Patent ID: 6901833

Claim:
A tube trimming system for cutting a tube comprising: a trimming saw located on a first side of a work surface; a hole in said work surface communicating said trimming saw with a second, opposite side of said work surface; a spherically interfaced tube clamp for holding said tube; a clamping system for holding said tube in a fixed location during a trimming operation wherein said tube is inserted from said second, opposite side of said work surface, through said hole, and trimmed by said trimming saw; a saw blade, driven by a saw blade drive motor, located on said first side, said saw blade being movable from a non-cutting position to a cutting position, said cutting position being a position wherein said saw blade cuts said tube during operation; a rotating column, having a diameter larger than that of said hole, being located below said hole, wherein a tube moving through said hole from said second, opposite side would move into said rotating column; a rotation drive motor rotating said rotating column during operation of said trimming system; and said saw blade and said saw blade drive motor being attached to said rotating column wherein rotation of said rotating column rotates said saw blade and said saw blade drive motor.