Cutter for tire bead winder

A cutting apparatus for an elongate wire, comprising:

• a housing that supports a first cutter that has a body, a recess, and a cutting blade, wherein the cutting blade is disposed upon a wall of the body that defines the recess, the first cutter is fixed with respect to the housing,
• the housing additionally supports a second cutter that has a body, a recess, and a cutting blade, wherein the cutting blade is disposed upon a wall of the body that defines the recess, the second cutter is reciprocatingly movable with respect to the housing and with respect to the first cutter, wherein the second cutter is normally positioned with respect to the first cutter such that the recess of the first cutter is aligned with the recess of the second cutter, and wherein the second cutter is movable to a second position where the recess of the second cutter translates with respect to the recess of the first cutter, such that the respective cutting blades of the first and second cutters translate toward each other,
• an actuator that is engaged with the second cutter, wherein operation of the actuator urges the second cutter toward the second position and then returns the second cutter to the first position, wherein the actuator includes an arm that engages a horizontal end of the second cutter such that reciprocation of the arm by the actuator urges the second cutter to reciprocate between the second and first position,
• wherein the second cutter can receive the arm on both horizontal ends of the second cutter such that the second cutter can reciprocate with respect to the first cutter when a first side surface faces the first cutter and when a second side surface opposite from the first side surface faces the first cutter.

A cutting device suitable for cutting an elongate wire, comprising:

• a cutter having a body, a recess, and a cutting blade, wherein the cutting blade is disposed upon a wall of the body that defines the recess,
• wherein the body of the cutter has first and second opposing horizontal ends,
• wherein the cutter can selectively receive an arm of an actuator on both horizontal ends of the cutter,
• wherein the cutter includes a slot on each of the first and second opposing horizontal ends, such that reciprocating movement of the cutter is capable when the arm of the actuator is disposed in the slot of the first opposing horizontal end in a first operation or, after the first operation, when the actuator is disposed in the slot of the second opposing horizontal end.