US3100414A
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Oscillating wire cutter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1961-06-26
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Granted: 1963-08-13
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Expires: 1981-06-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Watkins Ellwood
- 👤 Watkins Randall Stanley
- 👤 Watkins John Halden
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 23:23
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21F; B21F11/00; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S83/00; Y10S83/924; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/04; Y10T83/0505; Y10T83/051; Y10T83/0596; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/6584; Y10T83/6608; Y10T83/6614; Y10T83/6616; Y10T83/6619; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8769; Y10T83/8776; Y10T83/8821; Y10T83/8841; Y10T83/8843; Y10T83/8848
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
245 words
IN A MACHINE FOR REMOVING WIRE FROM A SPOOL HAVING END FLANGES, A MOTOR AND SUPPORT THEREFOR, A BACK PLATE EXTENDING FROM SAID SUPPORT, LEVER ARM MEANS PIVOTED TO SAID PLATE, MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID LEVER ARM MEANS BACK AND FORTH INCLUDING AN ECCENTRIC ROD MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER ARM MEANS AND DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, WIRE SHEARING CUTTER MEANS ON SAID BACK PLATE INCLUDING A FIXED BLADE HAVING VERTICAL SIDE EDGES AND A MOVABLE BLADE BOTH BLADES HAVING PARALLEL HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SERRATED MATCHED CUTTING EDGES, SLIDE MEANS OPERATED BY SAID LEVER ARM MEANS FOR OSCILLATING SAID MOVABLE BLADE IN A STRAIGHT LINE, MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID LEVER ARM MEANS FOR URGING THE LATTER TOWARD SAID BACK PLATE, BEARING PIN AND BALL MEANS ON SAID LEVER ARM MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID MOVABLE BLADE, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE TENSION OF SAID PRESSURE APPLYING MEANS, A SPOOL SUPPORT ALIGNED WITH SAID CUTTER MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SPOOL FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVELY TO SAID CUTTER MEANS, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING A RACK, MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING THE RACK TO VERTICALLY MOVE THE SPOOL SUPPORT RELATIVELY TO THE CUTTER TO EFFECT SEVERING OF THE WORK AND A HOLDER MOUNTED ON THE RACK AND SHAPED TO CENTER SAID SPOOL LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CUTTER AND LONGITUDINALLY OF WHICH HOLDER SAID SPOOL MAY BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED LENGTHWISE RELATIVELY TO THE CUTTER MEANS, AND SAID RACK MEANS BEING VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE CUTTER MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
245 words
IN A MACHINE FOR REMOVING WIRE FROM A SPOOL HAVING END FLANGES, A MOTOR AND SUPPORT THEREFOR, A BACK PLATE EXTENDING FROM SAID SUPPORT, LEVER ARM MEANS PIVOTED TO SAID PLATE, MEANS FOR SWINGING SAID LEVER ARM MEANS BACK AND FORTH INCLUDING AN ECCENTRIC ROD MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID LEVER ARM MEANS AND DRIVEN BY SAID MOTOR, WIRE SHEARING CUTTER MEANS ON SAID BACK PLATE INCLUDING A FIXED BLADE HAVING VERTICAL SIDE EDGES AND A MOVABLE BLADE BOTH BLADES HAVING PARALLEL HORIZONTALLY DISPOSED SERRATED MATCHED CUTTING EDGES, SLIDE MEANS OPERATED BY SAID LEVER ARM MEANS FOR OSCILLATING SAID MOVABLE BLADE IN A STRAIGHT LINE, MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID LEVER ARM MEANS FOR URGING THE LATTER TOWARD SAID BACK PLATE, BEARING PIN AND BALL MEANS ON SAID LEVER ARM MEANS FOR APPLYING PRESSURE TO SAID MOVABLE BLADE, MEANS FOR ADJUSTING THE TENSION OF SAID PRESSURE APPLYING MEANS, A SPOOL SUPPORT ALIGNED WITH SAID CUTTER MEANS FOR MOUNTING THE SPOOL FOR VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL MOVEMENT RELATIVELY TO SAID CUTTER MEANS, SAID SUPPORT INCLUDING A RACK, MEANS FOR RAISING AND LOWERING THE RACK TO VERTICALLY MOVE THE SPOOL SUPPORT RELATIVELY TO THE CUTTER TO EFFECT SEVERING OF THE WORK AND A HOLDER MOUNTED ON THE RACK AND SHAPED TO CENTER SAID SPOOL LATERALLY WITH RESPECT TO THE CUTTER AND LONGITUDINALLY OF WHICH HOLDER SAID SPOOL MAY BE MANUALLY ADJUSTED LENGTHWISE RELATIVELY TO THE CUTTER MEANS, AND SAID RACK MEANS BEING VERTICALLY ALIGNED WITH THE CUTTER MEANS.
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