Clay cutter
OwnerJack S. Whisnantinventor
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Abstract
A clay cutter for simultaneously cutting a plurality of slabs of clay, including a frame including first and second opposing, longitudinally-extending side members. A plurality of cross wires are attached to and extend between the first and second side members in mutual parallel relation to each other. First and second springs extend along respective ones of the side members and are alternately retractable and uniformly extensible between a relatively short length and a relatively long length. The cross wires are attached by opposite ends to the springs and are moveable with the springs as the springs move between the relatively short length and the relatively long length to thereby decrease or increase uniformly the space between each of the cross wires.
Claims9
A clay cutter for simultaneously cutting a plurality of slabs of clay, comprising:
- (a) frame means including first and second opposing, longitudinally-extending side members;
- (b) a plurality of separate, pre-straightened cross wires attached to and extending between said first and second side members in mutual parallel relation to each other;
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- (c) first and second extension means extending along respective ones of said side members and alternately retractable and uniformly extensible between a relatively short length and a relatively long length, said cross wires attached by opposite ends thereof to said extension means and moveable with said extension means as said extension means moves between said relatively short length and said relatively long length to thereby decrease or increase the space between each of said cross wires to maintain the same relative spacing between the cross wires as the extension means are moved and to thereby permit a plurality of slabs of clay to be cut during a single pass of the cross wires through a large mass of clay.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.