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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. 30, 2003
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
Robert E. Workman, Spanish Fork, UT (US);
David L. Hughes, Jr., Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Kevin L. Corcoran, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Faye Angevine, Taipei, TW;
Huang Lin-Sheng, Yangdong, CN;
Assignee:
Provo Craft & Novelty, Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K 5/20 ; B26D 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B21K 5/20 ; B26D 7/00 ;
Abstract
A die cutting block for forming die cuts from paper and other materials includes a base portion having a recess formed therein having a desired shape formed therein, an insert portion having an outer contour which substantially matches the contour of the recess and a blade interposed between and tightly held between the base portion and the insert portion. The blade extends above the base portion and insert portion to provide an exposed edge for cutting paper and the like into a desired shape.