Claims
- 1. A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a flexible material drawn from a roll, the roll including a core having oppositely open ends, said assembly comprising:
an elongated body; a first roll supporting portion located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion located at a second end, the oppositely open ends of the film roll core seating within said first and second roll supporting portions and in order to rotatably secure the packaging roll to the elongated body; and a cutter assembly located along a lengthwise extending surface associated with said elongated body, said cutter assembly incorporating a traversable blade for sectioning from the roll an unwound length of the material.
- 2. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 1, said blade of said cutter assembly further comprising a first gripping portion and a second track seating portion traversably supported within a rail associated with said elongated body.
- 3. The slide cutter assembly as described in clam 2, said track seating portion further comprising first and second offset portions for facilitating traversing of said blade a selected distance beyond an end of said rail.
- 4. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 2, said rail further comprising an elongated and extruded plastic exhibiting an interior channel for receiving said track seating portion of said blade in traversable fashion.
- 5. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 4, said rail further comprising first and second downwardly extending and elongated gripping portions, said elongated body further comprising at least one projecting snap portion over which said gripping portions are biasingly engaged.
- 6. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 1, said elongated body further comprising a planar shaped and elongated support ledge upon which is supported an unwound portion of the flexible material.
- 7. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 6, said support ledge further comprising a contoured extending edge.
- 8. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 6, the flexible material further including a plastic film wrap, said support ledge further exhibiting properties for preventing the film wrap from adhering to the surface of the support ledge.
- 9. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 1, each of said first and second roll supporting portions being integrally formed with said elongated body and being hingedly movable relative thereto by a living hinge.
- 10. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 9, said first and second roll supporting portions further comprising first latching portions, said associated ends of said elongated body further comprising second latching portions which, upon pivoting of said roll supporting portions, interengage with said first latching portions.
- 11. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 10, said first and second roll supporting portions each further comprising a planar portion from which projects a circular cross sectional shaped core support portion, a support tab projects from an associated edge of at least one of said planar portions and for assisting in supporting said assembly during automated end load cartoning of a loaded slide cutter assembly.
- 12. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 11, said core support portion further comprising a tapered extending edge to facilitate guiding into the associated open ends of the roll core during engaging rotation of the roll supporting portions.
- 13. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 11, said core support portion further comprising a conical shaped edge to facilitate guiding into the associated open ends of the roll core during engaging rotation of the roll supporting portions.
- 14. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 11, further comprising at least one dimple projecting from an outer face of each of said planar portions, said dimples assist in mechanically holding said assembly within a conventional carton interior associated with the material roll.
- 15. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 5, further comprising first and second rail side supports secured atop said elongated body, said supports terminating in first and second end stops which, upon engagement of said rail, define abutting end locations of said traversable blade.
- 16. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 8, said rail further comprising a co-extruded tacky material applied upon a top surface thereof for establishing film wrap attraction.
- 17. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 1, further comprising a generally elongated and three dimensional shaped packaging, said cutter device being supported within an interior defined within said packaging and upon mounting the roll between the first and second supporting portions.
- 18. A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a film wrap material drawn from a roll, the roll including a core having oppositely open ends, said assembly comprising:
an elongated body having a first end and a second end, a planar shaped and elongated support ledge being defined along an upper surface of said body; a first roll supporting portion located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion located at a second end, said roll supporting portions each further comprising living hinges for permitting said supporting portions to be pivoted into opposingly engaging contact with the oppositely open ends of the film roll core and in order to rotatably secure the packaging roll to the elongated body; and a cutter assembly located along a lengthwise extending surface associated with said elongated body, said cutter assembly incorporating a traversable blade seated within an elongated rail secured upon said elongated body and for sectioning from the roll an unwound length of the material.
- 19. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 18, said support ledge further comprising a contoured edge and exhibiting properties for preventing the film wrap from adhering to the surface of the support ledge.
- 20. A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a flexible material drawn from a roll, the roll including a core having oppositely open ends, said assembly comprising:
an elongated body; a first roll supporting portion located at a first end of said body and a second roll supporting portion located at a second end, each of said roll supporting portions further comprising a planar portion from which projects a circular cross sectional shaped core support portion, the oppositely open ends of the film roll core seating within said first and second core support portions and in order to rotatably secure the packaging roll to the elongated body; and a cutter assembly located along a lengthwise extending surface associated with said elongated body, said cutter assembly incorporating a traversable blade and associated rail portion for sectioning from the roll an unwound length of the material.
- 21. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 19, further comprising a generally elongated and three-dimensional shaped packaging, said cutter device being supported within an interior defined within said packaging and upon mounting the roll between the first and second supporting portions.
- 22. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 20, said cutter assembly further comprising first and second offset track seating portions for facilitating translation of said blade a selected distance beyond an associated extending edge of said rail portion.
- 23. A slide cutter assembly for use in sectioning lengths of a flexible material drawn from a roll, the roll including a core having oppositely open ends, a generally elongated and box-shaped container holding said roll, said assembly comprising:
a planar shaped member secured to a front facing side of the box, said member including a top extending rail portion; and a cutter tab secured within said rail portion in traversable fashion and including first and second angled blades for sectioning lengths of the material drawn from the roll.
- 24. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 23, further comprising a plurality of rivets for securing said extruded member to an inner facing surface of the box.
- 25. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 23, said cutter tab further comprising a pair of offsetting end stop portions which, in combination with said top extending rail portion, permits said angled blades to extend a distance beyond an associated end of said top extending rail portion.
- 26. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 25, further comprising an end stop located at each end of said top rail extrusion and operable to maintain said cutter tab in place.
- 27. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 23, further comprising roll supporting portions formed into sides of the carton and which assist in positionally and rotatably securing the roll of wrap material for selective unreeling and sectioning.
- 28. The slide cutter assembly as described in claim 27, said roll supporting portions further comprising push-in tabs.
Parent Case Info
[0001] CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS
[0002] The present application claims the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/388,038, filed Jun. 12, 2002, and entitled “Insertable Slide Cutter for Use with Wrap and Packaging Materials”; as well as the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/397,961, filed Jul. 23, 2002, and entitled “Slide Cutter Assembly Incorporated Into a Container Configuration Which Holds and Dispenses a Roll of Packaging Materials”; as well as the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/401,683, filed Aug. 6, 2002, and entitled “Slide Cutter Assembly for Use With a Roll of Packaging Materials”; as well as the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/414,159, filed Sep. 27, 2002, and entitled “Slide Cutter Insert Assembly with Configured Cutter Tab”; as well as the priority of U.S. Provisional Application Serial No. 60/423,543, filed Nov. 4, 2002, and entitled “Slide Cutter Insert Assembly Including Gripping Tabs for Securing Within a Packaging Container Associated with a Roll of Wrap Material as Well as Latching Means for Fixedly Securing Hinged Roll Supporting Ends”.
Provisional Applications (5)
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Number |
Date |
Country |
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60388038 |
Jun 2002 |
US |
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60397961 |
Jul 2002 |
US |
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60401683 |
Aug 2002 |
US |
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60414159 |
Sep 2002 |
US |
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60423543 |
Nov 2002 |
US |