Abstract: Apparatus for dispensing flat jumper cable assemblies in strip form from reel comprises slot-like guide having parallel first and second surfaces which receive strip therebetween; channels in first surface receive terminals crimped on cable to prevent lateral shifting so various widths of cable can be dispensed. Elongate apertures in second surface provide access for pawls which bear on terminals to urge cable forward as pawl carrier is advanced horizontally by handle; control is then transferred to a blade carrier which is moved vertically to draw twin blades across cable to sever intermediate portion of cable and isolate individual assembly from strip.

Abstract: A mat board cutter including a cutter-carrying body having an end-to-end channel receiving a guide rail on which the body is slideably mounted. A plurality of slippery polymeric wear buttons project from a bottom surface of the body and bear against an upper surface of a clamp bar under the rail, and the amount of projection of at least one of the wear buttons is adjustable to provide close fitting accurate sliding relationship between the body and the guide rail.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting laminated glass, particularly large sheets. Laminated glass panes utilize two layers of glass having a thin layer of plastic material sandwiched adhesively between the two layers of glass. The apparatus simultaneously scores both sides of the laminated glass pane, i.e., both layers of glass that make up the laminated pane are simultaneously scored so that both layers of glass may be successively cracked along the score lines and the layers spaced apart along the score line while still connected by the layer of plastic material so as to give access to the intermediate layer of resilient plastic material, which is then cut in a subsequent step.

Abstract: A cutter frame or base of substantially C-shaped configuration is rotatable about a substantially vertical axis and carries an oscillating cutter element. The cutting edge of the cutter element can be guided between the base fabric and the appliqued flat goods along a seam or the like by means of rotating handgrips.

Abstract: A layup of sheet material clamped to a conveyor by a conveyor loading apparatus is pulled by and onto the conveyor from an adjacent supply table. The loading apparatus includes a clamping carriage assembly straddling the conveyor and supported for free rolling movement relative to the conveyor. Fluid motors mounted on the clamping carriage move a clamping bar from a released position into clamping engagement with the layup to clamp it between the conveyor surface and the clamping bar and couple the clamping carriage to the conveyor to move with the conveyor. A flexible hose wound on a pay-off reel mounted on the clamping carriage and spring biased toward wound position supplies pressure fluid to the fluid motors and biases the clamping carriage toward a retracted position near the supply table end of the conveyor when the clamping bar is in its released position.

Abstract: An apparatus for semiautomatically sticking an adhesive film on a silicon wafer and on a ring used as a carrier. After the ring and the silicon wafer have been manually positioned on tables, an adhesive film is automatically stuck on the ring and the silicon wafer. The excess portion of the film is then cut by hand along the ring and transversely. The apparatus greatly facilitates these works.

Abstract: In a manually operable cutter which can be set on a table, which cutter includes a thin-walled base presenting a rectangular supporting surface and a lateral cutting edge along one side of the surface, devices defining two holding jaws located in the region of the cutting edge, and projecting above the surface, of the base, a guide rail extending parallel to the lateral cutting edge and held between the jaws, and a cutting assembly including a rotary wheel cutter mounted on the rail for displacement therealong, the devices defining two holding jaws include two one-piece side members each including a respective holding jaw and extending along essentially the entire length of a respective one of the sides of the base which is perpendicular to the cutting edge, each side member being an injection molded plastic member, and supporting feet for the cutter associated with each member.

Abstract: For cutting an elongate rubbery strip, there is disclosed an apparatus which largely comprises transmitting means operative to transmit the elongate rubbery strip to a predetermined position, an anvil located underneath the predetermined position and formed with an elongated groove extending at angle with respect to the transverse direction of the rubbery strip, the angle between the longitudinal direction of the elongated groove and the transverse direction of the rubbery strip being variable by means of adjusting means. The apparatus for cutting the elongate rubbery strip further comprises a cutting mechanism operative to cut the elongate rubbery strip on bias throughout the width thereof in cooperation with the anvil.

Abstract: A mat board cutter in which a knife blade carrying pivot block mounted on a slidable body also carries a safety pin that must be pushed against a spring to a release position to allow removal of the knife blade from the pivot block.

