Abstract: An impact-type wire rope cutter is disclosed in which a slotted fragment guard is movably mounted to the body of the wire rope cutter. The slotted fragment guard slidably receives the cutting chisel therethrough, and it is formed so that it can be moved between an open position for receipt of a length of wire rope and a closed position immediately over the cutting area to prevent the direct expulsion or escape of fragments which can be produced by the cutting chisel during cutting. The fragment guard can be retrofit to existing cutters and easily replaced.

Abstract: In order to allow an adjusting of the bending tools to a given diameter of the wire being bent allowing the producing of the requisite bending radius a central mandrel which forms two bending or forming, respectively, jaws is replaceable together with a shearing tool. To this end a hollow shaft is mounted at the rear of the central mandrel, which shaft is mounted to a supporting shaft by means of a screw joint. The supporting shaft is supported in turn rotationally and can be rotated by means of a motor in order to disconnect the central mandrel. By mentioned rotation the screw joint is released. A special coupling of the shearing tool to an axially movable operating shaft allows a simultaneous disconnecting of the shearing tool together with the central mandrel. A bending mandrel is mountable at locations having various radial distances from the central mandrel.

Abstract: An apparatus for parting-off pieces, particularly pieces of candy, from a strand of material, particularly a soft plastic strand of material, wherein the parted-off piece arrives on the upper side of the knife blade and is moved by this in the conveying direction so that there is practically no difference in speed between the parted-off piece and the entrainment member of a continuous conveyor engaging behind this, which conveyor pushes the parted-off pieces, with constant spacing apart, to a packing station or another further processing station. As a result, deformation and damage to the parted-off pieces is avoided during the conveying.

Abstract: A machine for extruding and cutting yeast raised dough for making solid donuts or bismarcks is described herein which employs a discharge tube angled from the horizontal and changes within the discharge tube and to the discharge tube outlet in order to create a circular donut or other desired shape.

Abstract: A wire harness manufactured by a new method and a new apparatus is provided. A covered wire paid out from a selected one of reels is extended in a predetermined lay-out and fixed. The thus fixed wire is cut-off from the reel. Then, another wire is paid out from another reel for arranging it in a juxtaposing relation to the previously laid-out wire and cut off from the reel. After repeating the above steps, the arranged wires are tied up to form a wire harness. There is also provided a device which puts the above method into practice, thereby reducing complicated assorting work involved in the manufacture of a wire harness. A method and a device for automatically uncovering end portions of each wire of the wire harness and attaching terminals thereto are also provided to greatly increasing the productivity.

Abstract: Slot wedges are cut from lengths of wedge stock having a generally U-shaped transverse cross-section by air-operated shearing means triggered when an end of the wedge stock contacts a paddle mounted with a paddle-operated electrical switch on a slide assembly movable longitudinally along the path of feed of wedge stock past the shearing means. The shearing means comprises a movable blade having an external symmetrical U-shaped cutting edge cooperating with a fixed blade having an internal symmetrical U-shaped cutting edge with a rounded end and straight, parallel sides. A guide dial with multiple selectable apertures is used to center the wedge stock on the shearing means. The guide dial is aided by an upward protrusion which projects between the legs of the wedge stock cross-section to keep the wedge stock perpendicular to the cutting plane.

Abstract: A high volume food load slicing machine comprising a pair of loaf feed belt conveyors that continuously advance a food loaf along a downwardly inclined path through a collar into a slicing station at which a rotating and orbiting knife slices the load includes a variable speed knife rotation drive independent of the main drive that orbits the knife and drives the loaf conveyors. A hydrostatic speed variator in the drive connection for the conveyors, with speed corrections made by a stepper motor, affords precision control of slice thickness. A split collar and associated sensor afford continuous sensing of the loaf cross section to provide effective slice thickness correction; the collar is of molded machinable resin so that the knife can cut a working surface on the collar to a precise contour. The collar includes vacuum means to hold the butt end of a loaf for slicing.

