Gear cutting – milling – or planing – Milling – Including means to infeed rotary cutter toward work
Reexamination Certificate
2011-03-22
2011-03-22
Cadugan, Erica E (Department: 3726)
Gear cutting, milling, or planing
Milling
Including means to infeed rotary cutter toward work
C409S143000, C409S125000, C409S188000, C409S199000, C409S216000, C318S568160, C318S570000, C147S001000, C901S009000, C901S041000, C901S047000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07909551
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for shaving the inside of barrels. The invention relates to reconditioning used wine barrels by shaving the inside surface to a predetermined depth, ready for re-crozering, toasting, and re-use. Conventional shaving methods typically involve routing the internal surface by hand, but this technique is problematic in that it is a very slow process, the quality of the wood is often adversely affected, and there is no way of ensuring that the surface will be shaved to the same depth across the entire surface. The resultant internal dimensions of the barrel are not reflective, relatively, of the original barrel surface. The invention includes a scanning device to scan the internal dimensions of the barrel, and a cutting device to shave the internal surface to a predetermined depth relative to the scanned internal dimensions and where the scanning device and the cutting device may be supported by different robotic arms.
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Burt Pamela S.
Cadugan Erica E
Southern Cross Cooperage Pty Ltd
Weiner Irving M.
Weiner & Burt, P.C.
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