Abstract: An automatic mat cutting apparatus for simultaneously cutting a rectangular opening in a rectangular mat is disclosed. The mat cutting apparatus includes four mat cutters which are cooperatively mounted and moved to cut the rectangular opening. A control device controls the movement of the mat cutters. The size of the opening which is cut in the mat is adjustable by adjusting the mountings for the mat cutters relative to each other. Two mats having slightly different sized openings are easily cut by an easy adjustment of the mat cutters relative to the respective mountings.

Abstract: A cutter for picture frame mats is provided herein. It includes a rectangular cutter base having a planar mat-supporting surface, a hinged frame, a cutter head assembly mounted on a guide rod on the hinged frame, and a stop on the guide frame. The inventive concept is embodied in a novel clamping frame including a pair of spaced-apart, parallel, transverse, lateral hinge bars, each being secured by an associated hinge adjacent its respective rear end. A longitudinally extending handle interconnects the respective forward ends of the transverse lateral hinge bars. A longitudinally extending intermediately transversely positioned cutter head guide bar assembly is disposed between the hinge bars. The cutter head guide bar assembly includes a guide plate having a lower surface which, in use, lies flush with the picture frame mat which is resting on the mat-supporting surface.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for cutting the unwound end of a coiled strip having a wedge for lifting the coil end away from the coil as the coil is rotated in a direction of unwinding, a strip guide surface for supporting the lifted coil end and a rotary cutting tool movable along a feed guide across the unwound strip thereby severing the unwound strip from the coil without the need to plastically deform the coil by bending. The feed guide may be on a support member, and the support member and the wedge are pivotable independently about an axis parallel to the axis of the coil.

Abstract: In the film cutter of this invention, a cutter carriage is guided by a guide rod of a circular cross section allowing it to make both a translational motion along the guide rod and a tilting motion about the guide rod, whereby a rotary blade mounted on the cutter carriage is assured of a close contact with a fixed linear blade irrespective of the thickness of the film to be cut for always attaining a satisfactory cutting action. And a film holder working in synchronism with the cutter carriage allows a roll of film to be cut into specified lengths in a sequential manner.

Abstract: A device for holding and cutting a thin plate of sheet material such as glass or plastic into a plurality of smaller rectangular plates with a hand-manipulated tool. A rigid base is formed with a recess which forms a depressed platform for receiving and firmly holding a plate therein. A pair of spaced posts are mounted on the base and are located at opposite sides from each other. A template is removably mounted on the base by the posts which extend into a selected pair of a plurality of holes formed in the template. A plurality of spaced, linearly extending grooves are formed in the template for guiding a cutting tool in a straight line when cutting the plate which is mounted between the base and template. The template is rotated 90.degree.

Abstract: A horizontal power band saw having a frame fabricated of rigid weldments (as opposed to castings) thereby to appreciably lower the cost of the band saw. A system is disclosed for accurately pivotally mounting the saw head on the saw bed, for adjusting the pivotal axis of the head parallel to the bed, and for positively holding the head in desired relation with the bed so as to enable the head to be repeatedly and accurately raised and lowered while the blade of the saw is held in a plane generally perpendicular to the bed. The saw blade is tensioned in such a manner that a desired tension load can be accurately applied to the blade and so that the tension load on the blade can be accurately read out.

Abstract: The invention relates to a working head for a so called passepartout-machine by means of which rectangular cuttings and/or impressions can be made in a plain material and which is formed with a knife (6) or an impression roller which is mounted in a holder (30) which is connected to a rotatable housing (5) for being lifted and lowered. A pressure roller (7) adapted to be in contact with the plain material is likewise connected to the rotatable housing (5) for being lifted and lowered. The rotatable housing (5) is fixed connected to a central shaft (2) at the upper end of which a Maltese cross (14) is mounted and which by engagement with a cam disc (9) having a pin (10) and provided on a driving shaft (1) for the Maltese cross (14) can be rotated intermittently, so that the central shaft (2) is rotated one forth of a turn when the driving shaft (1) is rotated a full turn. The Maltese cross (14) has recesses (16 ) for a movable locking wedge (34) which locks the central shaft (2) after the rotation.

