US3224306A
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Automatic cutting and collating machine and method
Assignee: AEL DEV AND RES DIVISION Inc
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Filing: 1962-10-09
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Granted: 1965-12-21
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Expires: 1982-10-09
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 George F Hawley
- 👤 Jean E Moulder
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-29 10:56
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26D; B26D11/00; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/04; Y10T83/0448; Y10T83/202; Y10T83/2033; Y10T83/2037; Y10T83/2046; Y10T83/2057; Y10T83/444; Y10T83/4577; Y10T83/4579; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/6476; Y10T83/6489; Y10T83/6491
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
109 words
A METHOD FOR CUTTING AND STACKING CARDS OF RELATIVELY UNIFORM SIZE EACH CUT FROM A RELATIVELY LARGE SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SHEET OF MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES MOVING SAID LARGE SHEET EDGEWISE IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND CUTTING SAID MOVING SHEET PARALLEL TO SAID DIRECTION TO FORM A PLURALITY OF STRIPS OF SIMILAR LENGTH AND WIDTH, MOVING SAID STRIPS INDIVIDUALLY EDGEWISE PERPENDICULAR TO THEIR LENGTH AND CUTTING SAID MOVING STRIPS TRANSVERSELY INTO A PLURALITY OF CARDS ALL IN A FIRST PLANE, MOVING SAID CARDS EDGEWISE WHIEL PROGRESSIVELY TURNING THEM INTO SPACED PARALLEL PLANES PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST PLANE, AND MOVING THE CARDS SIMULTANEOUSLY EDGEWISE WHILE PROGRESSIVELY CONVERGING THE CARDS INTO A STACK.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
109 words
A METHOD FOR CUTTING AND STACKING CARDS OF RELATIVELY UNIFORM SIZE EACH CUT FROM A RELATIVELY LARGE SUBSTANTIALLY FLAT SHEET OF MATERIAL WHICH COMPRISES MOVING SAID LARGE SHEET EDGEWISE IN A FIRST DIRECTION AND CUTTING SAID MOVING SHEET PARALLEL TO SAID DIRECTION TO FORM A PLURALITY OF STRIPS OF SIMILAR LENGTH AND WIDTH, MOVING SAID STRIPS INDIVIDUALLY EDGEWISE PERPENDICULAR TO THEIR LENGTH AND CUTTING SAID MOVING STRIPS TRANSVERSELY INTO A PLURALITY OF CARDS ALL IN A FIRST PLANE, MOVING SAID CARDS EDGEWISE WHIEL PROGRESSIVELY TURNING THEM INTO SPACED PARALLEL PLANES PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST PLANE, AND MOVING THE CARDS SIMULTANEOUSLY EDGEWISE WHILE PROGRESSIVELY CONVERGING THE CARDS INTO A STACK.
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