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Scrap shear machine with adjustable throat
Assignee: Harris Waste Management Group Inc
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Filing: 1979-03-29
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Granted: 1980-06-03
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Expires: 1999-03-29
Abstract
Abstract A scrap shear machine comprises a compression box for compressing scrap into a scrap log, a shear formed with a throat mounted adjacent to the compression box, and an indexing ram and a ram head mounted thereon for incrementally advancing the log into the throat of the shear, whereby increments of the log are sheared off. Means are provided for adjusting the width of the compression box and shear throat and for adjusting the width of the ram head in accordance with the width of the compression box and shear throat, whereby the maximum dimension of the sheared scrap can be controllably adjusted in one pass through the machine.
Inventors
- 👤 P. Gene Ashley
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-30 03:24
CPC Classifications
B; B30; B30B; B30B9/00; B30B9/32; B30B9/326; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/647; Y10T83/6656; Y10T83/6657; Y10T83/6664; Y10T83/727; Y10T83/744; Y10T83/745
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 8
Claim 1
Independent Claim
112 words
In a scrap shear machine comprising a compression box for compressing scrap into a scrap log, a shear formed with a throat mounted adjacent to the compression box, and an indexing ram and a ram head mounted thereon for incrementally advancing the log into the throat of the shear, whereby increments of the log are sheared off, the improvement comprising means for adjusting the width of the compression box and shear throat and means for adjusting the width of the ram head in accordance with the width of the compression box and shear throat, whereby the maximum dimension of the sheared scrap can be controllably adjusted in one pass through the machine.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
112 words
In a scrap shear machine comprising a compression box for compressing scrap into a scrap log, a shear formed with a throat mounted adjacent to the compression box, and an indexing ram and a ram head mounted thereon for incrementally advancing the log into the throat of the shear, whereby increments of the log are sheared off, the improvement comprising means for adjusting the width of the compression box and shear throat and means for adjusting the width of the ram head in accordance with the width of the compression box and shear throat, whereby the maximum dimension of the sheared scrap can be controllably adjusted in one pass through the machine.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
54 words
A scrap shear machine according to claim 1 further comprising means for adjusting the lateral position of the indexing ram in accordance with the adjustment made in the width of the ram head, whereby the ram head remains centered with respect to the indexing ram despite adjustments to the width of the ram head.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
25 words
A scrap shear machine according to claim 2 wherein the means for adjusting the lateral position of the indexing ram comprises piston-cylinder means connected thereto.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
47 words
A scrap shear machine according to claim 1 wherein a side wall of the compression box is movable and the means for adjusting the width of the compression box and shear throat comprises compression means connected to the movable side wall for adjusting the lateral position thereof.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
41 words
A scrap shear machine according to claim 1 wherein the means for adjusting the width of the ram head comprises a set of ram heads of different widths and means for securing a selected one of the set to the ram.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
43 words
A scrap shear machine according to claim 5 wherein the indexing ram heads are of generally rectangular cross section and the securing means comprises bolts passed through apertures formed in the ram head adjacent to the four corners of the rectangular cross section.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
27 words
A scrap shear machine according to claim 1 further comprising precompression piston-cylinder means mounted adjacent to the shear for precompressing the scrap log adjacent to the shear.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1983-06-03 | 1983-12-03 | 1984-06-03 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1987-06-03 | 1987-12-03 | 1988-06-03 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1991-06-03 | 1991-12-03 | 1992-06-03 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |