Patent ID: 8176955

Claim:
A knife assembly, comprising: a knife blade; and a mounting assembly for the knife blade, the mounting assembly having: a knife blade support portion extending along a longitudinal axis of the mounting assembly, the knife blade support portion constructed and arranged to position a cutting edge of the knife blade distal to a leading edge of the mounting assembly, and a counter knife portion integrally formed with the knife blade support portion, the counter knife portion disposed at the leading edge of the knife blade support portion and defining a set back distance with the knife blade, the set back distance constructed and arranged to provide a travel path for a wafer, wherein the knife blade support portion defines a knife blade body support portion and a knife blade base support portion, the knife blade body support portion being substantially orthogonal to the knife blade base support portion, the knife blade body support portion and the knife blade base support portion extending along the longitudinal axis of the mounting assembly.