Apparatus for severing a workpiece
AssigneeCalifornia Industrial Rubber Co., Inc.
InventorGile M Strong
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Abstract
An apparatus for severing a workpiece having a cutting mechanism operable to cut the workpiece substantially along a selected course; drive mechanism operable to drive the cutting mechanism to cut the workpiece; a transport assembly operable to guide the workpiece in movement relative to a predetermined severing position and with respect to the cutting mechanism; and a frame mounting the cutting mechanism and transport assembly in predetermined relation to each other and relative to the severing position so that the drive mechanism is operable to drive the cutting mechanism to cut the workpiece in the severing position.
Claims15
An apparatus for severing a workpiece of a strong and resistant composition, said apparatus comprising:
- a severing blade operable to cut said workpiece along a selected course at a severing position;
- a frame mounting said severing blade relative to said severing position;
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- a slotted rotational member mounted directly below said severing blade and having a slot extending about the periphery of said slotted rotational member and positioned to receive a periphery of said severing blade therewithin without directly contacting said severing blade during a rotational movement of said severing blade, wherein said slotted rotational member is mounted between frame members of the frame, wherein the frame supports a ramp surface on which said workpiece is rested.
An apparatus for severing a workpiece of a strong and resistant composition, said apparatus comprising:
- a frame adapted for movement over a work surface;
- a cutting blade having a periphery;
- a platform for supporting said workpiece during movement of said workpiece thereover and beneath said cutting blade;
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- a plurality of rollers mounted on said platform via axle assemblies for rotational movement to facilitate movement of said workpiece over said platform during severing of said workpiece wherein said platform and said plurality of rollers move with said cutting blade through a path of travel for said severing of said workpiece, wherein at least one of said rollers on said platform defines a slot in position to receive said periphery of said cutting blade therewithin, wherein said slot receives said cutting blade without directly contacting said cutting blade.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.