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US 2016/0096621 A1Published application
Cable cutter system
AssigneeBell Helicopter 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.
Claims20
An aircraft cable cutting system comprising:
- a first cutting apparatus comprising a recess to receive a cable;
- and
- a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus, the second cutting apparatus comprising a plurality of cutting surfaces arranged to cut the cable received at the recess.
An aircraft cable cutting system comprising:
- a first cutting apparatus comprising:
- a recess to receive a cable, and
- a first cutting surface positioned in the recess;
- and
- a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus, the second cutting apparatus comprising a second cutting surface arranged adjacent the first cutting surface, the first cutting surface and the second cutting surface to cut the cable received at the recess.
2 more elements
A method to cut a cable encountered by an aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving a cable in a recess formed in a first cutting apparatus;
- and
- cutting the cable against a cutting surface of a second cutting apparatus separate from and attached to the first cutting apparatus, the cutting surface positioned near the recess.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.