Patent ID: 6604929
Filing Date: 2003-08-12
Classification: B26D,B29B,B29C,B29K,D01G,Y10T

Abstract:
A cutting mechanism for cutting fibers entrained in a viscous material, the cutting mechanism comprising:a housing having a cavity formed therein, the cavity having an inlet and an outlet; a bed knife disposed within the cavity of the housing, the bed knife having an inlet channel formed therethrough, the bed knife being arranged within the cavity of the housing such that the inlet channel of the bed knife is substantially aligned with the inlet of the housing; and, a rotating cutter, the rotating cutter having formed entirely therethrough a plurality of gullets, the gullets being located on the rotating cutter such that as the cutter rotates with respect to the bed knife, the gullets of the rotating cutter are rotated past the inlet channel of the bed knife in substantial alignment therewith.