Apparatuses for cutting a unit dose blister card
First Claim
1. An apparatus for cutting a blister card, the apparatus comprising:
- a blade;
a guillotine head operatively coupled to the blade, the guillotine head being configured to move the blade through a range of motion that intersects a plane of a platform on which the blister card is positionable for cutting, wherein the blade is coupled to the guillotine head via a blade carriage comprising a shaft and a torsion spring, wherein the blade is mounted to the shaft and biased by the torsion spring to contact a cutting base, the cutting base including a channel defined by shoulder elements against which the blade makes slideable contact as the blade approaches the plane of the platform; and
a card holder operatively coupled to the guillotine head to hold the blister card against the platform in advance of the blade being moved through the plane of the platform,wherein the blade is biased to maintain a surface of the blade in contact with the cutting base at least until the blade intersects the plane of the platform.
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Abstract
An apparatus for cutting unit dose blisters from a blister card is provided. The apparatus may include a blade, a guillotine head and a card holder. The guillotine head may be operatively coupled to the blade. The guillotine head may be configured to move the blade through a range of motion that intersects a plane of a platform on which the blister card is positionable for cutting. The card holder may be operatively coupled to the guillotine head to hold the blister card against the platform in advance of the blade being moved through the plane of the platform. The blade may be biased to maintain a surface of the blade in contact with a cutting base at least until the blade intersects the plane of the platform.
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17 Claims
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1. An apparatus for cutting a blister card, the apparatus comprising:
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a blade; a guillotine head operatively coupled to the blade, the guillotine head being configured to move the blade through a range of motion that intersects a plane of a platform on which the blister card is positionable for cutting, wherein the blade is coupled to the guillotine head via a blade carriage comprising a shaft and a torsion spring, wherein the blade is mounted to the shaft and biased by the torsion spring to contact a cutting base, the cutting base including a channel defined by shoulder elements against which the blade makes slideable contact as the blade approaches the plane of the platform; and a card holder operatively coupled to the guillotine head to hold the blister card against the platform in advance of the blade being moved through the plane of the platform, wherein the blade is biased to maintain a surface of the blade in contact with the cutting base at least until the blade intersects the plane of the platform. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An apparatus for cutting a blister card, the apparatus comprising:
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a platform on which the blister card is positionable for cutting; a blade; a guillotine head operatively coupled to the blade, the guillotine head being configured to move the blade through a range of motion that intersects a plane of the platform, wherein the blade is coupled to the guillotine head via a blade carriage comprising a shaft and a torsion spring, wherein the blade is mounted to the shaft and biased by the torsion spring to contact a cutting base, the cutting base including a channel defined by shoulder elements against which the blade makes slidable contact as the blade approaches the plane of the platform; and a card holder operatively coupled to the guillotine head to hold the blister card against the platform in advance of the blade being moved through the plane of the platform, the card holder presenting a face that aligns with an edge of the platform to form a cutting base along which the blade moves to cut the blister card wherein the card holder is received in the channel. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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