Abstract: An apparatus is provided for cutting and holding a piece of wire cord. The apparatus comprises a conveyor which includes a plurality of plates for movement in a first direction and a plurality of holding blocks wherein each of the holding blocks is mounted on a corresponding one of the plates. Each of the holding blocks has a fixed portion and a slidable holder portion, the slidable holder portion being slidable relative to the fixed portion. An advancing device advances the cord a predetermined length in a direction perpendicular to the first direction, and a cutter is positioned downstream of the advancing device for cutting the wire cord into cut portions of the predetermined length.

Abstract: A needle and syringe destructor is disclosed having particular suitability for the destruction of hypodermic syringe needles, of the single-use variety, immediately after use. The needle, and a portion of the syringe barrel, may be simultaneously severed in a single motion by means of the operator actuating a lever arm means. The lever arm means is linked to a pair of guillotine shears effectuating severance with increased mechanical advantage to the operator. Severed portions drop to a storage chamber. Remaining syringe barrel portions may then be discarded into the storage chamber through a movable closure lid providing separate access to the storage chamber. The severed needle and syringe are destroyed to prevent re-use and accidental injury to medical personnel.

Abstract: A device for filling a container comprises an endpiece provided with an inner conduit equipped at its end with a ball-valve having a through passage and pivotable in the endpiece about a diametral axis transverse to the passage. An annular member having an external face coplanar with the frontal surface of the endpiece, has an inner spherical surface held in permanent contact with the external face of the ball-valve. The annular member is mounted for rotation with respect to the endpiece about the longitudinal axis of the conduit. At least part of the intersection line between the passage and the external surface of the ball-valve cooperates in cutting relationship with an edge of the external face of the annular member while the latter is rotating and the valve is pivoting to close the conduit.

Abstract: Discloses a caulking gun apparatus including a caulking cartridge housing, a handle with a trigger attached to the housing, and a pawl system to ratchet a plunger rod and displacement head into the inlet of a caulking cartridge. A plunger rod release mechanism is provided which can be actuated by the operator while the caulking gun is held and operated with one hand. Mounted within the housing is a piercing blade and sealing mechanism for piercing the closure diaphram of the caulking cartridge and thereafter stopping the caulking cartridge to seal the caulking cartridge between the times that the caulking compound is extruded from the cartridge through its nozzle. A plurality of holes of different size as defined in the handle of the gun with the holes being oval or elliptical in shape and having their edges bevelled as to form a sharp edge on the inner side of the handle to act as a shear with a cooperating edge of the trigger when depressed into the handle.

Abstract: Apparatus for simultaneously severing plural parallel filter rods which issue from an extruder and move axially at the same speed has a knife mounted on a holder which is rotatable about an axis extending in parallelism with the axes of the rods. The knife holder moves along a circular path in a plane which is parallel to the axes of the rods. The knife holder and suitable guides for the rods are mounted on cranks whose crankshafts rotate about axes making a right angle to the direction of movement of the rods and causing the knife and the guides to move back and forth in and counter to the direction of axial movement of the rods. The shaft for the knife holder is rotated at twice the speed of the crankshafts and the cutting edge of the knife severs all of the rods in immediate proximity of the guides during each second revolution of the holder.

Abstract: The invention pertains to apparatus for severing elongated radioactive cables into short sections for waste storage purposes. During operation the apparatus is submerged within a water shield and the cable to be cut is guided into feed rollers driven by an electric motor. The feed rollers and a shear are operated by a common electric motor, and indexing mechanism intermittently rotates the feed rollers in synchronization with the shear operation. The feed roller movement is reversible permitting removal of an enlarged cable end incapable of passing through the rollers.

Abstract: A knife cutter for the angular profiles includes a plate, generally triangular in shape, the posterior surface of which has a prismatic projection corresponding to one of the sides thereof. The side and the prismatic projection are arched in order to adjust in a complementary recess made for such purpose in the front surface of the knife bearing plate. The other two sides of the knife or the cutting edges thereof form a dihedral and are parallel to the cutting edges of a counter-knife.

