Cutting systems and related methods
OwnerTrent N. Butcher, Larry A. Butcherinventors
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Abstract
In some embodiments, a cutting system including a movable blade operably coupled to a motor is disclosed, wherein the cutting system comprises a diverting feature. In some embodiments, a diverter proximity relative to the movable blade is selected to facilitate diversion of a material during cutting. In at least one embodiment, the movable blade may be a circular blade or a reciprocating blade with a thickness of less than 3/32 of an inch. A cutting system according to the present invention may be coupled to a container, for example, a residential trash container or a residential recycling container.
Claims20
A cutting system, comprising:
- a table element;
- a motor;
- a movable blade operably coupled to the motor;
- a blade guard, wherein the blade guard limits a thickness of a material to be cut;
- a diverting element, wherein a portion of the diverting element is positioned above an upper surface of the table element, and
- wherein the diverting element is configured to contact a strip portion of the material to guide the strip portion downward relative to an upper surface of the table element at an angle of between 20 degrees to 80 degrees with respect to the upper surface of the table element.
A cutting system, comprising:
- a table element;
- a motor;
- an enclosure at least partially surrounding the motor;
- a movable blade configured to be attached to the motor;
- a diverting element, wherein a portion of the diverting element is positioned above an upper surface of the table element, and
- where the diverting element is sized and configured to contact a strip portion of a material cut by the movable blade to divert the strip portion downward relative to from an upper surface of the table element, such that the strip portion crosses the upper surface of the table element.
A cutting system, comprising:
- a table element;
- a motor;
- a movable blade operably coupled to the motor;
- a blade guard, wherein the blade guard is fixed and limits a thickness of a material to be cut;
- a fence element, wherein the fence element is fixed and limits a width of the material to be cut;
- a diverting element, wherein a portion of the diverting element is positioned above an upper surface of the table element;
- and
- wherein the diverting element is sized and configured to contact a strip portion of the material to divert the strip portion downward relative to an upper surface of the table element.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.