Patent ID: 7017463

Claim:
A rotary cutting die apparatus for cutting corrugated board and trimming an outside trim piece from the corrugated board, comprising: a die cylinder; a cutting die adapted to be mounted to the die cylinder; the cutting die including at least one trim cutting blade for cutting an outside trim piece from a sheet of corrugated board being fed through the rotary cutting die apparatus; at least one elastomer trim transfer device secured to the cutting die for engaging the trim piece and transferring the trim piece away from the trim cutting blade; and the elastomer trim transfer device including: a base secured to the cutting die; a finger extending from the base and normally assuming a first position where the finger extends at an angle from the base and away from the cutting die; wherein the finger is moveable from the first position to a second position adjacent the cutting die; and wherein the finger includes a mouth for engaging the trim piece and transferring the trim piece away from the trim blade as the finger moves from the second position towards the first position.