Abstract: A method for connecting at least two wooden panels for acoustic and/or thermal insulation. In a first step a metal plate or a metal strip with a thickness less than 1.5 mm with teeth, which face the surface of the at least one wooden panel, is arranged in a direction perpendicular to the surface of the metal plate or the metal strip. An insulating element is attached to the second surface of the wood construction panel with teeth. A second metal plate or metal strip with a thickness of 1.5 mm or less is attached on the insulating element. A third element of a wood construction panel is attached on the second surface of the second metal plate or strip with teeth. Screws are inserted through at least one panel and at least one plate and the screws pierce the metal plate or strip.

Abstract: A cable-cutting unit for a cable winch has at least one cable-cutting device for cutting a cable running through the cable-cutting unit, and also comprises a slide as well as a housing with a cable channel for guiding the cable running through the cable-cutting unit, wherein the cable-cutting device is, or can be, arranged on the slide and the slide is, or can be, arranged on the housing such that it can be displaced, transversely to the cable channel, between a first position and a second position.

Abstract: An adjusting structure for a curtain cutting machine, wherein the curtain cutting machine is adapted to cut a curtain which contains a first rail, a second rail, and a plurality of curtain blinds. The curtain cutting machine contains: an elongated base and an adjustment mechanism. The adjustment mechanism contains: a fixing plate including a first orifice and a second orifice; at least one slidable rod being forced to slide in a first sliding travel; a driving unit for driving the at least one slidable rod to slide in a second sliding travel; a first cutting unit corresponding to the second orifice; a second cutting unit driven by the at least one slidable rod to slide; and a third cutting unit including a holder and a third cutter. The holder is coupled with the first orifice, and the third cutter is disposed on the at least one slidable rod.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: (a) a main body adapted to engage and retain a catheter therein at a fixed point relative to the catheter length; and (b) a cutting mechanism adapted to sever said catheter in response to a pre-defined threshold force applied along the length of the catheter.

Abstract: An ampoule opener has an opening unit and a cover unit. The opening unit is a rigid frame and has two panels, two head-clamping holes and two pairs of wave-shaped flanges. The panels are respectively an upper panel and a lower panel. The head-clamping holes are elongated in length and tapered in width and are respectively formed through the panels. The pairs of wave-shaped flanges are formed between the panels and the head-clamping holes. The cover unit is flexible, is detachably mounted around the opening unit and has two covering boards, a mounting recess, two body-clamping holes and two pairs of wave-shaped edges. The body-clamping holes are elongated in length and tapered in width and are respectively formed through the mounting boards and communicate with the mounting recess. The pairs of wave-shaped edges are formed between the mounting boards and the body-clamping holes.

Abstract: A device for trimming stems and the leafy plant structure projecting from a flower of a plant, for example a harvested flower of a marijuana plant. The device includes a blade head for supporting a pair of sheet blades, each sheet blade having a contact surface, the contact surface of the first sheet blade configured for reciprocating motion against the contact surface of the second. The first sheet blade and the second sheet blade are formed having numerous trimming apertures such that as the first sheet blade reciprocates against the second sheet blade, the plurality of first sheet blade trimming apertures and the plurality of second sheet aperture alternately, and at last partially, align and close creating a shearing action between the edges defining each of the plurality of first sheet blade trimming apertures and an edge defining each of the plurality of second sheet blade trimming apertures.

Abstract: A window covering cutting device is disclosed that has a support table, a slot, and a blade. The support table has a support surface on which at least a portion of a window covering can be placed. The clamp has a slot and is positioned near the support surface so there is a plane that passes through the slot. The clamp is moveable from a first open position to at least one clamping position. The blade is positioned for movement from a first position to a second position so that a portion of the blade will be within the slot of the clamp when the blade is in the second position and the clamp is in one of its clamping positions.

Abstract: A window covering cutting machine is disclosed that has a support table, a cutting mechanism adjacent the support table and a plurality of moveable stops moveably connected to at least one of the cutting mechanism and the support table. The support table has a surface on which at least a portion of a window covering work piece can be placed. The cutting mechanism has a housing with a plurality of openings sized to receive at least a portion of a window covering work piece. The cutting mechanism also has at least one cutting device configured to cut portions of a window covering that extend through any of the openings. One stop is aligned with each opening and is independently moveable relative to the housing and the other stops.

