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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 03, 2013
Applicant:
Mactech, Inc., Red Wing, MN (US);
Inventors:
Michael James Harper, Red Wing, MN (US);
Joel Kent Wittenbraker, Red Wing, MN (US);
Assignee:
MACTECH, INC., Red Wing, MN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B26D 3/16 (2006.01); B26D 7/02 (2006.01); B23D 57/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B23D 57/0038 (2013.01); B23D 57/0084 (2013.01); B23D 57/0092 (2013.01); Y10T 83/0405 (2015.04); Y10T 83/8775 (2015.04); Y10T 83/9292 (2015.04);
Abstract
A system, a method and a collapsible and/or folding apparatus may use a wire loop to cut an object. The apparatus may have a wire loop connected to pulleys on a carriage attached to a frame. The carriage may move relative to the frame to direct the wire loop through the object. The apparatus may have arms on the carriage that may be folded and/or a kicker frame pivotably connected to the frame that may be retracted to reduce the overall size of the apparatus.