Cutting inventions 02/06

20060037446 - Angled crosscut knife: An apparatus (10) and method for crosscutting a web (12) of material has employs a knife (24) that is angled relative to the surface of the web. Orienting the knife so that an upper portion of the cutting edge engages the web after a lower portion of the cutting edge...

20060037448 - Blade tension gauge: Disclosed is a blade tension gauge for a band saw which provides a constant reading of the magnitude of the forces that act to put tension on the blade. The band saw includes a moveable wheel, a blade, and a frame, where movement of the moveable wheel in relation to...

20060037445 - Circular saw with laser and protractor: A laser marker 28 includes fixed legs 64 and 66, and a retractable leg 76, extending therefrom. With legs 64, 66 and 76 extended, the laser marker 28 can be moved about a workpiece surface 124 to selectively locate the line mark 137. With the leg 76 retracted, the legs...

20060037447 - Multi-blade adaptor: A multi-blade adaptor is comprised of a drive bushing that is inserted into a circular saw and of a cap or blade clamp that fits onto the drive bushing, sandwiching the blades between the two....

20060037449 - Paper cutting apparatus and method of producing same: The present invention provides a horizontal paper cutter that includes a pair of movable arms, each of which has a spindle attached thereto. The spindles are generally aligned with each other, and are configured to engage respective ends of a horizontally oriented paper roll. A pair of actuators are used...

20060037450 - Flying saw and flighted chain conveyor apparatus: An apparatus for sawing a workpiece on predetermined cutting lines while the workpiece is being continuously transported in a downstream direction includes first and second conveyors having a spaced array of workpiece elevating supports mounted on at least the second conveyor translating for the workpiece in the downstream direction, at...

20060037451 - Circular saw with blade guide: A circular saw for sawing wood pieces, which circular saw has blade guides (5, 21) which are fastened to fastening arms (4, 22), and in which the fastening arm (4, 22) of the blade guides (5, 21) is fastened concentrically with a drive axle (6, 23) of the saw blade...

20060037452 - Rotary cutter, and anvil roll for rotary cutting apparatus: A rotary cutting apparatus includes a rotary cutter and a cooperating anvil roll, each including a center arbour, a peripheral sleeve, and an intermediate sleeve disposed radially between the peripheral sleeve and the arbour. The intermediate sleeve of either the rotary cutter on the anvil roll, or both can be...

20060037453 - Sawdust collection system for a circular saw: A sawdust collection system includes a sawdust duct secured in a saw blade housing and having an enlarged portion formed on a front end thereof. A sawdust chute is partially pivotally received in a lower portion of the enlarged portion of the sawdust duct such that the sawdust chute can...

20060037454 - Microtome: A microtome comprising a knife holding device for a cutting element (16) and comprising a specimen holding device (12) for a specimen which is to be cut thin is described. Associated with the specimen holding device (12) for performing a cutting movement is a first drive device (18) and associated...

20060037455 - Pattern cutter: Disclosed here in the present utility model is a pattern cutter. The pattern cutter includes a base and blade. The blade is located on the base. The blade forms the shape of pattern to be cut. The said base and blade are of one-piece structure, which is machined to shape...

20060037456 - Circular saw blade: A circular gang edger blade comprises a plurality of teeth having a cutting angle and being arranged on the periphery of the blade so as to yield a pitch between two adjacent of the teeth between about 2.3 cm and about 3.2 cm; each pair of adjacent teeth defining a...

20060032349 - Beveled cutter: Disclosed is a method, apparatus, and design of a fusion welded pipe wherein the effects of an inner bead of the fusion weld are minimized. The internal shape of the pipe prior to welding may be configured in several different shapes so that the beads or lips produced by the...

20060032348 - Method of cutting a sheet and reducing the remnant material: The invention relates to a method of cutting a sheet-like piece into one or several smaller pieces by using camera means and a controllable cutting apparatus, the directions and values of the coordinate systems of which are calibrated to correspond to each other. In the method the following measures are...

20060032350 - Registration apparatus for a sheet material article handler: A method for registering a sheet material article in a sheet material article handler includes sequentially engaging, using a movable backstop, a leading edge portion of a sheet material article moving in a direction of movement of the sheet material article along a path of movement of the sheet material...

20060032351 - Methods and apparatus for cutting tubing: A tubing cutter includes a cutter head assembly apparatus having first and second jaws coupled to permit adjusting a jaw span. A lever arm carrying a blade is pivotably coupled to the first jaw. A spring applies a spring force to the lever arm for biasing the blade towards the...

20060032352 - Translation stop for use in power equipment: Woodworking machines are disclosed having a blade adapted to cut workpieces, and an actuating mechanism operable to move the blade toward the workpiece. The machines also include a detection system configured to detect one or more dangerous conditions between a user and the blade, and a reaction system configured to...

20060032353 - Tool device for high-speed machine-working: The present invention relates to a tool device for high-speed crosscutting, comprising a striking unit (10), a tool housing (20), a damper unit (30), a movable crosscutting tool (40) and a fixed crosscutting tool (50), wherein the tool housing (20) has at least two curved supporting surfaces (218) for the...

