Patent · US Expired

Trim chute apparatus

US4242934A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 9, 1979
Grant dateJan 6, 1981
Priority date
Expiry dateFeb 9, 1999

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T83/7738
  • WIPO fieldMachine tools
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A frame supports an upper set of trim chutes movable toward and away from each other as well as a lower set of trim chutes movable toward and away from each other. The frame supports an upper web support member and a lower support member thereby defining two web paths. Each trim chute has a portion pivotable to an inoperative position wherein the extent to which each end portion projects in an upstream direction is decreased.

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