Device for cutting protrusions

Patent · 05 July 2011

OSTI ID:1019574

Bzorgi, Fariborz M ^[1]

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1. Knoxville, TN

An apparatus for clipping a protrusion of material is provided. The protrusion may, for example, be a bolt head, a nut, a rivet, a weld bead, or a temporary assembly alignment tab protruding from a substrate surface of assembled components. The apparatus typically includes a cleaver having a cleaving edge and a cutting blade having a cutting edge. Generally, a mounting structure configured to confine the cleaver and the cutting blade and permit a range of relative movement between the cleaving edge and the cutting edge is provided. Also typically included is a power device coupled to the cutting blade. The power device is configured to move the cutting edge toward the cleaving edge. In some embodiments the power device is activated by a momentary switch. A retraction device is also generally provided, where the retraction device is configured to move the cutting edge away from the cleaving edge.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge Y-12 Plant (Y-12), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-00OR22800
• Assignee: Babcock & Wilcox Technical Services Y-12, LLC (Oak Ridge, TN)
• Patent Number(s): 7,971,359
• Application Number: US Patent Application
• OSTI ID: 1019574
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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