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US 12,690,528 B2Granted
Limb cutting apparatus and methods
OwnerTierson Boutteinventor
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Abstract
The embodiments described herein are directed to a cutting apparatus incorporating anti-pinching and anti-snag structures called anvils in conjunction with cutting means such as a cutting chain or series of circular saw blades. In one embodiment, the cutting apparatus may be incorporated into a cutting head connected to a vehicle by an articulated boom for use as part of an overall limb-cutting apparatus for use in utility or public easements that can prune hundreds of limbs quickly in a single plane, and then process the tree limbs efficiently.
Claims11
A limb cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a cutting head, comprising:
- a front wall comprising:
- a motor-driven linear cutting means disposed in an upper edge of the front wall;
- and
- a first set of anvils and cutting channels disposed in the upper edge of the front wall adjacent to the motor-driven linear cutting means;
- a rear wall;
- and
- a receptacle defined by the front wall and opposing sidewalls.
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