Cutoff means for hand operated embossing tool

Claim 1

IN AN EMBOSSING TOOL, A LONGITUDINALLY EXTENDING MEMBER HAVING A CHANNEL THROUGH WHICH A STRIP TO BE EMBOSSED IS ADAPTED TO PASS, DIE MEANS OPERATIVELY CARRIED BY SAID MEMBER INCLUDING DIE ACTUATING MEANS ADAPTED TO SELECTIVELY EMBOSS THE STRIP, MEANS FOR ADVANCING A STRIP LONGITUDINALLY THROUGH SAID CHANNEL, AND PAST SAID DIE MEANS, A PAIR OF TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING LONGITUDINALLY SPACED BLADES DISPOSED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID CHANNEL, AN ANVIL DISPOSED IN OPPOSED RELATION TO BOTH OF SAID BLADES ON THE OTHER SIDE OF SAID CHANNEL AND HAVING AN UPPER GENERALLY FLAT SURFACE EXTENDING FORWARDLY OF SAID BLADES, SAID ANVIL HAVING AN UPPER PLANAR STEP PORTION OPPOSING THE REARMOST ONE OF SAID BLADES AND A LOWER PLANAR STEP PORTION PARALLEL TO SAID UPPER PORTION OPPOSING THE FORWARD ONE OF SAID BLAES, MEANS EFFECTING RELATIVE MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID BLADES AND ANVIL WHEREBY SAID REAR BLADE WILL CUT COMPLETELY THROUGH SAID STRIP AND SAID FORWARD BLADE WILL CUT INTO SAID STRIP TO A PREDETERMINED LIMITED DEPTH SO AS TO PROVIDE A TAB, AND RESILIENT MEANS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID BLADES TO ENGAGE SAID TAB UPON FORMATION THEREOF.