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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 21, 2001
Filed:
Nov. 22, 1999
Applicant:
Inventor:
Bradford D. Henry, Cary, NC (US);
Assignee:
Bell & Howell Mail and Messaging Technologies Company, Durham, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 1/822 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B02C 1/822 ;
Abstract
A cutter module with an integrated trim disposal mechanism is disclosed. The integrated trim disposal mechanism results in the lack of need for using large expensive external trim disposal devices. The trim disposal mechanism chops the trim into small pieces that are easily collected in a trim fragment collection receptacle. A full trim fragment collection receptacle can either be emptied and reused or discarded and replaced with a new empty trim fragment collection receptacle.