Patent ID: 8904644

Claim:
A cutting machine operable for cutting slots in a foam panel, said cutting machine comprising: a cutting unit comprising a frame; a drive system; at least one upper roller rotationally mounted on the frame; at least one lower roller rotationally mounted on the frame, wherein said at least one upper roller and said at least one lower roller are separated by a gap distance; an adjustable head, wherein said least one upper roller is rotationally mounted on said adjustable head, said adjustable head being moveably coupled to said frame and disposed for linear vertical translation relative thereto to allow said gap distance to be selectively increased or decreased; wherein one of said at least one upper roller and said at least one lower roller are operably connected to said drive system in order to feed said foam panel through the cutting machine; and one or more hot knives to cut through said foam panel, wherein said one or more hot knives is fixed in position relative to said moving foam panel when said foam panel is fed through the cutting machine.