Abstract: The device for sharpening and/or forming the profile of a silk screen printing squeegee consists of clamping means for firmly holding squeegee strips 12 without deformation and of a tool movable along the clamped squeegee strip 12 relative to the latter, which is designed as a heated cutting tool 6, namely as a wire or knife.

Abstract: A device cuts vertically fed paper against a cutting edge by means of a carriage driven cutting wheel. There is a chute means downstream from the cutting edge and secured to a pivotable guideway bar, rotated by movement of the carriage during cutting operation. The paper is held against the cutting edge during cutting on one side by the chute means which tilts the paper to be cut toward a deposit tray and on the other side by a pivotable flap biased by a pressure roller mounted on the carriage. In the non-cutting mode, the flap and chute are substantially coextensive to help provide a gap-free pathway for paper being fed into the device.

Abstract: A Power Miter Saw guided by slide rails and with adjustments on all three axes so that it can be set to cut miter corners of 4, 6 or 8 sided picture frames, with precision angles of (+ or -) two minutes, and built of rigid enough construction so that the miter saw will continue to cut with precision angles over a long period of time without requiring readjustment.

Abstract: An assembly for the production of covers, or toppers, for the truck beds of various sizes and makes of pick-up trucks comprising a preformed shell which serves as a base or body portion for the finished cover, and a support member for the preformed shell which provides means for trimming the shell to a predetermined length and enables the shell to be maintained in a fixed position during fabrication of the completed cover. The preformed shell has an initial length greater than that of the finished cover, and, together with the support member, provides a simple, effective and efficient means for making covers for at least eleven different models and makes of pick-up trucks.

Abstract: Apparatus for severing sheet material by a cutter device that is mounted upon a rail assembly for reciprocating movement. The rail assembly includes a channel member with an outwardly extending guide rail. A separate cutter bar is supported on the guide rail and extends longitudinally above the guide rail. A carriage is mounted on the guide rail for reciprocating movement and includes dual rollers which engage opposite sides of the cutter bar. The carriage is held against the guide rail by a pressure roller which engages the inner side of the guide rail. The pressure roller includes an adjustable mounting arrangement for adjusting the force that clamps the carriage against the guide rail. One of the dual rollers has a dull edge which engages the cutter bar while the other dual roller has a sharp edge to sever the paper or other sheet material as the carriage moves longitudinally of the cutter bar.

Abstract: A miter table for use with a saber saw. The workpiece to be mitered is clamped by clamping members to the lower surface of the table and the upper surface of the table is provided with parallel guides which guide the saber saw in movement and are located at an acute angle to the clamping members. A slot is formed between the guides and the blade of the saber saw projects through the slot and is moved into contact with the workpiece as the saw is moved between the guides.

Abstract: A coil stand for dispensing sheet aluminum trim or the like comprising a pair of supports carried by a base, one of which is adjustable longitudinally of the base to accommodate sheet rolls of differing widths. An arcuate array of rollers is carried by each support with the rollers of the supports being in opposed coaxial pairs. A pair of low friction spring biased keeper bars are carried by the respective supports to hold a roll of sheet stock against the rollers for free rotation. A cutting bar is cantilevered from the base for selectively clamping unrolled sheet stock against a support surface and provides a cutting edge for cooperation with a utility knife or the like for manually severing a desired amount of uncoiled sheet stock.

Abstract: A clamp for clamping three strands of continuously cast metal, the three strands lying in a common plane, there being a pair of outer, hydraulic rams adapted to squeeze the strands together, a fixed clamping member between one pair of the strands and a pivotable clamping member between the other pair so that the ram can compress the three strands towards one another for clamping purposes, particularly useful for clamping three continuously cast strands prior to cutting them with a flying saw.

Abstract: A cutting and scoring device and method wherein an elongate body is positioned on one face of a sheet to be worked, having a track extending along the body, a carriage movable along the rack, a tool holder carried by the carriage for movement therealong and located over the sheet, and a tool depending from the tool holder for working engagement with the sheet.

