Slitting mechanism for endless web material

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR SLITTING A CONTINUOUS WEB OF MATERIAL COMPRISING A SUPPORT MEMBER, A BODY MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEMBER, FIRST CUTTER MEANS HAVING A CIRCULAR CUTTING EDGE AND MOUNTED BELOW SAID BODY MEMBER, A SLITTER ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A DEPENDING SECOND CUTTER MEANS HAVING A CIRCULAR CUTTING EDGE AND JOURNALED ON SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY ON A FIXED AXIS OF ROTATION FOR DRIVING, SHEAR-ANGLE ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FIRST CUTTER MEANS, SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY AND BODY MEMBER INCLUDING MEANS PIVOTALLY AND RECIPROCABLY MOUNTING SAID SALITTER ASSEMBLY ON SAID BODY MEMBER ON AN AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FIRST SUBSTANTIALLY NORMAL TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID FIRST CUTTER MEANS, FLUID MOTOR MEANS ON SAID BODY MEMBER OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY FOR CECIPROCATING SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY AT SAID MEANS PIVOTALLY AND RECIPROCABLY MOUNTING SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY NORMALLY URGSAID SECOND CUTTER MEANS EDGE TOWARD SAID FIRST CUTTER MEANS EDGE, MEANS ON SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY NORMALLY URGING SAID SECOND CUTTER MEANS EDGE AWAY FROM FIRST CUTTER MEANS EDGE AND CAM MEANS ON SAID BODY MEMBER AND SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY AND INCLUDING CAMMING PORTIONS FOR PIVOTING SAID SLITTER ASSEMBLY AND SAID SECOND CUTTER MEANS EDGE BODILY TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID FIRST CUTTER MEANS EDGE DURING RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT OF SAID SITTER ASSEMBLY DURING OPERATION OF SAID FLUID MOTOR MEANS.