Inventors:
David C. Alexander - Salisbury NC
Vance R. Meek - Salisbury NC
Assignee:
Fiber Industries, Inc. - New York NY
International Classification:
D01G 104
Abstract:
An improved apparatus for cutting material such as filamentary tows into predetermined lengths comprising (a) a cutting assembly including a plurality of spaced apart knife edges secured to a mounting member at equal radial distances from a point on said mounting member thereby forming a reel, each of said radial distances in every instance being less than the distance from said point to the periphery of said mounting member; (b) said cutting assembly having means adapted to receive successive wrappings of material to be cut in contact with a plurality of said knife edges so that no relative movement occurs between said material and said knife edges longitudinally of said material; and (c) means for forcing said material between adjacent knife edges thereby severing said material into lengths of controlled dimensions, wherein the improvement comprises: means for preventing at least most of said knives from moving in a direction longitudinal of said knife edges.