Abstract: Apparatus for guiding a power saw has a guide bar provided with side and end edges. Saw-guiding members near each side edge of the guide bar are parallel to the longitudinal axis of the bar and extend between opposite ends of the bar. There is a longitudinal slot at one end of the bar midway between the saw-guiding members and a cross bar at the opposite end. A clamp may be used to releasably attach the cross bar end of the guide bar to the workpiece while the opposite end is secured by a pivot member entered into the workpiece through the longitudinal slot. The power saw is fitted with a slide connector capable of slidably engaging either one of the saw-guiding members. The arrangement is such that a lengthly workpiece can be cut more than halfway through starting from one end edge whereupon the guide bar can be swung about the pivot to the opposite end edge which allows the cut to be completed with speed and accuracy.

Abstract: A mitre box particularly adapted for precise mitring of inside and outside corner molding includes a square base having a first saw guide mounted on the upper surface thereof along a diagonal of the base. A second saw guide is also mounted on the base and is comprised of a pair of blocks located adjacent two edges of the square; the pair of blocks terminating adjacent a corner on the diagonal in line with the first guide. A rectangularly shaped support block is mounted on the base on either side of each of the guide blocks for supporting the molding to be mitred in proper orientation. The lower portions of the ends of the guide blocks adjacent the corner are cut away to allow the end of the molding being mitred to pass therethrough.

Abstract: A web severing device which includes a web transport means and a web lifting means so that a transported web is lifted away from the surface of the transport means for severing by a cutting means, thus, preventing damage which would occur on contact between the transport means and the cutting means.

Abstract: A cutting assembly of the type usable for severing a sheet into discrete elements includes an elongate track member having an elongate slot therein. A cutter slide is moveable in the slot and includes downwardly extending projections for both immobilizing and tensioning the sheet locally prior to, and during the severing operation. A method of forming the track, other articles having a segmented upper wall, by injection molding side sections and upper wall segments at an angle relative to the position they assume in the completed article, and thereafter rotating the side sections and upper wall segments about flexible, injection molded hinge sections to complete the formation of the article.

Abstract: A cutting assembly of the type useable for severing a sheet into desired lengths. The assembly includes an elongate track having a slot extending through an upper wall thereof for slidably receiving and retaining a cutter slide therein. The track has upper surface segments that are roughened; preferably with laterally extending grooves spaced along a major portion of the elongate slot. A cutter slide moveable within the slot has a top member overlying the cutting element and extending beyond the element both laterally and in the direction in which the slide is moveable so as to overlie the roughened surface segments of the track. The top member has an extremely smooth stationary lower surface in the regions overlying the roughened track surfaces.

Abstract: This invention relates to an apparatus for slicing cylindrically shaped columns of gels. More particularly, it relates to an apparatus for firmly holding cylindrical columns of acrylamide gel while making a longitudinal slice through the entire length of the column.

Abstract: A portable cutter used to cut structural materials at a construction site. The material to be cut is clamped between a fixing rod and a bed frame and is cut by means of a grinder mounted so as to be slidable longitudinally along a machine frame. The fixing rod and the machine frame are adapted to be fastened to the bed frame.

Abstract: In a home bag sealer with an elongated box and lid where the box supports a roll of bag material and a heater is provided along the lid opening operative on lid closing to seal a selected size of bag, the device being provided with structure to cut the sealed bag, the invention provides an improved cutter assembly of a lengthwise slot in the lid inboard of the heater and having a pair of oppositely disposed supporting ribs contiguous along the slot substantially the length of the lid. Disposed in the slot is a removable cutter assembly supported on and spanning the ribs on each side thereof for sliding along the slot. The assembly includes a pair of facing nylon brackets each bracket having a leading edge with a narrow notch therein and a faired surface extending away from the notch. A cutter blade is located between the brackets and extends within the notch and an operating handle removably clamps the brackets above the ribs externally of the lid.

Abstract: An elongate reference beam is affixed to longitudinally spaced supports at a working height. A reference stop is mounted for longitudinal adjustment along the beam and is typically placed near one end of the beam. A reference guide is mounted for longitudinal adjustment along the beam and is typically placed adjacent the other end of the beam. The stop has three cooperating faces forming a three dimensional corner: a horizontal face vertically supports a workpiece, such as an elongate wooden stud; a vertical face laterally disposed to the beam longitudinally positions one end of the workpiece; and a vertical face disposed substantially parallel to the beam laterally positions the one end of the workpiece from the beam.

