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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 23, 2004
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2001
Christopher Robert Carlson, Wausau, WI (US);
William J. Schulz, Mosinee, WI (US);
Jamieson A. Foght, Middleton, WI (US);
Alterra Holdings Corporation, Tigard, OR (US);
Abstract
An envelope or package cutting system for cutting a material having a surface. The envelope cutting system includes a cutting unit and at least one template having the opening that is the shape of an unfolded envelope. The cutting unit includes a frame, a blade adjustment assembly and a blade assembly which are coupled to the frame. The blade assembly is positioned at least partially within the frame such that a longitudinal axis of the blade assembly is substantially perpendicular to a lower support surface of the frame. The blade assembly includes a blade retainer and a blade connected to the retainer. A rigid collar of the retainer is configured to operatively engage at least one of a periphery and the edge of the opening of the template thereby enabling the blade to cut a shape in the cutting material which assimilates the shape of an unfolded envelope.