20060032354 - Card slot punch device: A punch device for punching parallel slots in sheets so that card-like objects can be mounted on sheet. The device comprises a male plate on which at least one pair of projections are mounted, each member of the pair diagonally placed on the male plate, and separated from each other...

20060032355 - Cutting device for dual-blade cutting tool: A cutting device includes a fixing seat, a crank axle pivotally mounted on the fixing seat by a pivot shaft, a first saw blade mounted on the pivot shaft, a second saw blade mounted on the crank axle to move therewith, a motor mounted on the crank axle, and an...

20060032356 - Multi-axis panel saw: A panel saw has a first cutting blade for cutting stock in a first axis and a second cutting blade for cutting the stock in a second axis. The first blade moveable from a cutting position to a position in which stock can be slid between the cutting blade and...

20060027061 - Apparatus and method for curve sawing of a plank: The invention concerns an apparatus and method for guiding a plank towards cutting tools for curve sawing of the plank. The apparatus comprises a first guide and drive mechanism mounted on a platform for receiving, guiding and driving the plank along a path. The first mechanism comprises two first elements...

20060027062 - Hexagon and shape cutting template: A cutting template for use in cutting various shapes, of various sizes, into or out of a specified medium. A preferred substrate for the invention includes a sheet of plastic or similar material with two grooves completely through the substrate that define the edge of the shape, and additional markings...

20060027060 - Method and device for cutting objects into fixed portions: The invention relates to a method and device for cutting objects, such as chicken breast in a portion with fixed weight and fixed shape. This is done by situating an object into a mould defining a predetermined shape, applying under-pressure in the mould for positioning the object in a fixed...

20060027064 - Shellfish fork combination and method of use: A method and apparatus for eating shellfish comprising a fork that contains a handle, a head, a base and a set of tines. One or more of the of the tines includes a cutting blade attached to the inside of one tines. The cutting blade is positioned on one or...

20060027063 - Tooling apparatuses and processes for providing precision shapes in medical catheters: Systems and methods for providing a precision-notch shape in a flexible medical catheter are disclosed. The system comprises a clamp punch die assembly, a clamping device, and a knife-edge punch die. A catheter blank can be inserted in a clamp die about a die pin. The clamping device forces together...

20060027065 - Unit for feeding and cutting into lengths a strip of wrapping material: Single lengths of wrapping material are cut from a continuous strip by a feed unit equipped with a drum on which the strip is taken up and advanced, also with a first cutter assembly by which the strip is divided into leaves, a second cutter assembly positioned to score a...

20060027066 - Web forming machine: A web forming machine, and a method of forming a web is described and which includes a first rotatable assembly; a second rotatable assembly positioned in spaced relation relative to the first rotatable assembly, and wherein a gap is defined between the first rotatable assembly, and the second rotatable assembly;...

20060027067 - Mechanisms for determining obliquely inclined positions of cutting devices: An obliquely inclined position determining mechanism has an intermediate base rotatable relative to both a support base and a pivotal base of a pivotal support of a cutting device. A fixing device is operable to releasably fix the intermediate base in position relative to the support base or the pivotal...

20060027068 - Knife assembly: A knife assembly for use in a food cutting apparatus includes a compression ring adapted for threaded engagement with a base ring. The compression ring includes a threaded collar that tapers thinner towards its leading edge. The blade support ring tapers thinner towards a leading edge of the support ring...

20060021484 - Article slicing method and apparatus: Tomatoes are placed on cutting blades (20) in article openings (46) of an article positioning plate (44). The blades are moved as article pushers (24) move downwardly and engage the upper facing surfaces of the tomatoes, pushing the tomatoes through parallel cutting blades (20). The end slices (30 and 40)...

20060021482 - Tool for cutting armored cables: A tool for cutting an armored casing includes two upper and lower housing members biased away from one another by a resilient element, a handle pivotally coupled to the lower housing member, and an additional resilient element biasing the handle away from the lower and connected to a clamping stud....

20060021483 - Tool for cutting armored cables: A tool for cutting an armored casing includes two upper and lower housing members biased away from one another by a resilient element, a handle pivotally coupled to the lower housing member, and an additional resilient element biasing the handle away from the lower and connected to a clamping stud....

20060021485 - Gift wrap cutting system: A gift wrap storage and cutting system comprises a box for storing rolls of paper; and at least one cutter arranged to slide along a slide block guide parallel to an edge of the box. Each cutter comprises a blade, a blade guard, a paper guide, and a slide block...

20060021486 - Slitter set up for an automatic blade change: A slitter with several cutting units connected to it each in the form of a blade holder (11) as a support stand for a circular blade (13). A device (19), which is provided for changing the cutting units (13) automatically, comprises a stack (16) for stocking at least one new...

20060021487 - Serrated blade for slicing machine: A slicing blade for a slicing machine includes a center region connectable to a source of rotary power to be rotated about an axis, and a cutting edge region driven into rotation by the center region and having a discontinuous cutting edge. The discontinuous cutting edge is formed by a...