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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 28, 2001
Filed:
Apr. 09, 1997
Applicant:
Inventors:
Andrew Richard Halket, Cambridge, GB;
Charles Robert Sims, Royston, GB;
Assignee:
Esselte N.V., , BE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/08 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/08 ;
Abstract
A blade assembly particularly for preforming a tab cut in a label. The blade assembly comprises a blade received in an injection molded plastics holder. The holder has shoulders on either side of the blade to assist in locating it and spacing it from a label to be cut. During manufacture, the blade is located within the mold for accurate injection molding.