Portable cutting apparatus

Patent · Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1986

OSTI ID:875208

Gilmore, Richard F. ^[1]

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1. Kennewick, WA

A remotely operable, portable cutting apparatus detachably secured to the workpiece by laterally spaced clamp assemblies engageable with the workpiece on opposite sides of the intended line of cut. A reciprocal cutter head is mounted between the clamp assemblies and is provided with a traveling abrasive cutting wire adapted to sever the workpiece normal to the longitudinal axis thereof. Dust and debris are withdrawn from the cutting area by a vacuum force through a nozzle mounted on the cutting head.

• Research Organization: Westinghouse Hanford Co., Richland, WA (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC06-76FF02170
• Assignee: United States of America as represented by United States (Washington, DC)
• Patent Number(s): H000045
• Application Number: 06/631697
• OSTI ID: 875208
• Resource Relation: Patent File Date: 1984 Jul 17
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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portable
cutting
apparatus
remotely
operable
detachably
secured
workpiece
laterally
spaced
clamp
assemblies
engageable
opposite
intended
line
cut
reciprocal
cutter
head
mounted
provided
traveling
abrasive
wire
adapted
normal
longitudinal
axis
dust
debris
withdrawn
vacuum
force
nozzle
remotely operable
laterally spaced
longitudinal axis
vacuum force
cutting apparatus
cutting head
cutter head
detachably secured
portable cutting
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