Cutting apparatus for living plant materials
US4796821A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 1986 |
| Grant date | Jan 10, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2006 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T83/6668
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A reciprocating cutting apparatus for cutting living plant material. The cutting apparatus includes a frame. A reciprocating cutting assembly is mounted at one end of the frame for cutting the materials. The frame includes structure for synchronizing the feeding of the materials with the cutting assembly. The living plant material is fed into the cutting assembly in the upward stroke and held still on the downward or cutting stroke. The cutting assembly can be adjusted for cutting the desired strip width of living plant material. The cutting apparatus further includes structure mounted on the frame which applies pressure to the living plant material just prior to the living plant material being cut.
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