Abstract: In a cutting machine for cutting down venetian blinds a headrail cutter and a bottom rail cutter are provided which move along a horizontal axis. After the headrail and bottom rail are trimmed a slat cutter moves in a vertical axis, up or down to cut the slats. The cutting machine enables one to cut down a venetian blind while the opposite end of the blind remains in the packing box. Preferably, a spacer or collar is provided on the blind prior to packaging so that the headrail, window covering material and bottom rail will be spaced apart from one another a desired amount. That spacing should be the same spacing as the openings in the cutting machine so that when one end of the blind is removed from the package that end of the blind can be readily inserted into the cutting mechanism.

Abstract: A blind cutting apparatus includes a support surface adapted to support a window covering, a frame disposed at the end of the support surface and a rack movable within the frame. A plurality of die assemblies are fastened to the rack, in which each die assembly includes a fixed die that has openings sized to receive the ends of the window covering and a movable die that is movable relative to the fixed die. The fixed dies and the movable dies are adapted to cut the ends of the window covering. The rack is adapted to move relative to the support surface such that a selected die assembly is adjacent the support surface and the moveable die of the selected die assembly is independently moveable of the moveable dies of the other die assemblies.

Abstract: In a cutting machine for cutting down venetian blinds a headrail cutter and a bottom rail cutter are provided which move along a horizontal axis. After the headrail and bottom rail are trimmed a slat cutter moves in a vertical axis, up or down to cut the slats. The cutting machine enables one to cut down a venetian blind while the opposite end of the blind remains in the packing box. Preferably, a spacer or collar is provided on the blind prior to packaging so that the headrail, window covering material and bottom rail will be spaced apart from one another a desired amount. That spacing should be the same spacing as the openings in the cutting machine so that when one end of the blind is removed from the package that end of the blind can be readily inserted into the cutting mechanism.

Abstract: A method of trimming blinds is disclosed in which at least one spacer is attached to a blind to space the headrail, bottomrail, and window covering between the headrail and bottomrail in relative positions that correspond to openings in a cutting device. A portion of the blind that is desired to be cut is then moved into those openings and cut away.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a tool device for high-speed crosscutting, comprising a striking unit, a tool housing, a damper unit, a movable crosscutting tool and a fixed crosscutting tool. The tool housing has at least two curved supporting surfaces for the moveable crosscutting tool. The supporting surfaces have the same radius. A recess is provided between the supporting surfaces. The recess is provided for a striking piston in the striking unit. Also provided is a crosscutting tool for high-speed machine-working.

Abstract: A press device to be modified such that profile rods can also be removed by a shearing movement. The tool is configured so that a cutting plate can be fixed to each pivoting arm and is displaceably mounted in the opposite pivoting arm. The clamping arms of the pivoting arms have a fork-shaped slit and the cutting plates are maintained in the clamping arms with fixing bolts.

Abstract: Disclosed are a method and a system for extruding, cut into strands, cooling, and chopping a ground food product. The system comprises a cooling unit, a conveyor belt urging the pieces through the unit, and a chopper for cutting the pieces exiting the unit. A cryogen source provides cryogen to the cooling unit. A feeder feeds the ground food product onto the conveyor belt adjacent an inlet of the unit. The feeder also extrudes the ground food product through a nozzle to place the stranded pieces onto the conveyor belt. A shear plate cuts the stranded pieces, while being extruded. A hydraulic system moves the shearing plate. The system is adapted to dispense cryogen to the cooling region at a rate sufficient to lower the temperature of the cut stranded pieces to a desired temperature when they exit the unit. A chopper cuts the extruded and stranded pieces immediately after freezing.

Abstract: A portable shear comprises at least two shear blades. The shear blades are in close proximity with one another, and each shear blade has a cut-out. A force apparatus applies a force to at least one of two blades such that the blades move relative to each other. In a first position the cut-outs of each blade are substantially aligned such that a workpiece having a cross-section substantially identical to a portion of the cut-out can rest simultaneously within the cut-outs of each blade. In a second position the cut-outs of each blade are not substantially aligned such that a workpiece can be split when the blades move from the first position to the second position.

