Patent ID: 9739026
Date: 2017-08-22
CPC Classifications: B23D,B28D,E02D

Claim:
1. A pile cutting apparatus comprising: a body having a linkage which is capable of connecting the body to a positioning device; a gripper coupled to the body, wherein the gripper is operable to alternately grasp or release a pile; a cutting unit coupled to the body, wherein the cutting unit is operable to cut the pile while the pile is grasped by the gripper; wherein the cutting unit includes two saw blades that are mounted on a linearly movable frame; wherein the linearly movable frame is movable to cause the saw blades to travel in a linear motion from a retracted position in which the saw blades do not engage the grasped pile to an extended position; wherein the saw blades cut completely through the grasped pile in a single stroke of the saw blades from the retracted position to the extended position.