Abstract: A tooling jig is described for accurately cutting planar material, such as laminate faced chipboard. A base board has a guide fence extending therealong which has a straight edge against which one edge of the workpiece is clamped. A bridge is secured to the base to overlie the workpiece and the bridge has a guideway thereon extending accurately perpendicular to the straight edge, the guideway being adapted to allow for movement therealong a router. The router will finish accurately a workpiece which has been cut slightly overlength, the edge machined by the router being accurately perpendicular both to the edge against the guide fence and to the faces of the chipboard.

Abstract: A sheet cutting apparatus is illustrated as including a free standing cutting blade movable across the sheet material. A base member has a longitudinal channel therein through which the knife extends into a complimentary channel carried by a pressure bar so that the sheet material is confined between the base and the pressure bar for cutting by the blade which is contained safely within the base and pressure bar during its cutting stroke across the sheet material. A lifter bar is positioned adjacent the base member for raising the severed end of sheet material of the dispensing roll preparatory to cutting off another length of sheet material.

Abstract: In, or for use in, a vehicle inner tube splicing machine, a tube end cutting assembly comprising a cutting knife supporting carriage which is mounted on a pair of spaced parallel guide shafts and is reciprocated by hydraulically powered means. The knife supporting carriage also has mounted thereon scrap removal means which co-acts with cutting knives to remove off-cuts from said tube ends.

Abstract: A cutting knife assembly for severing a strip of material after it has been wound on a core and the winding operation is to be continued on a new core.

Abstract: There is disclosed woodworking apparatus which is handpowered but permits accurate cuts by unskilled persons comparable to those which might be made by a radial arm or table saw. The apparatus includes a guide in which a handsaw is retained and restrained for cutting motion along the straight line, a supporting surface to support a workpiece in relation to the handsaw, and guides which co-operate with rulers to permit presetting of the apparatus for a desired cut, together with clamping devices which hold the workpiece to the table securely against the motion of the handsaw, at the same time avoiding interference of the clamps with the handsaw as it passes through the workpiece. The guide for the handsaw is formed of very rigid structural material such as steel angle iron which is faced with a plastic material of moderate hardness that resists abrasion or cutting by the handsaw to a considerable degree but is not so hard as to rapidly dull or distort the teeth of the handsaw.

Abstract: The mat cutting machine includes a base to which is attached, preferably by spring-loaded posts, a trapezoidial-shaped guide bar with a first face oriented to the base at an acute angle, the angle of the beveled cut desired to be made in a mat, and a second face at right angles to this first face. An L-shaped carriage including a cutting blade may be placed on the guide bar by, first, placing one of its edges against the back surface of the guide bar while bringing a portion of the front surface to bear on the front surface of the guide bar, then sliding the remaining portion of the carriage down upon the guide bar while keeping the inner surface of the carriage on the front surface of the guide bar. This action causes the cutting blade to enter a mat at the proper angle. Preferably the carriage and guide bar are made of wood.

Abstract: A tape splicer having a base, at least one groove extending longitudinally on said base and being of a predetermined breadth permitting insertion thereinto of a correspondingly wide tape to be spliced. A blade-guiding slot is provided in the groove to allow introduction thereinto of a blade, so that this blade moved along this slot will cut a tape laid along the groove. A pair of tiltable toggles is associated to the base. These toggles are located longitudinally of the groove and at opposite sides of the blade-guiding slot. At least one arm is comprised in each of the toggles and is provided with a tape-clamping means which is arranged so that it reaches, when the toggle is tilted, into the groove; thus, the pair of toggles engages with the tape-clamping means the tape laid into the groove thus securing a clean cut.

Abstract: A portable power tool having a sole plate for contacting a workpiece along which a straight line is to be cut has an attachment for the sole plate which includes means for supporting a guiding means which is adjustable with respect to the supporting means to cooperate with a longitudinal guide member releasably attached to the workpiece. The guide member may be angle iron, channel iron, I-beam or other similar configuration conveniently available to a workman and not especially designed to be used with the attachment.

