摘要:
A microtome assembly comprises a pivotally suspended knife assembly and knife displacing means which are coupled to the knife assembly such that forward movement of the displacing means urges the knife assembly into a lower position before horizontal displacement of the knife assembly on its cutting stroke, and retractive movement of the displacing means urges the knife assembly to an upper position before horizontal displacement of the knife assembly on its return stroke. The knife body is therefore lifted clear of a specimen before its return stroke thereby avoiding damage to a cut surface of the specimen.
摘要:
Apparatus includes a pair of shear heads mounted astride a continuous length of convoluted picket wire for linear movement toward and away from the strand. Each of said shear heads being provided with a rotatable cutting blade and a fixed cutting blade positioned to engage a common convolution of the strand at two separate points and cutting away a portion of the convolution to cut away a length of picket wire from the strand when the rotatable cutting blades are rotated. Such cutting operation simultaneously forming a tail end on the length of wire cut away from the continuous strand and a head end on the leading end of the continuous strand.