cutter reel used in a staple cutting apparatus of known type is formed by a plurality of circular segment elements joined together by fasteners to form an annular cover member encircling a cutter reel member the annular cover member of the invention is thereby adapted for use with cutter reels having a wide variety of blade configurations application_number US 46516583 A description while the present invention will be described more fully hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings in which a preferred embodiment of the present invention is shown it is to be understood at the outset of the description which follows that persons of skill in the appropriate arts may modify the invention here described while still achieving the favorable results of this invention accordingly the description which follows is to be understood as being a broad teaching disclosure directed to persons of skill in the appropriate arts and not as limiting upon the present invention referring now more particularly to the accompanying drawings fig1 and 2 are intended primarily to orient the reader to the staple cutting apparatus and reel assemblies known and used prior to the present subject invention as there shown and as described more fully in the aforementioned keith and van doorn et al patents to which the interested reader is referred a tow t of continuous filament fiber is wrapped about a reel assembly generally indicated at 10 the reel assembly has a pair of annular reel members 11 12 which are axially spaced apart by pins 14 blades 15 are mounted in the pins 14 and have sharpened edges directed radially for.