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US4222299A Expired / Lapsed US ⏱️ 0.0 years remaining

Multi-bladed cutting apparatus

Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1979-01-02
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Granted: 1980-09-16
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Expires: 1999-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract This invention relates to gang saws and other cutting apparatus having oscillating cutters for cutting workpieces into slices. The invention provides apparatus, having two elongate spaced apart cutter supports which are driven to oscillate 180° out of phase with each other. Two sets of cutters are connected to the supports. For a suitable workpiece the cutters may be of a hot wire type. Each cutter of one set is connected to the first support by a resiliently extensible connector such as a spring and to the second support by a non-extensible connection. Each cutter of the other set is connected to the second support by a resiliently extensible connector and to the first support by a non extensible connection. Desirably the cutters of one set alternate with cutters of the other and all cutters are coplanar. Movement of cutters of each set in opposite directions tends to cancel the local influence of cutters on the workpiece. Moreover whole frames of cutters may be removed and replaced, facilitating reprogramming of the apparatus in terms of spacings between cutters.

Inventors

  • 👤 Peter Treffner
  • 👤 Charles Treffner

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-24 06:41
CPC Classifications
B; B26; B26F; B26F3/00; B26F3/06; B26F3/08; B26F3/12; B26D; B26D1/00; B26D1/01; B26D1/547; B26D1/553; Y; Y10; Y10T; Y10T83/00; Y10T83/02; Y10T83/0207; Y10T83/0267; Y10T83/283; Y10T83/293; Y10T83/687; Y10T83/688; Y10T83/6895; Y10T83/705; Y10T83/7055; Y10T83/706; Y10T83/869; Y10T83/8776; Y10T83/929; Y10T83/9292

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A cutting apparatus comprising: two elongate spaced apart cutter supports; drive means to cause said cutter supports to oscillate 180° out of phase to each other, a plurality of elongate cutters of which substantially half belong to a first set and the remainder to a second set; resiliently extensible connector means connecting one end of each cutter of said first set to one cutter support and one end of each cutter of said second set to the other cutter support; and non-extensible connector means connectng the other end of each cutter of said first set to said other cutter support and said other end of each cutter of said second set to said one cutter support.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 116 words
A cutting apparatus comprising: two elongate spaced apart cutter supports; drive means to cause said cutter supports to oscillate 180° out of phase to each other, a plurality of elongate cutters of which substantially half belong to a first set and the remainder to a second set; resiliently extensible connector means connecting one end of each cutter of said first set to one cutter support and one end of each cutter of said second set to the other cutter support; and non-extensible connector means connectng the other end of each cutter of said first set to said other cutter support and said other end of each cutter of said second set to said one cutter support.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 21 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a cutter of said first set is spaced between two cutters of said second set.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 23 words
Apparatus according to claim 1 wherein a number of cutters of said first set are spaced between two cutters of said second set.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 21 words
Apparatus according to claim 2 wherein a majority of cutters of said first set alternate with cutters of said second set.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 27 words
Apparatus according to claim 3 wherein a number of cutters of said first set are spaced between two substantially corresponding numbers of cutters of said second set.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 15 words
Apparatus according to any one of the preceding claims wherein said cutters are mutually parallel.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein the cutters of both sets act in a plane.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 19 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein said cutter supports oscillate about a support axis.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 24 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein a said plurality of cutters is demountable from said apparatus as an array.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 20 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein a said cutter is demountable from said cutter supports.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 17 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein each a cutter is a wire.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 18 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein a cutter is an electrically heated wire.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 20 words
Apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5 wherein a said resiliently extensible connector means is a spring.

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1983-09-16 1984-03-17 1984-09-16 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1987-09-16 1988-03-17 1988-09-16 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1991-09-16 1992-03-17 1992-09-16 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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