Patent ID: 8549968
Filing Date: 2013-10-08
Classification: B29C,Y10T

Abstract:
1. A cutting apparatus to cut a tow, comprising: a tow support; a first blade; a tow support deflector located upstream of the first blade with respect to a direction of movement of the tow and being disposed in cooperative alignment with the first blade to exert a deflecting force upon the tow support, the deflecting force substantially preventing the first blade from striking the tow support; the tow support deflector being configured to deflect the tow support by contacting a top surface of the tow without contacting the support prior to the first blade contacting the tow; the first blade including a free end having a different configuration than a free end of the tow support deflector; and the tow support deflector and the first blade being separate components having substantially vertical surfaces in direct contact with one another along a length of the vertical surfaces and being attached together and moving together, the tow support deflector extending further downwardly than the first blade.