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US 10,479,488 B2Granted
Cable cutter system
AssigneeBell 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.
Claims10
A cable cutting system for a vehicle comprising:
- a first cutting apparatus comprising a recess to receive a cable and a first cutting surface positioned in the recess, wherein the recess is disposed between a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface, and the first guiding surface is affixed to a surface of the vehicle;
- and
- a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus, the second cutting apparatus comprising:
- a first cutting member comprising a first cutting surface and a second cutting member comprising a second cutting surface, the first cutting surface and the second cutting surface to continuously move to cut the cable, and a movement generator connected to the first cutting member and the second cutting member, the movement generator to continuously move the first cutting surface and the second cutting surface in response to receiving the cable between the first cutting member and the second cutting member.
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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 a cutting surface positioned in the recess, wherein the recess is disposed between a first guiding surface and a second guiding surface, and the first guiding surface is affixed to a surface of the vehicle, a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus, the second cutting apparatus comprising:
- a first cutting member comprising a first cutting surface and a second cutting member comprising a second cutting surface, the first cutting surface and the second cutting surface to continuously move to cut the cable, and a movement generator connected to the first cutting member and the second cutting member, the movement generator to continuously move the first cutting surface and the second cutting surface in response to receiving the cable between the first cutting member and the second cutting member;
- receiving the cable in the recess formed in the first cutting apparatus;
- and
- cutting the cable using the second cutting apparatus.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.