Patent ID: 8794117

Claim:
An apparatus for cutting a strip of laminate containing one or more layers of gum and a layer of reinforcing cords, the apparatus comprising: a retractable conveyor belt for conveying the laminate to an anvil, wherein the conveyor belt has a first position and a retracted second position, said anvil is movable from a first position, to a second position wherein in the second position the laminate wraps around the anvil; the apparatus further comprises (a) a first cutting element inclined at a skive angle α, the cutting element being positioned to cut through only the one or more layers of gum; (b) a second cutting element for cutting through the layer of reinforcing cords in a line tangent to the one or more cords; and (c) a pull down bar mounted onto the anvil for engagement with the laminate, wherein the pull down bar has a retracted position and an extended position, wherein in the extended position the pull down bar pulls the laminate away from a portion of the anvil.