Cutter with angular blades and method for cutting rope therewith

In a cutter wherein a rope containing a multiplicity of fibers is laid out lengthwise against a plurality of cutting blades which are spaced apart from one another and is cut by said blades, the novel combination with said apparatus which comprises positioning means for maintaining said blades at an angle to the lengthwise orientation of said rope and at an angle to a line perpendicular thereto while said rope is being cut, all of said blades being angled toward the same side of the perpendicular, and pressure means for pressing said rope into contact with said cutting blades so as to cut said rope and force it through the spaces between the blades whereby fibers of said rope undergo angular bodily swinging movement after cutting and while passing through the spaces between the blades.

In a method of cutting a rope wherein said rope is laid out lengthwise against a plurality of cutting blades which are spaced apart from one another, and which is cut into fibers by forcing the rope against the cutting edges of the blades and forcing the cut fibers through the spaces between the blades, the step which comprises cutting said rope while maintaining said blades at an angle to the lengthwise orientation of said rope at an angle to a line perpendicular thereto, and with all of said blades angled toward the same side of the perpendicular, thereby causing the fibers to undergo angular bodily swinging movement after cutting and while passing through the spaces between the blades.

In a cutter apparatus for cutting rope or the like into a plurality of cut fibers wherein a plurality of spaced apart cutting blades are disposed in substantially adjacent configuration and are mounted between a pair of superposed blade support rings, and wherein means are provided for pressing the rope against said blades to cut the rope into fibers and to force said fibers through the spaces between said blades, the improvement comprising a hub member coaxially disposed with respect to said blade support rings and extending therebetween to support said blade support rings to support said blades at an angle to the lengthwise orientation of said rope at an angle to a line perpendicular thereto, with all the blades angled toward the same side of the perpendicular, thereby causing the fibers to undergo angular bodily swinging movement after cutting and while passing through the spaces between the blades, and a plurality of spoke members extending radially from said hub and being connected to one of said blade support rings.

In a cutter for cutting a rope or the like into a plurality of cut fibers, said cutter comprising a support means, a plurality of spaced apart cutting blades in substantially adjacent configuration mounted in said support means, said blades having cutting edges adapted to contact said rope, guide means for guiding the rope to said support means to distribute a layer of said rope adjacent said cutting blades, and pressure means for pressing said rope into contact with said cutting blades so as to cut said rope and force it through the spaces between the blades, the improvement wherein said cutting edges are disposed in substantially parallel relation to each other and said cutting edges are arranged obliquely with respect to a central plane passing therethrough, whereby fibers of said rope undergo angular bodily swinging movement after cutting and while passing through the spaces between the blades and wherein said support means comprises a pair of superposed rings with said cutting blades extending between and being supported by said pair of rings, a hub member coaxially disposed with respect to said blade support rings and extending therebetween to support said blade support rings, and a plurality of spoke members extending radially from said hub and being connected to one of said rings.