Patent ID: 8701648
Filing Date: 2014-04-22
Classification: B28B,B28D

Abstract:
1. A block splitter assembly comprising first lower and second upper opposed splitter blade assemblies, the lower splitter blade assembly having a lower splitting blade and first, second, and third lower forming blades, the first lower forming blade disposed to the right of and the second and third lower forming blades disposed to the left of the lower splitting blade, the lower forming blades each having a single forming edge, the lower splitting blade having a splitting edge that is straight, at least a first portion of each of the forming edges having a longitudinal length that is straight and parallel to the splitting edge of the lower splitting blade and at least a second portion of each of the forming edges having a length that is not parallel to the splitting edge of the lower splitting blade, the lower splitting blade having a greater maximum vertical dimension than the maximum vertical dimension of the lower forming blades, the first, second, and third lower forming blades having longitudinal lengths, and the longitudinal length of the first lower forming blade being equal to or greater than the sum of the longitudinal lengths of the second and third lower forming blades, the upper splitter blade assembly having an upper splitting blade and first, second, and third upper forming blades, the first upper forming blade disposed to the right of and the second and third upper forming blades disposed to the left of the upper splitting blade, the upper forming blades each having a single forming edge, the upper splitting blade having a splitting edge that is straight, at least a first portion of each of the forming edges having a longitudinal length that is straight and parallel to the splitting edge of the upper splitting blade and at least a second portion of each of the forming edges having a length that is not parallel to the splitting edge of the upper splitting blade, the upper splitting blade having a greater maximum vertical dimension than the maximum vertical dimension of the upper forming blades, the first, second, and third upper forming blades having longitudinal lengths, and the longitudinal length of the first upper forming blade being equal to or greater than the sum of the longitudinal lengths of the second and third upper forming blades, and the splitting edge of the lower splitting blade being opposed to the splitting edge of the upper splitting blade.