Patent ID: 8720233

Claim:
A system configured to manufacture chopped strands and perform an automatic restart procedure, the system comprising: at least one bushing, at least one chopping machine comprising an anvil wheel and a chopper wheel, said at least one chopping machine being placed in an extension of said at least one bushing, a drawing device comprising a plurality of drive members, a gripping device configured to move at least one strand exiting the at least one bushing to the drawing device, and a transfer arm for modifying the trajectory of said at least one strand to form at least a first strand path and a second strand path between said at least one bushing and said drawing device, wherein in said first strand path, said at least one strand contacts at least a portion of a periphery of at least one of said anvil wheel and said chopper wheel, and wherein in said second strand path, said at least one strand is positioned a distance from said chopper wheel and said anvil wheel.