Abstract: The power saw cutting guide consists of a guide plate and preferably means to secure the guide plate against a workpiece to be cut. This securing means may include a press plate which may be bolted together with the guide against a workpiece. The guide plate is adapted to be cut to size by the first cut of a power saw guided thereby and will thus be peculiarly adapted to that particlar power saw. To facilitate this function, at least the outer extremities of the guide plate spaced from a saw guiding shoulder are formed of a material which may be easily cut by a power saw guided thereby.

Abstract: The invention provides a method of guiding a portable power-saw across a workpiece being sawn. Apparatus for use in this method comprises a guide member which has a substantially flat surface which may be placed on the flat surface of the workpiece. The guide member has a straight edge and located on the flat surface of the guide member is a rod-holder which is orientated at a right angle or any other desired angle to the straight edge. A rod of material such as wood or plastic is inserted in the rod holder so that the rod extends therefrom for a few inches. The power-saw is then run along the straight edge of the guide member, with the sole plate of the saw maintained in snug contact therewith, until the rod is severed. Then the distance from the severed end of the rod to the straight edge is exactly the same as the distance between the sole plate edge and the saw blade.

Abstract: A device for cutting sheet material includes a pair of generally flat elongated members hingedly connected together for holding sheet material to be cut and a cutting block supported for sliding movement on an upper such holding member and having an upper portion extending across the upper holding member with side portions extending downwardly from the edges of the upper holding member for guiding movement of the block longitudinally of the holding member. The cutting block includes a cutting blade affixed to one of the side portions of the block parallel to and between the side portion and the adjacent holding member longitudinal edge.

Abstract: A carriage assembly for automatic face up one way spreading of multiple plys of fabric or any other web-like material of a predetermined length, which is automated to operate in a continuous manner in the absence of operator manipulation at the termination of each fabric spreading cycle. The device incorporates a fabric or web-cutting assembly normally enclosing a transversely traveling severing blade and means for automatically engaging the free end of the fabric after sequenced severing so as to maintain the fabric in a fixed relation relative to the assembly during return or non-spreading carriage motion thereby preventing disturbance or change of position of the free end of the fabric as caused by carriage motion airflow, so that upon automatic recommencement of spreading, the end of the fabric will be deposited at a predetermined position on the spreading surface which will be accurately repeated for each subsequent automatically deposited ply of fabric, thereby providing maximum fabric utilization.

Abstract: A blade is carried in a housing which is adapted to slide along a guide rail with the blade depending from the housing and making sliding contact over at least a portion of the length of the blade with a blade guide which runs parallel to the guide rail. A portion of the blade protrudes below the blade guide to engage in and cut a cardboard mount or the like situated below the guide. The blade is inclined so that while the cutting edge is parallel to and slides along the blade guide the plane of the blade is itself inclined to the said blade guide surface. The blade is detachably secured in the housing for replacement and is arranged so that one corner of the cutting edge protrudes below the level of the blade guide. The blade mounting is adjustable within the housing so that the amount by which the corner of the blade extends below the blade guide can be adjusted to control the depth of cut.

Abstract: A mat cutting device having a cutter carriage with tracks to guide the carriage in two right-angularly related directions with stops on the tracks to limit the movement of the carriage and removable attachments for the stops primary to change the limits that the stops would otherwise provide without moving the stops.

Abstract: A cutter for mat frames which includes a cutter head, including a pair of blade carrying cutter blocks, slidable along a cutter bar and having a plurality of adjustable stops for accurately positioning and cutting of a mat board without over or under cutting. The assembly also includes means to limit the depth of the cut by one of the cutter blocks and means to lock the other cutter block in cutting position. Also included in the cutter is an adjustable handle frame which includes a cutter bar along which the cutter head is guided.

Abstract: A material cutting machine includes a pair of cylindrical rollers through which a web of sheet material is passed, one roller being driven while the other is allowed to track with the sheet material so that it accurately measures the length of the material passing through the rollers. Means are included for stopping the drive roller after a prescribed length of material has been measured by the measuring roller. After such stopping, a cut-off apparatus is made to reciprocate across the web to cut off a predetermined length of material.