Abstract: A machine for untying bales, such as bales of paper in a papermill, and characterized by being adapted to hold the ties, such as wires or metal bands, until after cutting and disposal of the bundle of material from the ties such as to separately dispose of the ties to avoid the ensuing damages and maintenance and to reduce manual labor. The present machine comprises a trolley, a frame suspended to the trolley such as by a hoist, a plurality of cutting heads, one for each tie of a bale, movably suspended to the frame, with each cutting head characterized by a combination of a cutter and a pair of catch members arranged to sequentially catch and hold the ties during cutting and until after the bundle of material of the bale has been disposed of to separately dispose of the ties harmless of the equipment processing the bundle of material.

Abstract: A shearing device for disposable syringes which cuts off the needle with a cam-actuated knife blade. The syringe is inserted through an opening in the center of a rotating knob which knob is in turn connected to the knife blade, so that as the knob is rotated, the blade pivots against the base plate and shears off the needle extending through the opening in the handle, collecting the sheared needles in a receptacle box.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for severing both a needle portion and an end nub portion of a syringe. The device includes a receptacle for the cutoff portions and a removable cover. A horizontally movable severing means may be suspended from the undersurface of the cover. Mounted on the cover is a handle which is mechanically linked to the severing means. Actuation or movement of the handle thereby causes horizontal movement of the severing means. By resting the syringe in a shoulder portion of the cover, the needle and nub portions of the syringe extend downward through an opening and are in line with the severing means. Therefore, when the severing means is moved in a horizontal direction, it will necessarily cut off the needle and nub portions.

Abstract: A hose cutter (10) is disclosed comprising a rotatable blade mechanism (20) anchored at one of a plurality of anchor stations to vertically-oriented, spaced-apart support plates (12, 14) having corresponding hose support openings (96, 98, 100, 102, 104) cut therein. Rotatable blade mechanism (20) is translatable in corresponding U-shaped slots between anchor stations. At a particular anchor station (A or B), a rotatable anchor arm (22 or 24) locks the pivoted fastening joint (38) of rotatable blade mechanism (20) into the relevant set of vertical legs of the corresponding U-shaped slots. With a hose inserted into one set of the corresponding support openings, the blade mechanism (20) may be rotated to cut the hose.

Abstract: A device having one embodiment for severing a hypodermic needle at its hub and cannula with a single motion. The device has hub and cannula cutters that are joined at a slidable joint and pivoted at noncoaxial pivot points to provide increased mechanical advantage to the cannula cutter. In another preferred embodiment, the same type cutting mechanism has its cutters spaced so as to sever a hypodermic syringe barrel and a cannula of a needle attached to the syringe barrel in a single motion.

Abstract: Apparatus for cropping the connecting leads of electrical components assembled on a circuit board having locating holes therein through which the leads have been inserted, which apparatus comprises a plate provided with holes at spacings corresponding to the holes in the circuit board against which the circuit board is placed, the leads of the electrical components extending through the aligned holes in the circuit board and plate; a first structure adapted to support the plate and having a cutter means movable to crop the portions of the leads of the components extending through the holes in the plate; and a second structure carrying a multiplicity of substantially parallel individually axially displaceable rods which are movable into engagement with components on a circuit board placed on said plate to hold the components in position on the circuit board, said first and second structures being movable relative to one another whereby movement of one of the structures towards or away from the other is effecti

Abstract: A method and apparatus are described for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies of the type comprising an array of fuel pins disposed within an outer metal shell or shroud. A spent fuel assembly is first compacted in a known manner and then incrementally sheared using fixed and movable shear blades having matched laterally projecting teeth which slidably intermesh to provide the desired shearing action. Incremental advancement of the fuel assembly after each shear cycle is limited to a distance corresponding to the lateral projection of the teeth to ensure fuel assembly breakup into small uniform segments which are amenable to remote chemical processing.

Abstract: A machine for cutting the lead ends of components mounted at printed-wiring boards, also referred to as printed circuits, comprising at least one rotating driven cutting disk, a grinding device for grinding such cutting disk, the cutting disk and the grinding device being relatively movable towards one another.

