Cutter with angular blades and method for cutting rope therewith

摘要

A cutter is provided for cutting rope into fibers of the same or varying lengths. A plurality of blades are provided having cutting edges arcuately arranged and facing either inwardly or outwardly. Rope is fed against the cutting edges and through the spaces between them. The cutting blades are parallel to each other and are obliquely arranged with respect to a plane passing through all of the cutter blades. In a preferred embodiment, the blades are equally spaced from each other so that the resulting cut products comprises a multiplicity of cut fibers which all have approximately the same length. Also disclosed is a novel reel structure comprising a pair of superposed blade support rings with a coaxial hub member extending therebetween and providing support therefor. A plurality of spokes extend radially from the hub and are connected to at least one of the blade support rings.