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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 15, 2012
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2006
Scott D. Gullicks, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Gerald E. Mueller, Eagan, MN (US);
Joy A. Packard, Somerset, WI (US);
Scott D. Pearson, Woodbury, MN (US);
Scott D. Gullicks, Apple Valley, MN (US);
Gerald E. Mueller, Eagan, MN (US);
Joy A. Packard, Somerset, WI (US);
Scott D. Pearson, Woodbury, MN (US);
3M Innovative Property Company, St. Paul, MN (US);
Abstract
The present invention pertains to a device for cutting media, such as paper, cardboard, and metal foils. The device has a body that includes a sidewall extending from the body. The device has means for cutting the media disposed in the body. The means for cutting the media has a cutting edge having a leading edge and a trailing edge. The sidewall shrouds at least a portion of the cutting edge. The sidewall has a media contact point that is disposed away from the trailing edge in the direction of the leading edge.