface for receiving said cover member while leaving said axial surface free, wherein said cover member comprises an end abutting said radial surface.