Chain cutter for web materials

Claim 1

IN A WEB WINDING MACHINE OF THE CLASS WHICH INCLUDES A FRAME AND A PLURLAITY OF WINDING ROLLS RECEIVED THEREIN FOR SUPPORTING AND WINDING A ROLL OF CLOTH, THE COMBINATION OF A VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING GATE MOUNTED BETWEEN THE SIDES OF THE FRAME, A PAIR OF ENDLESS CHAIN CUTTING MEANS LOCATED IN THE GATE FOR MOVEMENT OF TRAVEL IN A HORIZONTAL PLANE IN OPPOSITION DIRECTIONS, THE INNER ENDS OF THE CHAIN CUTTING MEANS BEING MOUNTED ABOUT A COMMON SHAFT TRANSVERSELY DISPOSED BETWEEN THE INTERMEDIATE PORTION OF THE CUTTER GATE, THE OUTER ENDS OF THE RECIPROCATING CHAINS BEING ROTATABLY SUPPORTED ON TWO OUTER DRIVEN SHAFTS TRANSVERSELY MOUNTED THROUGH THE OPPOSITE SIDES OF THE GATE, SAID CUTTING MEANS INCLUDING SPACEDAPART CUTTING ELEMENTS, SAID DRIVING MEANS SUPPORTED ON THE UNDERSIDE OF THE GATE FOR ACTUATING SAID CHAIN CUTTING MEANS WHEN THE GATE IS IN A RAISED POSITION.