Gauge cutting system and method
OwnerMichael J. Murphyinventor
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Abstract
A gauge cutting system and method are described herein. The gauge cutting system includes a cutting apparatus coupled to a track for cutting a wire and a movable measurement apparatus spaced from the cutting apparatus and coupled to the track. The measurement apparatus for measuring a length of wire extending from the cutting apparatus by looping said wire around said measurement apparatus and returning a cut end of the wire to the cutting apparatus, wherein a distance of the measurement apparatus from the cutting apparatus is proportional to the length of wire to be cut.
Claims20
A gauge cutting system comprising:
- a cutting apparatus coupled to a track for cutting a wire;
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- a movable measurement apparatus spaced from the cutting apparatus and coupled to the track, the measurement apparatus for measuring a length of wire extending from the cutting apparatus by looping said wire around said measurement apparatus and returning a cut end of the wire to the cutting apparatus, wherein a distance of the measurement apparatus from the cutting apparatus is proportional to the length of wire to be cut.
A method of providing a gauge cutting system, the method comprising the steps of:
- positioning a cutting apparatus coupled to a track for cutting a wire;
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- spacing a movable measurement apparatus from the cutting apparatus, the movable measurement apparatus coupled to the track, the measurement apparatus for measuring a length of wire extending from the cutting apparatus by looping said wire around said measurement apparatus and returning a cut end of the wire to the cutting apparatus, wherein a distance of the measurement apparatus from the cutting apparatus is proportional to the length of wire to be cut.
A gauge cutting system comprising:
- a wire dispensing apparatus for dispensing wire;
- a cutting apparatus adjacent to the wire dispensing apparatus, the cutting apparatus comprising:
- an attachment structure comprising a through opening for wire to be cut to pass through;
- a wire end securing structure coupled to the attachment structure for securing a first end of the wire to be cut once the wire has been looped around a measurement apparatus when in use;
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- a blade located in a notch of a rotatable cutting device, the cutting device coupled to the attachment structure opposite the wire dispensing apparatus, the blade for cutting the wire to a desired length during use;
- a track, coupled to the cutting apparatus opposite the wire dispensing apparatus, the track comprising a slot that extends at least a partial length of the track, the track further comprising tick marks denoting a measurement unit;
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- the measurement apparatus comprising a sliding device that is slidably coupled to the track via the slot, the measurement apparatus comprising a hub and an indicator coupled to the sliding device, the indicator when aligned with a tick mark of a specific measurement indicates a length of the wire to be cut once the wire is looped around the hub and returned and secured to the wire end securing structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.