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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 06, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2016
Tipper Tie, Inc., Apex, NC (US);
Dennis J. May, Pittsboro, NC (US);
Matthew D. Lowder, Durham, NC (US);
Andrew Hart, Raleigh, NC (US);
TIPPER TIE, INC., Apex, NC (US);
Abstract
Clipper assemblies include a clipper body with a die support holding at least one clip die; and a knife cylinder with a downwardly extending rod, the knife cylinder attached to the clipper body above the clip die. The clipper assemblies also include a knife plate having a body with a perimeter with a first portion pivotably attached to the rod and a second portion pivotably attached to the clipper body below the clip die. The knife plate holds a knife which extends outward from a side of the knife plate a distance between about 1-2 inches, at an angle of between 80-110 degrees (measured from a line drawn parallel to the side from which the knife extends outward from). In operation, the knife is configured to either: (a) move upward to cut respective clipped packages or (b) move downward to cut respective clipped packages.