US3175288A
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Tray pack processing cutter
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1964-05-07
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Granted: 1965-03-30
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Expires: 1984-05-07
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 William N Garwick
- 👤 Ray E Clark
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-07 05:22
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B69/00; B65B69/0033
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
180 words
A TRAY PACK CUTTER COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL CARTON CONVEYOR TABLE, A VERTICAL FRAMEWORK SECURED TO ONE EDGE OF SAID TABLE, A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED VERTICAL RODS IN SAID FRAMEWORK, A VERTICAL DRIVESHAFT IN SAID FRAMEWORK AND POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID RODS, A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL ROTARY CUTTER BLADES NONROTATABLY BUT SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVESHAFT, MEANS MOUNTING THE UPPER OF SAID CUTTER BLADES FOR SLIDABLE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID RODS, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID UPPER CUTTER BLADES FOR RETAINING THE SAME IN A SELECTED POSITION ON SAID RODS, A CARTON TOP GUIDE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID UPPER CUTTER BLADE AND ADAPTED TO MOVE THEREWITH AS A UNIT, SAID CARTON TOP GUIDE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FRAMEWORK AND OVERLYING SAID CONVEYOR TABLE, AND ADJUSTMENT MEANS IN SAID FRAMEWORK FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING IN OPPOSITE VERTICAL DIRECTIONS THE UPPER CUTTER BLADE RELATIVE TO SAID CARTON TOP GUIDE AND THE LOWER CUTTER BLADE RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR TABLE TO POSITION SAID CUTTER BLADES SO THAT THEY ARE ADAPTED TO CUT THE VERTICAL WALLS OF A CARTON TO FORM A PAIR OF TRAYS OF IDENTICAL DEPTH.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
180 words
A TRAY PACK CUTTER COMPRISING A HORIZONTAL CARTON CONVEYOR TABLE, A VERTICAL FRAMEWORK SECURED TO ONE EDGE OF SAID TABLE, A PAIR OF HORIZONTALLY SPACED VERTICAL RODS IN SAID FRAMEWORK, A VERTICAL DRIVESHAFT IN SAID FRAMEWORK AND POSITIONED BETWEEN SAID RODS, A PAIR OF HORIZONTAL ROTARY CUTTER BLADES NONROTATABLY BUT SLIDABLY MOUNTED ON SAID DRIVESHAFT, MEANS MOUNTING THE UPPER OF SAID CUTTER BLADES FOR SLIDABLE VERTICAL MOVEMENT OF SAID RODS, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID UPPER CUTTER BLADES FOR RETAINING THE SAME IN A SELECTED POSITION ON SAID RODS, A CARTON TOP GUIDE ASSOCIATED WITH SAID UPPER CUTTER BLADE AND ADAPTED TO MOVE THEREWITH AS A UNIT, SAID CARTON TOP GUIDE EXTENDING OUTWARDLY FROM SAID FRAMEWORK AND OVERLYING SAID CONVEYOR TABLE, AND ADJUSTMENT MEANS IN SAID FRAMEWORK FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY MOVING IN OPPOSITE VERTICAL DIRECTIONS THE UPPER CUTTER BLADE RELATIVE TO SAID CARTON TOP GUIDE AND THE LOWER CUTTER BLADE RELATIVE TO SAID CONVEYOR TABLE TO POSITION SAID CUTTER BLADES SO THAT THEY ARE ADAPTED TO CUT THE VERTICAL WALLS OF A CARTON TO FORM A PAIR OF TRAYS OF IDENTICAL DEPTH.
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