Abstract: A chewing gum dispenser is described wherein a rectangular box having a top, a bottom, two sides, a front and a rear end is dimensioned to contain a plurality of sticks of gum when the sticks of gum are stacked one upon another within the interior of the box. The front end of the box has a slot extending from one side of the box to the other side adjacent to the top of the box. The box has an elongated hole in its top surface and a spring attached to the bottom of the box and extending within the interior of the box toward the top surface. The spring urges sticks of gum within the box toward the top such that the uppermost stick of gum fits against the inside of the top of the box resulting in a portion of the top stick of gum being exposed through the elongated hole. By frictionally engaging the top stick of gum with a finger inserted through the elongated hole the top stick of gum can be partially pushed out of the box through the slot.

Abstract: A cutting knife used to trim the leads of electrical components which extend through a printed circuit board during manufacture of the board. The knife is made up of a plurality of adjacent knife sections separately resiliently biased against the underside of the board and freely pivotally and tiltably movable over a limited range.

Abstract: A cutter mechanism for use in a tufting machine or the like featuring a stationary blade having openings through which yarn strands project, the stationary blade being positioned in the path of travel of yarn strands from yarn creels to bit-applying elements with the cutter mechanism further featuring a series of reciprocable blades which are biased against the stationary blade whereupon reciprocation the reciprocable blades will pass over the openings and because of their biasing effect, penetrate the plane of the stationary blade passing into the openings thereby severing the yarn strands.

Abstract: A hand-operated dry wall taping machine includes an elongated tubular main body portion, to be held by the operator, with a tape applicator head at the end adjacent the seam being taped. A supply reel of tape is carried from the tubular body. The applicator head includes a dry wall cement dispenser box, through which the dry wall tape is fed. Cement is dispensed onto the side of the tape which is to face the wall being taped. A rotary tape shear is disposed up-tape from the cement dispensing box. A hand actuated pneumatically operated cylinder actuates the rotary shear at the end of the seam being taped and advances a short length of tape through the cement dispensing box in readiness to commence taping of the next seam.

Abstract: Apparatus for moving uniformly colored elongated objects, such as raw potato sticks, peeled raw carrots, etc., past sensing equipment. The sensing equipment scans the elongated objects for areas which deviate in color from the essentially uniform color thereof and actuates cutting means which thereafter removes the area of discoloration.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for acting on angle irons or the like. A vertical stack of angle irons is provided and the angle irons are fed one at a time to a punching position. At the punching position a hole of selected size is punched in the angle iron, and the angle iron is fed from the punching position in a linear direction of movement to a cutting position. The length of the angle iron to be cut is determined by measuring the length of angle iron in the direction of movement past the cutting position, and the angle iron is cut at the cutting position. Each cut angle iron is removed from the cutting position in a direction normal to the linear direction of movement of the angle iron to the cutting position. A computer may be provided for controlling operation of all motors to affect selection of punch sizes and cutting blades, and to affect operation of all the power mechanisms.

Abstract: An apparatus for shearing an elongated metal workpiece by applying a generally radial compressive load to the workpiece generally circumferentially thereof, and shearing the workpiece adjacent the compressive load applying means along a plane generally perpendicular to the lengthwise axis of the workpiece.

Abstract: A packaging machine is provided in which wire is fed for cutting into predetermined lengths for subsequent formation into U-shaped clips for clinching about a constricted product filled tube. It includes means for varying the length of the cut off portion by adjusting the position of a wire receiving member or cut off round and a cut off knife along the wire. Also the wire is fed intermittently to be cut off through an extent corresponding to the length to be cut off. The cut off length is variably formed according to the desired length of the U-shaped clip with the legs thereof in various angular relations.

Abstract: Incorporated with a heading machine for cutting continuous wire stock into required lengths for subsequent heading operation, the shearing apparatus includes a movable shear element against which is clamped a wire length to be cut off and which is reciprocated with respect to a fixed shear element. For reciprocating the movable shear element, which is carried by a slide, there is provided an actuator lever having a pusher member operatively mounted on its free end. The pusher member pushes the slide via an abutment thereon during the forward or cutting stroke of the movable shear element and, during the return stroke, via an air cylinder secured to the slide and held under constant supply of pressurized air.

