Self-adjusting plural blade cutting roller with cushioned anvil roller

Claim 2

A cutting roller comprising a main body portion including an axis and comprising cutters comprising cutting edges positioned substantially along imaginary line elements comprised in the surface of an imaginary cylinder around said cutting roller, said elements being parallel to said axis, said cutting edges being arranged in rows defined by circles centered on said axis, with only one cutting edge positioned along any single element parallel to said axis in which said cutting edges comprise curved ends.

Claim 3

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 1, in combination with anvil surface means.

Claim 4

In the combination as claimed in claim 2, a roller body portion comprising a substantially cylindrical surface, and bearer means positioned to space said cylindrical surface of said cutting roller body portion from the anvil surface means.

Claim 5

A cutting roller comprising a main body portion including an axis and comprising cutters comprising cutting edges positioned substantially along imaginary line elements comprised in the surface of an imaginary cylinder around said cutting roller, said elements being parallel to said axis, said cutting edges being in staggered arrangement in a plurality of rows defined by circles centered on said axis, with only one cutting edge positioned along any single element parallel to said axis, in combination with anvil surface means included in an anvil roller comprising a substantially cylindrical surface of hard material to cooperate with the cutters, said cutting roller main body portion comprising a substantially cylindrical surface, and said combination having bearer means positioned to space said cylindrical surface of said cutting roller main body portion from the anvil surface means, said anvil roller comprising a core surrounded by flexible sleeve means surrounded by hard sleeve means comprising the hard cylindrical surface.

Claim 6

A cutting roller comprising a main body portion including an axis and comprising cutters comprising cutting edges positioned substantially along imaginary line elements comprised in the surface of an imaginary cylinder around said cutting roller, said elements being parallel to said axis, said cutting edges being in staggered arrangement in a plurality of rows defined by circles centered on said axis, with only one cutting edge positioned along any single element parallel to said axis, in combination with anvil surface means included in an anvil roller comprising a substantially cylindrical surface of hard material to cooperate with the cutters, said cutting roller main body portion comprising a substantially cylindrical surface, and said combination having bearer means positioned to space said cylindrical surface of said cutting roller main body portion from the anvil surface means, said anvil roller comprising a core surrounded by flexible sleeve means surrounded by hard sleeve means comprising the hard cylindrical surface.

Claim 7

The combination as claimed in claim 4, in which the cutters comprising cutting edges are held in cutter holding means positioned at the cylindrical surface of said cutting roller body portion with a cutting edge of each cutter extending from the surface of the roller body portion and positioned in contacting relationship to the anvil surface means.

Claim 8

A cutting roller comprising a main body portion including an axis and comprising cutter holding means and cutters in said cutter holding means comprising at least one cutting edge extending from said cutter holding means and at least one cutter end means opposite said cutting edge positioned in said cutter holdiNg means, said cutting edges being positioned substantially along imaginary line elements comprised in the surface of an imaginary cylinder around said cutting roller, said elements being parallel to said axis of said main body portion, said cutting edges being arranged in rows defined by circles centered on said axis, with only one cutting edge positioned along any single element parallel to said axis, at least one of said cutter holding means comprising wall means in spaced facing relationship to said cutter end means and cutter positioning means comprising a setting material between said wall means and said cutter end means facing said wall means.

Claim 9

A cutting roller comprising a main body portion including an axis and comprising cutter holding means and cutters in said cutter holding means comprising at least one cutting edge extending from said cutter holding means and at least one cutter end means opposite said cutting edge positioned in said cutter holdiNg means, said cutting edges being positioned substantially along imaginary line elements comprised in the surface of an imaginary cylinder around said cutting roller, said elements being parallel to said axis of said main body portion, said cutting edges being arranged in rows defined by circles centered on said axis, with only one cutting edge positioned along any single element parallel to said axis, at least one of said cutter holding means comprising wall means in spaced facing relationship to said cutter end means and cutter positioning means comprising a setting material between said wall means and said cutter end means facing said wall means.

Claim 10

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 6 in combination with anvil means to cooperate with the cutters.

Claim 11

The combination as claimed in claim 7 which further comprises cutter retaining means.

Claim 12

The combination as claimed in claim 8, which comprises bearer means.

Claim 13

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 6, in which the cutters are rectangular.

Claim 14

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 6, in which the cutters are substantially square.

Claim 15

The combination as claimed in claim 9, in which bearer means are located at the ends of the cutting roller.

Claim 16

The combination as claimed in claim 4, in which the flexible sleeve means and the hard cylindrical sleeve means are positioned as a series of separate ring-like anvil means concentric with said core, said ring-like anvil means being positioned to cooperate with said rows of cutters.

Claim 17

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 6, in which the cutter comprises at least one cutting edge comprising curved ends.

Claim 18

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 6, further comprising cutter retaining means.

Claim 19

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 15, in which the cutter retaining means are releasable.

Claim 20

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 16, in which at least one cutter comprises a first and a second end portion, with one of said end portions selectively set in a setting of setting material, whereby selective removal, reversal and replacement selectively sets the other end portion in set position against the setting material.

Claim 21

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 17, in which at least one of said first and second end portions comprises a pair of cutting edges.

Claim 22

The cutting roller as defined in claim 16, in which at least one cutter comprises a first end portion selectively set in setting material, and a second end portion including a first and a second cutting edge, with one of said cutting edges in cutting position; whereby removal, and reversal of said cutter, and replacement of said cutter with said first end portion in said set material will position the other cutting edge in cutting position.

Claim 23

A cutting roller having a main body portion comprising at least one cutter to perform a cutting operation at a work surface, including cutter positioning means comprising a setting material, in combination with anvil roller means having work surface means on which to perform operations, said anvil roller means comprising a core, a resilient sleeve around said core, and a hard sleeve around said resilient sleeve.

Claim 24

A cutting roller having a main body portion comprising at least one cutter to perform a cutting operation at a work surface, including cutter positioning means comprising a setting material, in combination with anvil roller means having work surface means on which to perform operations, said anvil roller means comprising a core, a resilient sleeve around said core, and a hard sleeve around said resilient sleeve.

Claim 25

The combination as claimed in claim 20, in which the resilient sleeve means comprises a plurality of resilient sleeves fitted around its core beneath the hard sleeve means.

Claim 26

The combination as claimed in claim 21, in which the hard sleeve means comprises a relatively thin flexible material.

Claim 27

The combination as claimed in claim 21, in which the hard sleeve means comprises a plurality of hard sleeves set around the resilient sleeves forming a plurality of ring-like anvil means concentric with the core.

Claim 28

The combination as claimed in claim 20 in which at least one cutter is positioned in cutter positioning means with a cutting edge against the surface means of the anvil means prior to and after the setting of the setting material.

Claim 29

The cutting roller as claimed in claim 15, in which the cutters Are provided with central openings through which holding screws are positioned.