Abstract: A vertical blind cut down apparatus has a head rail holding plate with a head rail opening for receiving the head rail. The vertical blind cut down apparatus also has a cutting die to receive the head rail. The cutting die is movable relative to the holding plate for cutting one end of the head rail. The vertical blind cut down apparatus further has a blind holder with a blind material opening. The blind holder receives the blind materials. A blind cutting device is movable relative to the blind holder and cuts the blind material extending through the blind holder. The vertical blind cut down apparatus also has a first movement transmission for moving the head rail cutting die and a second movement transmission for moving the blind cutting device whereby both the blind materials and the head rail are cut.

Abstract: A system for locating the center of a window covering relative to a cutting mechanism. The window covering including a head rail with a first end and a second end and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first end and the second end, the connector including an aperture. The system includes a locator that engages the connector and positions the window covering.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an aisle of a retail outlet. The method includes the steps of locating the center of the window covering relative to a cutting station utilizing a half scale for removing a portion of the window covering from each of its ends.

Abstract: A hydraulic cutting device for a raw aluminum material includes an input tract for transporting the raw aluminum material to a cutting seat to be cut by the incorporation of a movable cutting block and a fixed cutting block. A measuring device is provided to measure the length of the raw aluminum material being cut. After the raw aluminum material is cut, an output cylinder is activated to transport the cut raw aluminum material to an output tract which is driven by a motor via a chain.

Abstract: An apparatus for sizing a window covering in a retail outlet includes a housing with a first working end, a second working end, and a top operating surface adapted to support a window covering. The window covering includes first and second ends and a connector disposed approximately midway between the first and second ends. A cutting element is disposed on the first working end and defines a cutting plane. A locator is axially slidable on the housing relative to the cutting plane and is adapted to engage the connector of the window covering.

Abstract: An apparatus for and a method of sizing a window covering in a sizing mechanism in a retail outlet includes a slide secured to a bay of a retail outlet. A housing configured to support a sizing mechanism for sizing a window covering is slidably coupled to the slide and is movable from a retracted position located substantially within the bay to a extended position in which at least a portion of the housing extends out of the bay. A sizing mechanism for sizing a window covering is disposed on the housing.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for sizing window coverings slidably extendable from a bay into an aisle of a retail outlet. The method includes the steps of locating the center of the window covering relative to a cutting station utilizing a half scale for removing a portion of the window covering from each of its ends.

Abstract: An apparatus for sizing a window covering in a retail outlet includes a housing having a first end and a second end, and a top operating surface adapted to support a window covering to be sized. Movably disposed at the first end of the housing is a first cutting station that includes a stationary die and a movable die. The stationary die and the movable die are adapted to receive and size a window covering. The first cutting station further has a top portion and is movable from a first operating position to size a window covering to a retracted position in which the top portion is substantially flush with or lower than the top operating surface.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for positioning a stock window covering in a sizing mechanism for sizing the window covering in a retail outlet includes obtaining a width specification for a finished window covering, which includes a bottom rail, a window covering material and a head rail, the method comprising. The stock window covering is disposed in a sizing mechanism adjacent a scale. The scale is calibrated from a cutting plane of the sizing mechanism, and has indicia that are twice the actual distance from the cutting plane. The center of the stock window covering is located on an indicia in the scale having a value equal to the width specification.

Abstract: A machine with a cutting device includes a stationary bar-cutter blade and a slicing blade which cooperates with and is displaceable in relation to the bar-cutter blade. The slicing blade is a closed circular blade. The bar-cutter blade is a half blade and cooperates with a centering and clamping piece, which is displaceable in relation to the bar-cutter blade, to form together a slotted round blade. The centering and clamping piece can be controllably displaced between a centering position, in which, during operation, the bar to be cut is centered without clamping of the bar; a released position, in which the centering and clamping piece is completely removed from the bar, and a clamping position, in which the centering and clamping piece clamps the bar.

