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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:
Sep. 09, 2003
Filed:
Oct. 28, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Carl J. Evens, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Frank O. McKiel, Colorado Springs, CO (US);
Lynda B. Rothschild, N. Potomac, MD (US);
Lawrence S. Schimel, Studio City, CA (US);
Assignee:
WorldCom, Inc., Clinton, MS (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 2/906 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B26B 2/906 ;
Abstract
A packaging cutter for the safe and effective perforation of packaging materials on packages or other containers comprises a body and a cutting mechanism housed within the body. The body comprises two side walls and a top wall defining an interior volume in which the packaged container is positioned during the cutting process. The cutting mechanism is mounted in or to the top wall. The packaging cutter also comprises a depth setting mechanism to prevent cutting of the package or container itself.