Abstract: A guiding and rotary cutting device for severing strips of tape or the like comprising a cylindrical guide post having a slot, preferably tapered, extended transversely through said post and a hollow cylindrical rotatable knife coaxially mounted about the post, said rotatable knife having a longitudinal slot disposed adjacent to and in alignment with the longitudinal first opening of the slot in the guide post and a longitudinal knife slot disposed adjacent to and in alignment with the longitudinal second opening of the slot in the guide post such that upon rotation of the cylindrical knife, a tape or the like protruding out from the longitudinal second opening in the guide post will be severed by the longitudinal knife edge defining the knife slot in the cylindrical knife.

Abstract: The severing apparatus comprises a horizontal frame, a first pair of a lower stationary die and an upper swinging die, and a second pair of a lower movable die and an upper movable and swinging die. Each die is formed with a semicircular recess for receiving a billet. The first and second pairs are juxtaposed on the horizontal frame in the axial direction of the recesses. The second pair is slidable with respect to the first pair in the horizontal direction perpendicular to the axial direction of the recesses for severing the billet. The upper swinging die of the first pair and the upper movable and swinging die of the second pair are swung with respect to the lower stationary die and the lower movable die for receiving the billet.

Abstract: A feedstock cutting and feeding device for forming machines having a reciprocating cutter which will cut the feedstock in one, short stroke and hold the cut feedstock in a position to be easily introduced to a transfer disc by the advancement of the feedstock.

Abstract: A method is disclosed for shearing spent nuclear fuel assemblies of the type wherein a plurality of long metal tubes packed with ceramic fuel are supported in a spaced apart relationship within an outer metal shell or shroud which provides structural support to the assembly. Spent nuclear fuel assemblies are first compacted in a stepwise manner between specially designed gag-compactors and then sheared into short segments amenable to chemical processing by shear blades contoured to mate with the compacted surface of the fuel assembly.

Abstract: A bobbin lugger having a feed assembly through which plural strips of edge-connected terminals are fed simultaneously until the end terminals are seated in grooves in a reciprocatably driven plate. As the plate is driven away from the feed assembly toward an intermediate station, the end terminals are severed. At the intermediate station, the terminals are simultaneously inserted in a bobbin, restrained in their inserted positions and then staked.

Abstract: An electrical wire cutting circuit breaker in which a wire cutting piston within a housing moves from a rest position to a wire cutting position under the impetus of a compression spring. The piston is normally retained in its rest position against the force of the compression spring by a retainer held in the path of the piston by a fusible stop. The retainer is resiliently biased out of the path of the piston so that when the fusible stop melts and flows at a predetermined elevated temperature the retainer will release the piston which is propelled by the compression spring and builds up kinetic energy sufficient to cut an electrical wire.

Abstract: A feedstock cutting and feeding device for forming machines of bolt nuts and other products of similar shape wherein the moving distance required by a cutter to cut off the rod material is the distance between the original position thereof and the center of the cut-off die.

Abstract: An automatic capacitor winding machine has a retractable bifurcated arbor and vertically movable clamps to grasp the ends of the capacitor dielectric layers and carry those ends to a point below the retracted arbor. The bifurcated arbor is registered in its retracted state with its slot parallel to the dielectric layers. The arbor is then extended and grasps the dielectric layers between its tangs. The pressure grasping the dielectric layers is partially removed to allow the arbor to rotate and pull the dielectric layers from between the clamps. A stripper washer is provided to freely rotate on the arbor with limited movement parallel to the axis of the arbor and with a relatively small clearance between the washer's inside surface and the arbor's outside surface. Photoelectric means are provided to accurately detect the location of the first tab (terminal) to time the insertion of the other tabs. A reciprocating blade severs the dielectric layers after the capacitor is wound.

Abstract: A device is attachable to an outwardly extensible, rotatable arm of a manned submergible chamber and is formed with a horizontally pivoted gate to engage and hold a cable upon rotation of the arm. The device is provided with a track-mounted blade to sever the cable; the blade being actuated from within the manned chamber. In another embodiment, the device is capable of gripping the cable before severing, severing the cable and then permitting the severed cable to be lifted to the surface while continuing to grip the cable. The device is particularly useful for removing entangled cables from an underwater work area, such as an offshore drilling station.

