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US 2017/0259358 A1Published application
Sample cutter
OwnerMatthew SCHASERinventor
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Abstract
A sample cutting assembly includes a base block, a saw pressure plate, an external blade guide, and an internal blade guide. The cutter can be used to conveniently remove samples for Material testing to determine serviceability or material condition. Apparatuses and techniques for using the sample cutting assembly are also disclosed.
Claims20
A sample cutter, comprising:
- a base block having a saw end and a drive end;
- a saw pressure plate disposed within the base block toward the drive end of the base block;
- an external blade guide disposed toward the saw end of the base block;
- and
- an internal blade guide disposed toward the saw end of the base block and at least partially within the external blade guide.
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A sample cutting apparatus, comprising:
- a sample cutter, the sample cutter including:
- a base block having a saw end and a drive end,
- a saw pressure plate disposed within the base block toward the drive end of the base block,
- an external blade guide disposed toward the saw end of the base block, and
- an internal blade guide disposed toward the saw end of the base block and at least partially within the external blade guide;
- a positioning assembly mechanically coupled with the sample cutter, the positioning assembly configured to move the sample cutter toward or away from a workpiece;
- and
- a displacement assembly mechanically coupled with the positioning assembly, the displacement assembly configured to move the positioning assembly in relation to a surface of the workpiece.
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A method, comprising:
- providing a sample cutter, the sample cutter including:
- a base block having a saw end and a drive end,
- a saw pressure plate disposed within the base block toward the drive end of the base block,
- an external blade guide disposed toward the saw end of the base block, and
- an internal blade guide disposed toward the saw end of the base block and at least partially within the external blade guide;
- supporting at least a portion of a circumference of an obround blade in the sample cutter;
- rotating the obround blade within the base block, external blade guide, and internal blade guide, at least a portion of the obround blade extends beyond the saw end of the base block;
- and
- moving at least the portion of the obround blade extending beyond the saw end of the base block through a sample cutting path including at least a portion of a workpiece.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.