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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 13, 2009
Filed:
Apr. 12, 2005
Applicants:
Douglas James Kempski, Holland, OH (US);
Randall Clark Bascom, Wauseon, OH (US);
Dan Allen Krage, Milford, OH (US);
Inventors:
Douglas James Kempski, Holland, OH (US);
Randall Clark Bascom, Wauseon, OH (US);
Dan Allen Krage, Milford, OH (US);
Assignee:
Johns Manville, Denver, CO (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 5/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method and apparatus for chopping long unwound items like fiber, fiber strands, yarn, etc. The chopper has a backup roll, a blade roll and a biasing system for forcing the backup roll and the blade roll together at a desired force during set up and operation. The biasing system contains one or more sensors for sensing a biasing force at set up and during operation.