Abstract: A Venetian blind cutting machine is constructed to include a machine base, two blind locating modules mounted on the machine base at different elevations, each of which having a set of through holes for supporting component parts of a Venetian blind to be cut, a blind carriage adapted to carry the Venetian blind to be cut, a carriage for moving the blind carriage to the elevation of one of the blind locating modules for enabling the Venetian blind to be cut to be put in the selected blind locating module for cut, a cutter provided at the other side of the blind locating modules, and a cutter drive adapted to move the cutter across the imaginary axis passing through each of the through holes of the blind locating modules to cut the component parts of the loaded Venetian blind and then to return the cutter after cutting.

Abstract: A machine for cutting the Venetian blind comprises a base on which a movable seat is mounted. The movable seat is provided with at least two fixed tools for locating the Venetian blind. The movable seat is driven by a tool driving device to displace, so as to locate a predetermined tool at the working position. A cutter driving device drives a cutter to advance to execute the operation of cutting the Venetian blind.

Abstract: The invention relates to a cutting mold set of metal tubes, comprising of the following: a cutting mold unit that moves in relation to a lower mold unit is installed on one side of an upper mold unit, the upper mold unit is capable of moving in relation to a lower mold unit. On the cutting mold unit is installed a first mold block with a cutting hole, and on the lower mold unit is installed a second mold block with a through hole, the cutting hole and the through hole matching and communicating with each other. With the metal tube inserted inside the through hole and the cutting hole, when the upper mold unit and the cutting mold move toward the lower mold unit, the cutting hole and the through hole move in relation to each other to create a cutting force to cut the metal tube, thereby achieving the objectives of speedy and safe operation, enhancing safety in cutting operation, and reducing waste iron scraps.

Abstract: A mini-blind cutter for selective manual in-store sizing of a first mini-blind product and a second mini-blind product. Each of the mini-blind products include a head rail, a plurality of slats, and a bottom rail having a different geometry and or material composition. A die assembly is movable from a first position to a second position includes a first and second region to receive the first and second mini-blind products. A blade carrier assembly includes at least two blade carriers and permits permit independent translation of the blade carriers to accommodate the different sized mini-blind products.

Abstract: A shear die is axially divided into a pair of die portions 18,19 between which a holding cavity 22 is formed, wherein the holding cavity has a diameter that is less than that of material "a" so that when one of the die portions is forced against the other die portion under a biasing effect of a spring 25, the material will be firmly held in the die cavity ensuring that the material can be cut to a predetermined volume and present a smooth cut surface, and the cutter arbor 4 is provided with a releasing member 34 adapted to release the one die portion 19 from the effect of the spring 25 as the cutter arbor 4 is retracted to facilitate additional material being moved into the die cavity for a subsequent cutting operation.

Abstract: A method and apparatus achieve the intermittent feeding of raw material into a shearing station by exerting a drive torque on draw-in rollers in order to effect their rotation in one arcuate direction and hence the movement of the raw material toward the shearing station. A counteracting torque, which is less than the drive torque, is continuously exerted on the draw-in rollers. Thus, during intervals following a shearing operation when the drive torque is terminated, the counteracting torque functions to reverse the rotation of the draw-in rollers and hence retract the sheared end of the raw material away from the shearing station.

Abstract: A hot shearing apparatus for shearing heated round or flat section bars of light metal in billets comprises a stationary shearing ring 8 and a movable shearing ring 11. Both shearing rings are divided into shell halves 21, 22 and 31, 32, respectively, and adapted to be spread crosswise in translatory sense. This facilitates the feeding of material and improves the cutting accuracy.

Abstract: A spring return mechanism for returning the movable blade and connected slide plate to their at rest position in a flying shear. The device is positioned outboard of the movable and fixed blades, each of which has mating and alignable apertures through which long lengths of stock material to be sheared into shorter segments are continuously fed. Each device includes an upright elongated spring housing, a compression spring acting within the housing, and a guide button which moves up and down within the housing to return the slide plate and connected movable blade back to their at rest position immediately after each shearing. The guide button has an upper end which allows the slide plate to move or slide diagonally downward against the guide buttons following the diagonal motion of the movable blade during each cutting cycle.

