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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7461576 | Container trimming apparatus An improved apparatus for trimming an irregular open end of a container body is disclosed. The improved trimmer cartridge includes a sealed gear housing, for retention of interior lubricant and to reduce contamination. An adjustment mechanism, accessible from the ex... | 12/09/2008 |
| 7086315 | Straddle-cutting tool A straddle-cutting device for machining a pair of parallel surfaces on a rotating workpiece in a single cut as the cutting tool is advanced over the workpiece. Apparatus is provided for biasing the cutting tools using a stack of spring washers and a pneumatic... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6748835 | Container trimming apparatus An improved apparatus for trimming an irregular open end of a container body is disclosed. The improved trimmer cartridge includes a sealed gear housing, for retention of interior lubricant and to reduce contamination. An adjustment mechanism, accessible from the ex... | 06/15/2004 |
| 5601004 | Tire cutting apparatus A tire cutting apparatus for severing the tread portion from the sidewall portion of a tire. The severed tread is cut transversely so that it can be extended and placed flat down and used to form a wall, fence or the like. The apparatus includes cutting w... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5564321 | Can trimmer The can trimmer includes first and second supports adjustably mounted on bars for adjustably spacing the supports from one another dependent upon the height of the cans to be trimmed. The supports mount a motor-driven splined shaft for rotating first and ... | 10/15/1996 |
| 5515756 | Roller cutter module with force equalizer A roller cutter module for use with a rotatable tool carrier head of a lathe machine tool includes multiple opposed cutter wheels for transversely cutting tubular workpieces, and wherein the wheels are rotatably mounted upon support arms that are pivotall... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5146818 | Can trimming apparatus The apparatus includes a rotatable headstock trimmer unit including reciprocating spindles that are rotatable about a horizontal axis, one spindle having a first rotatable cutting element secured to one end thereof, the second spindle having a second rota... | 09/15/1992 |
| 5086677 | Tube truncation apparatus and method The invention relates to a device for truncating tubes, comprising at least one knife, which cooperates at the end of the cut with a counter-knife positioned within the tube to be truncated and which is connected mechanically to a core of strong magnetic ... | 02/11/1992 |
| 5014579 | Tube cutting apparatus and methods A tube supported on a rotating mandrel is cut by a pair of cutter blades spaced apart a distance corresponding substantially to the diameter of the mandrel and which are moved simultaneously in a direction toward the mandrel and transversely of its axis o... | 05/14/1991 |
| 4914990 | Apparatus for trimming flanged cans The apparatus includes a rotatable headstock trimmer unit including a reciprocating spindle that is rotatable about a horizontal axis and has an annular cutting element secured to one end thereof for engaging the open upper end of an outwardly flanged can... | 04/10/1990 |
| 4887501 | Stabilizer ply trimmer A trimming apparatus and method which may be used in conjunction with an automated tire assembly system which automatically trims the edges of the stabilizer ply member. The apparatus uses a rotary cutter angled with respect to the axis of the stabilizer ... | 12/19/1989 |
| 4770077 | Tire debeader A device for removing the beads from scrap tires is disclosed and includes a pair of chain-and-sprocket driven spindles which are relatively expandable to engage the inner periphery of a tire and drive the tire in a somewhat rotary manner past a pair of c... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4430912 | Cutting apparatus and method An accurate apparatus for cutting, and exactly centering, an annular crown of V cross section, on the end edge of the hollow cylindrical drill tube of a diamond core drill bit is achieved by a bit veeing cutter head having a pair of horizontal spaced apar... | 02/14/1984 |
| 4422581 | Apparatus for recovering rubber from rubber tires One aspect of the invention is a tire debeading machine (10). A tire is supported on a guide apparatus (15) and raised to an operative position by the action of a support arm (21). A cutting blade (33) is moved against the sidewall of the tire, cutting of... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4238980 | Tire stripping apparatus Apparatus for stripping worn-out tires into useful fencing material. The apparatus includes a housing upon which is mounted a vertically and rotatably mounted cutting disc; a tire feeding cylinder operable to force a tire section into the cutting disc for... | 12/16/1980 |
| 4072072 | Dual tire cutting machine A device is provided which permits the simultaneous cutting or bisecting of a plurality of tires. Large, vertically mounted, circumferentially slotted wheels each adapted to receive a circular cutting blade in each slot, receive the tires. The cutting bla... | 02/07/1978 |
| 4003279 | Shearing tube stock A method of orbital shearing of elongated stock such as tube stock comprises passing the stock through aligned dies, then causing relative lateral displacement, arcuate or linear, between the axes of dies, and causing a relative orbital movement between o... | 01/18/1977 |
