Dicing apparatus for sheet material
CA 1208118 A · Owner: Reynolds (R.J.) Tobacco Company · Inventors: Niven, Benjamin F. Jr.
Overview
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A method and apparatus are provided to cut sheet material into quadrilateral pieces. The sheet material first is slit lengthwise into ribbons; then a swing assembly lays the ribbons onto a cutting bed where circular knives cut them transversely into quadrilateral pieces. The swing assembly has a fixed end adjacent the slitting apparatus, and a free end that describes a reciprocating arc over the cutting bed.
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- Granted July 22, 1986. A Canadian patent filed before October 1, 1989 lasted 17 years from grant, so its term ended July 22, 2003.
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