Abstract: Cutting apparatus including an anvil portion having a slot therethrough, a rotatable knife portion disposed within the anvil, anvil support means swingable from an operating position to a rest position, positioning means for moving the anvil support means into an operating position and knife actuating means for rotating the knife within the anvil when the anvil is in an operating position.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus for a rod or wire material comprises a pair of cutting blades assembled in a sliding pair which includes cutting edge holes for inserting and cutting the rod or wire material at the center thereof. The cutting blades are connected to a link mechanism for imparting to the cutting blades a gradually magnified helical motion.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for processing elongated lengths of material from a supply thereof, such as insulated wire mounted on spools or reels, into lengths, such as into electrical leads of predetermined lengths. The wire is drawn off continuously from the reel and is fed intermittently into the apparatus wherein it is cut off to lengths and gripped in the apparatus with the ends of the cut-off lengths a fixed distance apart and exposed. When the wire is thus cut off and gripped, it is moved at right angles to the length thereof along the apparatus while work operations are performed on at least one end of the lead, the work operations consisting of stripping insulation from the end of the lead and applying a terminal thereto. When the leads have been completely processed, the apparatus straightens the leads out in the direction of the length thereof and delivers them to a receiving station, and wherein the leads are counted and removed from the receiving station in batches of a predetermined number.

Abstract: A pneumatic impact device comprising a housing, a drive piston and a piston rod. At the forward end of the piston rod there is attached a tool intended for metal working like punching, cropping or forging. The housing contains a drive chamber, an air charge chamber, a reverse chamber and a retard chamber. The piston rod is provided with two forward-facing, annular shoulders one of which constitutes a reverse piston for working in the reverse chamber and the other a retard piston for working in the retard chamber. For being protected from impact strains, the drive piston is longitudinally displaceable relative to the piston rod. During the working strokes, the drive piston cooperates with a backwardly facing shoulder on the piston rod, but just before the latter reaches the point where the tool hits the billet to be worked, the drive piston is stopped in the drive chamber and is thereby separated from the piston rod shoulder.

Abstract: The disclosure relates to a cutting machine and more particularly to a cutting machine for cutting off short lengths of elongated material such as circular in cross section wire-like or tubular elements and more particularly to material commonly known as liquid silver which is small diameter tubular silver elements used to make necklaces or the like. The machine comprises a means for feeding intermittently a plurality of elongated work pieces in parallel relationship to each other and for sequencially and intermittently operating a circular saw which moves laterally relative to the work pieces and cuts off short lengths thereof. The machine comprises means for automatically sequencing the feed means and the cut-off means in timed relation to each other and such that, as for example, as many as 30,000 to 70,000 pieces may be cut in 1 hour's time.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting cylinders of gelatinous material such as polyacrylamide gels into discs of precise thickness comprises a cutting surface which is placed in contact with the entire circumference of the cylinder. Cutting force is then applied from all points on the circumference at once, resulting in cutting the gel cylinder towards the center from all points on the circumference. This is accomplished by the use of a multi-bladed diaphragm similar to an iris diaphragm used for camera aperture control. The edges of the blades of the diaphragm form a variable dimension cutting surface.

Abstract: An apparatus for simultaneously forming a plurality of terminals from a plurality of lengths of wire and inserting the terminals simultaneously into preformed openings in a plastic part. The apparatus includes a mechanism for simultaneously moving a plurality of lengths of wire which are held in spaced relation to one another to a severing position. The wires may be arranged in both horizontal and vertical planes. At the severing position, a shear is provided for simultaneously severing end portions from the lengths of wires to form a plurality of short wire terminals. The shears and an anvil support the terminals and maintain them in spaced relation to one another after severing for insertion into the preformed openings in the plastic part. The apparatus further includes a tool which supports the plastic part. A slide moves the plastic part and the terminals into engagement with one another to thereby embed the terminals in the preformed openings of the plastic part.