Tape handling means for tape embossing tool

Claim 1

IN A HAND HELD EMBOSSING TOOL HAVING A FIRST BODY, A SECOND BODY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FIRST BODY FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT THROUGH AN OPERATING STROKE TOWARD AND AWAY FROM SAID FIRST BODY, TAPE TRANSPORT MEANS ON SAID FIRST BODY OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID SECOND BODY FOR ADVACING A TAPE AN INCREMENTAL DISTANCE ALONG A TAPE PATH RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND BODY AWAY FROM SAID FIRST BODY, AND EMBOSSING MEANS ON SAID FIRST BODY FOR EMBOSSING INDICIA IN A TAPE IN SAID PATH RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND BODY THROUGH SAID OPERATING STROKE TOWARD SAID FIRST BODY, THE IMPROVED MEANS FOR SCORING AND CUTTING A TAPE IN SAID PATH WHICH COMPRISES: KNIFE MEANS MOUNTED ON ONE SIDE OF SAID PATH FOR SCORING AND CUTTING A TAPE IN SAID PATH, ANVIL MEANS MOUNTED ON THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF SAID PATH FROM SAID KNIFE MEANS, SELECTIVELY OPERABLE CONNECTING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID KNIFE MEANS AND ANVIL MEANS INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH EACH OTHER OVER A PREDETERMINED PORTION OF THE WIDTH OF SAID TAPE PATH RESPONSIVE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND BODY TOWARD SAID FIRST BODY, AND SELECTIVELY OPERABLE SHIFTING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID KNIFE MEANS AND SAID ANVIL MEANS TOWARD EACH OTHER FOR ENGAGING A TAPE IN SAID TAPE PATH WHILE PREVENTING SAID KNIFE MEANS FROM ENGAGING SAID ANVIL MEANS OVER SAID PREDETERMINED PORTION OF THE WIDTH OF SAID TAPE PATH, WITH SAID CONNECTING MEANS AND SAID SHIFTING MEANS OPERABLE ALTERNATIVELY FOR CUTTING AND SCORING A TAPE IN SAID PATH.