Johns Manville

Arizant Healthcare Inc.

Mark J Scott

Thomas P Anderson

Randall Clark Bascom

Gary Rabindranath Maharaj

Teryl L Woodwick Sides

Carol J Panser

Randy C Hyter

Jeffrey James Bryant

Gary Lee Dachenhaus

Archie Mead

Shad N Lindrud

A chopper for chopping continuous items like fiber, fiber strand, yarn, string, wire, tape or ribbon, etc. which enters the chopper in unwound form at a high linear speed is disclosed having improvements and permit the chopper to tilt to change the angle of discharge of the chopped items(s). Also disclosed is a fast acting roll retainer and a chopper having the fast acting roll retainer that permits a backup roll and a blade roll to be removed and replaced in a faster and lesser damaging manner. Methods of chopping and changing rolls on an apparatus using the disclosed apparatus are also disclosed.

Roll retainer and fiber chopper

A chopper for chopping continuous items like fiber, fiber strand, yarn, string, wire, tape or ribbon, etc. which enters the chopper in unwound form at a high linear speed is disclosed having improvements that permit the chopper to tilt to change the angle of discharge of the chopped item(s). Also disclosed is a fast acting roll retainer and a chopper having the fast acting roll retainer that permits a backup roll and a blade roll to be removed and replaced in a faster and less damaging manner. Methods of chopping and changing rolls on an apparatus using the disclosed apparatus are also disclosed.

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Maumee, OH, United States of America

Mark J Scott