Splitter blade assembly and station
AssigneeAnchor Wall Systems, Inc.
InventorDick J. Sievert, deceased
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Abstract
A splitter blade assembly adapted to form split faces on concrete masonry units including: a plurality of blade sections arranged to bound an opening; and a stop positioned within the opening so as to prevent debris from lodging in the opening during a splitting operation.
Claims24
A splitter blade assembly adapted to form split faces on concrete masonry units, said assembly comprising:
- a.) a blade having a first end and a second end with a plurality of blade sections arranged between the first and second ends;
- b.) the plurality of blade sections arranged to bound an opening intermediate the first and second ends of said blade;
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- c.) a stop positioned within the opening so as to prevent debris from lodging in the opening during a splitting operation.
A splitter blade assembly, adapted to split an interior piece from a pre-split concrete masonry unit, said assembly comprising an upper blade, and a lower blade, each of said upper and lower blades having a first end and a second end with a splitting edge between said first end to said second end, said splitting edge having an opening, said splitting edge having a stop positioned in the opening.
A splitting station configured to split concrete masonry units, said splitting station comprising:
- a.) a splitting table;
- b.) a splitter blade assembly, adapted to split an interior piece from a pre-split concrete masonry unit, said assembly comprising an upper blade, and a lower blade, each of said upper and lower blades having a first end and a second end with a splitting edge between said first end to said second end, said splitting edge having an opening, said splitting edge having a stop positioned in the opening;
- c.) first means for conveying a concrete masonry unit onto said splitting table;
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- d.) second means for conveying split concrete masonry unit off of said splitting table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.