Tearing tool
US6840421B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 7, 2001 |
| Grant date | Jan 11, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 16, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY10T225/371
- WIPO fieldMachine tools
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A tool is provided that has a grasper adapted to selectively grasp a tearable medium, a conveyer adapted to selectively move the grasper along an axis to move the tearable medium against a tear-off edge to sever the tearable medium, and a controller adapted to transmit a first signal for instructing the conveyer to move the grasper and a second signal for instructing the grasper to grasp the tearable medium.
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