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US 10,196,136 B2Granted
Cable cutter system
AssigneeBell Helicopter Textron Inc.
InventorsMichael Smith, Cheng-Ho Tho, Anand Kumar Marimuthu
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Abstract
Some examples of a cable cutting system include a first cutting apparatus that includes a recess to receive a cable. The system includes a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus. The second cutting apparatus includes multiple cutting surfaces arranged to cut the cable received at the recess.
Claims13
A cable cutting system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first cutting apparatus comprising a recess to receive a cable and a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus at a pivot position located behind the recess of the first cutting apparatus;
- the second cutting apparatus comprising a first cutting member and a second cutting member arranged to pivot at the pivot position about an axis that is perpendicular to the first cutting apparatus;
- wherein at least one of the first and second cutting members has a first cutting surface capable of being positioned in the recess, wherein the recess is disposed between a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface formed on said first cutting apparatus, and the first guiding surface is affixed to a surface of the vehicle.
A method to cut a cable encountered by a vehicle comprising:
- providing a cable cutting system comprising a first cutting apparatus and a second cutting apparatus, the first cutting apparatus comprising a recess to receive a cable and the second cutting apparatus including at least one cutting surface capable of being positioned in the recess, wherein the recess is disposed between a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface of the first cutting apparatus, and the first guiding surface is affixed to a surface of the vehicle, the second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus at a pivot position located behind the recess of the first cutting apparatus, and the second cutting apparatus comprising a first cutting member and a second cutting member arranged to pivot at the pivot position about an axis that is perpendicular to the first cutting apparatus wherein the at least one cutting surface is formed on at least one of the first and second cutting members;
- the method further including the steps of receiving the cable in the recess formed in the first cutting apparatus;
- and cutting the cable using the second cutting apparatus.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.