Die rules

Claim 1

IN A DIE RULE MOUNTING FOR THE ROTATING ELEMENT OF A DIE CUTTING DEVICE FOR CUTTING BLANKS, (A) THE COMBINATION WITH A DIE RULE FORMED OF A STRIP OF METAL WITH A LONGITUDINAL CUTTING EDGE AND AN OPPOSITE BASE EDGE, (B) AND A MOUNTING BLOCK OF ARCUATE CROSS-SECTION CONFORMING TO PART OF A CYLINDER ABOUT THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID ROTATING ELEMENT, (C) SAID MOUNTING BLOCK HAVING A CAVITY CONFORMING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE CONTOUR OF SAID DIE RULE, (D) MEANS TO SECURE SAID DIE RULE IN SAID CAVITY SO AS TO LEAVE A PORTION OF SAID DIE RULE PROTRUDING FROM THE CONVEX SURFACE OF SAID CURVED MOUNTING BLOCK, (E) OF A FILLET OF ABOUT 45 DEGREES FORMED ON THE OUTER CONVEX FACE OF SAID BLOCK ALONG THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID DIE RULE, AND (F) SAID FILLETS BEING FORMED OF AN INITIALLY FLOWABLE AND SETTABLE MATERIAL CONVEYING AGAINST THE RESPECTIVE SIDES OF SAID STRIP ABOVE SAID CONVEX FACE OF SAID BLOCK AND BELOW SAID CUTTING EDGE THEREBY TO STIFFEN SAID PROTRUDING PORTION OF SAID STRIP OF METAL AND INHIBIT THE CLIMBING OF THE BLANKS UPON SAID DIE RULE, (G) EARS BENT OUT OF THE DIE RULE IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS AND BEARING ON THE CONVEX FACE OF SAID MOUNTING BLOCK SO AS TO PRELOAD THE PROTRUDING PORTION OF THE DIE RULE AND SAID EARS BEING CONVERTED BY SAID FLOWABLE AND SETTABLE MATERIAL.