Patent ID: 6923101

Claim:
A saw system for cutting a stem continuously moving lengthwise along a lineal conveyor, said saw system comprising: a. saw carrier means comprising a support frame movably supported on at least two lineal tracks each aligned at least obliquely above a different longitudinal side of a lineal conveyor path and each supporting an upper crier frame having a lower carrier frame downstanding therefrom, said upper carrier frames including roller means for riding along said lineal tracks, said lower carrier frames including means for pivotally supporting a cutting lever arm obliquely above the lineal conveyor path; b. at least two independent saw means each comprising said cutting leverage arm having an upper lever end, a lower cutting end, and said pivotal supports fulcrumatic therebetween and obliquely above a different longitudinal side of the lineal conveyor path, said lower cutting end including a saw, said upper lever end connected to one end of means, attached to said carrier frames for urging said saws essentially pendularly through the stem; and c. control means synchronizing a positioning of said saws with the travel of the stem so that said saw will be positioned to cut the stem at a desired variable cut point without stopping stem travel.