Apparatus for cutting sheet material into predetermined shapes
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1. Apparatus for holding and facilitating the cutting of translucent sheet material into predetermined shapes comprising:
- a boxlike support frame comprised of four upright side members and a bottom member;
a transparent cutting plate positioned atop the edges of said side members and coextensive with the rectangular area defined by said side members;
cutter guide grooves formed on the upper surface of said cutting plate, said grooves extending only part way through the thickness of said cutting plate;
a plurality of holes extending through said cutting plate;
said holes being enlarged at said upper surface of said cutting plate;
lighting means disposed below said cutting plate for backlighting said cutting plate; and
means for establishing a vacuum in the plenum formed by said support frame and said cutting plate.
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Abstract
Apparatus for holding and facilitating the cutting of translucent sheet material into predetermined shapes. A transparent plate is placed over a plenum formed by a support frame. A plurality of suction holes are formed through the plate having an enlarged diameter at the upper surface of the plate. Grooves are formed part way through the plate for guiding a cutting instrument. Alignment marks are provided on the surface of the plate for registering printed information on the material with the plate.
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1. Apparatus for holding and facilitating the cutting of translucent sheet material into predetermined shapes comprising:
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a boxlike support frame comprised of four upright side members and a bottom member; a transparent cutting plate positioned atop the edges of said side members and coextensive with the rectangular area defined by said side members; cutter guide grooves formed on the upper surface of said cutting plate, said grooves extending only part way through the thickness of said cutting plate; a plurality of holes extending through said cutting plate; said holes being enlarged at said upper surface of said cutting plate; lighting means disposed below said cutting plate for backlighting said cutting plate; and means for establishing a vacuum in the plenum formed by said support frame and said cutting plate. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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