US 11,872,717 B2
Swivel knife holder assembly for a multi-ply reciprocating cutter
Mark R. Johansen, Tolland, CT (US); Darryl C. Stein, Tolland, CT (US); and James Loos, Tolland, CT (US)
Assigned to Gerber Technology LLC, Tolland, CT (US)
Filed by Gerber Technology LLC, Tolland, CT (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/856,727.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/217,565, filed on Jul. 1, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2023/0001598 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
Int. Cl. B26D 7/00 (2006.01); B26D 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC B26D 7/00 (2013.01) [B26D 5/005 (2013.01); B26D 2007/005 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A knife holder assembly comprising:
a shoulder screw defining an axis, the shoulder screw having a proximal threaded end and a distal head;
a bobbin assembly on the shoulder screw, the bobbin assembly having a thrust bearing adjacent the distal head, a spacer for guiding the thrust bearing rotation, and a shock-absorbing member adjacent the spacer;
a shell defining an interior, the shell having a distal opening and a proximal opening, wherein the proximal opening is defined by a flange and houses the shoulder screw;
a stem threadably coupled to the proximal threaded end of the shoulder screw, the stem having a mounting surface for engaging a reciprocating drive mechanism; and
a core secured in the interior for coupling to a knife.