Ernest R Cox

US Patent:

44035330, Sep 13, 1983

Filed:

Jul 23, 1981

Appl. No.:

6/286229

Inventors:

Ernest R. Cox - Barberton OH
Duane E. Snyder - Akron OH

Assignee:

The Firestone Tire & Rubber Company - Akron OH

International Classification:

B26D 120

US Classification:

83 56

Abstract:

A high accuracy slitter system including both method and apparatus for aligning and cutting an elongate web of reinforced elastic material into multiple strips wherein the improved guiding apparatus includes mechanisms for both aligning the web relative to either its longitudinal center line or one of its edges while keeping the web in a generally flat condition and wherein the improved moving member includes a porous conveying member having a plurality of guide members for restraining the member against lateral movement. In a method for aligning and slitting, the improvement includes the steps of aligning the web; keeping it in a generally flat condition while aligning; and restraining the conveying member against lateral movement during slitting.