Abstract: The present invnetion is a portable reinforcing rod cutter and bender. A cutting die having elongate and oblique holes for receiving a plurality of rods to be sheared cooperates with a cutting blade connected to a hydraulically operated ram. A female bending die having a pair of pivoting die blocks cooperates with an anvil to bend rods of different diameter to bends having different angles and different diameters. The cutter and bender includes a first gauge for measuring bend angles and a second gauge for measuring the length of rods being bent or sheared. The cutting blade, cutting die, bending die, and anvil are readily removable to allow replacement thereof and to bend and shear different types and sizes of rods and pipes to different bend angles and bend diameters.

Abstract: A multiple die is used to trim a plurality of electrical component leads, all at the same time, by using a die and a hydraulic press to develop a shearing action. Male and female die members each define a pattern of holes arrayed to mate with the configuration of leads extending from an electronic package. Near the upper face of the female die member, a plurality of tiny O-rings are mounted, one for each lead, encircling the paths for the leads as the package is positioned atop the die. The transverse relative motion between the male and female members of the die shears the leads while the O-rings serve to isolate and limit the amount of shock and vibration that can be transmitted along the leads.

Abstract: A heated aluminum log which is to be sheared is inserted through a stationary die and a movable die. A clamp of the stationary die is then moved towards an axis of that die to clamp the log against a diametrically opposite portion of the internal surface of the stationary die. Opposite members of the stationary die are then moved towards each other in a direction perpendicular to the direction of movement of the clamp, to limit expansion of the sheared log. The movable die is then moved to shear the log.

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for the production of wicking tips for pens and markers in which the blanks, pointed at their ends, are first notched on opposite sides and are then cut through between the notches to form two tips from each blank. The invention simplifies the sharpening and dressing required of the tools which are used.

Abstract: An angle shear for cutting profile steel has generally parallel and spaced front and rear frame plates fixed relative to each other, at least one fixed blade carried on the front plate, a working slide displaceable vertically between the frame plates, and individual guide rails extending at an acute angle of generally 45.degree. to the vertical and secured to one of the frame plates. An angle slide displaceable along the guides generally at 45.degree. to the vertical between the plates carries a movable blade displaceable past the fixed blade. Formations link the slides for joint synchronous movement between the plates. Both slides move in generally the same plane and have front and rear faces directly confronting and engaging the front and rear plates, respectively.

Abstract: This specification discloses a compact press tool which is capable of accommodating eccentric loadings without jamming or causing hydraulic fluid leakage.Specifically the press tool (1) comprises: a stationary element (2), a movable element (3) and an hydraulic ram (5) adapted to translate the movable element (3) relative to the stationary element (2). The hydraulic ram (5) has a first piston (7) fixedly connected with the stationary element (2), a second piston (9), axially spaced from the first piston (7), able to bear against the movable element (3), and a floating cylinder (10) sealed at one end by the first piston and at the other end by the second piston (9).

Abstract: A tooling assembly for use with a mechanical impact press includes a pair of die blocks which effect cutting of rods, bars and tubes by the rapid misalignment of aligned apertured tools. Realignment is achieved by a reciprocable cam which also limits the extent of misalignment. Means are provided for clamping or dragging the end of a workpiece stock upstream from the prospective cutting plane. A wedge shaped recess adjacent to the aperture of the movable tool or die block provides a high degree of uniformity in workpiece length as measured at various points of a given workpiece. Where the workpiece stock is tubular, a floating mandrel is disposed within the workpiece in the upstream tool or die block while a reciprocable mandrel supports, receives, resizes and discharges the tubular workpiece.

Abstract: A device for cutting or stamping metal bars and sections comprising a machine frame having a slide which is guided for movement in a frame and which is driven in the direction of its length by an hydraulic or pneumatic drive which applies a driving force substantially along the longitudinal center line of the slide, a pair of tools one of which is connected to the machine frame, the other being carried by the slide, said pair of tools being laterally offset relatively to the line of application of the driving force, and the machine frame being provided with laterally spaced guides both above and below the tools for guiding said movement of the slide. An additional force is applied to the slide to oppose the torque which in use will be generated by the force couple which is formed by the aforesaid driving force applied by the hydraulic or pneumatic drive and the cutting or stamping reaction force which will be developed in use by the pair of tools.

