Apparatus for symmetrically cutting a cast line

• US 3,274,876 A
• Filed: 10/13/1964
• Issued: 09/27/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/1963
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Karl Debus
• Original Assignee: Karl Debus
• Inventors: Debus, Karl
• Application Number:
  US04/403,526
• Time in Patent Office: 714 Days
• US Class Current: 83/415
• CPC Class Codes: B23D 45/10 with a plurality of circular saw blades B23D45/143, B23D45/165 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B23D 47/04 of devices for feeding, positioning, clamping, or rotating work
• CPC Class Codes: B41B 11/72 Devices for trimming type-bars; Cleaning devices for trimming knives; Ejectors for type-bars
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/6568 With additional work-locating means on work-carrier
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/6574 By work-stopping abutment
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/7788 Tool carrier oscillated or rotated
• CPC Class Codes: Y10T 83/9309 Anvil

Claims

1. AN APPARATUS FOR SYMMETRICALLY CUTTING A WORKPIECE, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SUPPORT;

CUTTING MEANS INCLUDING TWO CUTTING MEMBERS SPACED IN ONE DIRECTION FROM EACH OTHER AND MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT SPACED EQUAL DISTANCES FROM A TRANSVERSE PLANE OF SYMMETRY;

HOLDING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT FOR SUPPORTING A WORKPIECE, SAID HOLDING MEANS BEING MOVABLE ON SAID SUPPORT IN A DIRECTION TRANSVERSE TO SAID ONE DIRECTION;

A CENTERING DEVICE MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT IN A POSITION SYMMETRICAL TO SAID PLANE OF SYMMETRY AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE SAID WORKPIECE AND TO BLOCK FURTHER MOVEMENT OF THE SAME IN SAID ONE DIRECTION WHEN THE SAME IS DISPOSED ON SAID HOLDING MEANS IN A CENTERED POSITION IN WHICH A SELECTED POINT THEREOF IS LOCATED IN SAID PLANE OF SYMMETRY;

AND OPERATING MEANS FOR MOVING SAID HOLDING MEANS TO A POSITION IN WHICH SAID CUTTING MEMBERS CUT SAID WORKPIECE EQUAL DISTANCES FROM SAID SELECTED POINTS THEREOF.