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Slotter

  • US 5,806,188 A
  • Filed: 06/24/1996
  • Issued: 09/15/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/24/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A slotter for cutting a tube comprising:

  • a first base having opposing ends;

    a second base, having opposing ends, slidably connected to the first base by a pair of parallel oriented slide rods passing through the first base and secured to the second base for sliding the second base outwardly from the first base;

    a receiving means, attached to the first base and to the second base, for securely and removably receiving the tube;

    a cutting blade, having an upper surface and a lower surface, rotatably and removably secured to the first base, for cutting the tube;

    rotation means for rotating the cutting blade;

    a housing, attached to the first base, containing the rotation means therein; and

    an over center linkage having a first portion operably attached to the housing and a second portion operably attached to the pair of slide rods for providing the outward slide capability of the second base relative to the first base and providing a fixed distance relationship for the second base relative to the first base.

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