Abstract: A horizontal hydraulic bar stock shear is disclosed having three spaced bolsters which are clamped toward each other by four tie rods. A piston and cylinder actuator is located on one side of a central bolster and a die set assembly is mounted on the other side of the center bolster. A pair of mounting yokes are provided adjacent to the associated bolsters and the die set elements are clamped at their ends against such yokes. The end-clamped elements include a pair of side plates which laterally locate the dies. A manually removable cover assembly closes the upper side of the dies and the dies are supported on spaced rails which provide openings through which debris can fall out of the die assembly.

Abstract: A device for cutting off a sprue of a parison with a bottom is capable of cutting off the sprue in a heating furnace. Cutter plates for cutting the sprue and an outlet for discharging the cut sprue are disposed at the bottom of the heating furnace. Cutting off the sprue may thus be performed without changing the usual molding cycle of the hot parison molding method. The device may alternatively be applied to the cold parison molding method.

Abstract: A process for fabricating wire wafers from wire stock wherein the wire stock is fed against a wire stop member, surrounded by a support member having wire cut-off and back-up tools located integral to the support member with the wire cut-off and back-up tools activated to provide first and second wire wafers and de-activated to return the wire cut-off and back-up tools to a position for a succeeding cycle.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for detecting the length of wire blanks in a wire cutting machine is disclosed, the machine including feed apparatus for feeding wire stock into the cutting machine, stop apparatus for engaging one end of the wire stock at a predetermined length in the cutting machine, and cutting apparatus for cutting wire blanks from the wire stock. When the leading end of the wire stock engages the stop apparatus with a predetermined pressure, the blank is at a proper length to be cut. The pressure causes the stop apparatus to expand radially. Strain gauges mounted about the stop apparatus detect the expansion by generating an electrical signal when connected in a bridge circuit. The strain gauges detect an over feed situation when the stop apparatus expands beyond a predetermined point. Similarly, an under feed situation is detected when little or no expansion of the stop apparatus is sensed.

Abstract: A bar end dropper for forging machines or the like is disclosed which automatically operates to reject blanks cut from the end of the piece of stock which are of unsatisfactory length and to adjust the feed when necessary to ensure that the ends of pieces of stock being fed into the machine are a sufficient distance from the shear plane of the cutter to ensure a clean cutting operation. As sequential pieces of stock are fed to the machine, they are positioned in the measuring position and the measuring carriage moves in to position a sensor a distance from the shear plane determined by the length of the stock. This automatically positions the sensor.

Abstract: High speed tube cutting apparatus provides die means for the simultaneous cutting of a plurality of tube segments from a length of tubing. Preferred embodiments are capable of cutting the tube segments in extremely short lengths and with the ends thereof formed on a bias. The improvements of the invention eliminate waste and enable the shearing of the tube segments to be achieved in a single stroke of the included die means. A further feature of the invention apparatus is that it provides means for precisely realigning sheared tube segments with the tubing from which they have been cut to facilitate their ejection under the influence of the advancement of such tubing.

Abstract: Method of producing a group of wires, W.sub.1, W.sub.2, W.sub.3 . . . W.sub.n, which have predetermined lengths L.sub.1, L.sub.2, L.sub.3 . . . L.sub.n respectively comprises the steps of guiding the wires from substantially endless sources of wire and locating the leading ends of the wires on a feed roll in parallel side-by-side relationship with each wire disposed between the feed roll and a separate associated pressure roll. The pressure rolls are normally spaced from the feed roll so that they are in a non-feeding position but they can be selectively moved towards the feed roll into a feeding position. The feed roll is started during each of a plurality of wire feeding cycles and during each cycle, at least one of the wires is fed by selectively moving the associated feed roll to its feeding position.

Abstract: A hot shearing apparatus for shearing heated round or flat section bars or rods, in particular light metal bars, to obtain cut bars or billets comprises a drive unit, fixed and movable shearing members, a drive means for producing the shear forces, an abutment means, an ejector means, and a transfer means for the sheared billets. Shearing rings are used as the shearing members. The ratio of the diameter to the length of the shearing rings is greater than one. Thus the diameter is relatively large as compared to the length. This permits high quality cuts and, at the same time, trouble-free operation of the apparatus.