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US 5,271,442 AGranted
Knife with clamp package mounting knife
AssigneeCommercial Knife, Inc.
InventorsCharles T. Carpenter, Robert M. Bayly
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Abstract
A log slabbing chipper with multiple knife structures distributed about the periphery of a power-driven rotor head. Each knife structure includes a holder, and a pair of knife mounting assemblies secured to the holder. Each knife mounting assembly mounts a double-edged replaceable knife.
Claims9
A woodworking knife and holder combination comprising:
- a holder;
- a knife support with a forward edge and a rear portion supported on the holder in a position with said forward edge protruding beyond the holder;
- adjustable mechanism providing support for said rear portion of the knife support and adjustable to change the protrusion of the forward edge of the knife support;
- a double-edged knife supported on the knife support with one of the edges of the knife protruding beyond the forward edge of the knife support;
- a clamp clamping against the knife with the knife sandwiched between the clamp and knife support;
- and
- fasteners detachably securing the knife support and clamp to the holder with the clamp clamping the knife against the knife support.
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A woodworking knife and holder combination comprising:
- a holder;
- first and second double-edged knives disposed with the end of one adjacent the end of the other and with one edge of the first knife facing in the same direction as one edge of the second knife;
- a first knife mounting assembly comprising a first knife support and a first knife clamp mounting the first knife on the holder with the knife clamped therebetween and a second assembly comprising a second knife support and a second knife clamp mounting the second knife on the holder with the second knife clamped therebetween;
- a first adjustable mechanism adjustable to advance the first knife mounting assembly along a first path;
- and
- a second adjustable mechanism adjustable to advance the second knife mounting assembly along a second path, said second path extending along side the first path.
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In a log slabbing chipper, the improvement comprising:
- a log supporting means having a station occupied by a log beam processed;
- a power-driven rotor head disposed adjacent and to one side of said station;
- the rotor head and log supporting means being relatively movable in a direction paralleling the axis of a log held by the log supporting means;
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- knife structure on the rotor head including a first double-edged knife mounted on the rotor head moveable with movement of the rotor head in a conical cutting path, and a second double-edged knife mounted on the rotor head moveable with movement of the rotor head in a planar cutting path.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.