I claim:
1. A multi-blade cutting saw, comprising:
a frame, having a base portion, an upper support structure and a pair of guide rails;
a conveyor track for transporting a block of material through the multi-blade cutting saw, having an input end and an output end, the conveyor track being disposed on the base portion;
a stopping pad disposed on said conveyor track at the output end;
a jack plate disposed on top of said upper support structure, said jack plate being adjustably secured to said upper support structure by a plurality of threaded fasteners;
a motor disposed on the top surface of said jack plate;
a plurality of cutting blades disposed on a drive shaft, said plurality of cutting blades arranged across said conveyor track, each blade having a plurality of saw teeth disposed along its outer periphery;
a drive belt connecting said drive shaft to said motor, said drive belt causing said plurality of cutting blades to rotate in a counterclockwise direction;
a housing, covering said plurality of cutting blades and attached to said upper support structure;
a dust collecting pipe secured to said housing for transporting debris away from the multi-blade cutting saw;
a base board slidably disposed on said conveyor track for carrying said block of material along said conveyor track; and
a plurality of adjustable locking spacers that separate said cutting blades and secure said cutting blades along said drive shaft;
whereby said block of material is forced along said conveyor track and through said plurality of cutting blades that cut said block of material into a plurality of equal sized pieces in one pass.
2. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, further comprising six equally spaced cutting blades.
3. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said plurality of cutting blades are diamond tip cutting blades.
4. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said conveyor track is a roller conveyor having a plurality of PVC rollers.
5. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said motor is selected from the group consisting of electric motors and gas motors.
6. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said block of material is selected from the group consisting of concrete and aerated concrete.
7. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said adjustable locking spacers may be varied in size to change the distance between said cutting blades.
8. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, further comprising a material movement actuator for forcing said block of material along said conveyor track.
9. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 8, wherein said material movement actuator is selected from the group consisting of manual actuators and hydraulic pump actuators.
10. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, further comprising a control panel for operating the multi-blade cutting saw.
11. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, further comprising an input belt drive and an output belt drive for automatically driving the block of material along said conveyor track, wherein said input belt drive drives the block of material through said plurality of cutting blades at a first speed and said output belt drive drives the block of material from said plurality of cutting blades to the output end of said conveyor track at a higher speed than said first speed.
12. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said stopping pad is a foam pad.
13. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said housing is made from sheet metal.
14. The multi-blade cutting saw according to claim 1, wherein said conveyor track is declined from the input end to the output end.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for enabling complete viewing of selected programming content stored on a digital video recorder, the method comprising the steps of:
the digital video recorder storing programming data within an input stream in a first storage device located in the digital video recorder as the digital video recorder receives the input stream from a programming service provider, wherein the programming data is for a plurality of programs being aired on a plurality of channels and comprises a first portion of a program of the plurality of programs being aired on a channel of the plurality of channels;
responsive to a user selecting to view the channel after the first portion of the program completed airing on the channel:
the digital video recorder storing additional programming data within the input stream in a second storage device located in the digital video recorder as the digital video recorder receives the input stream from the programming service provider, wherein the additional programming data comprises a remaining portion of the program; and
the digital video recorder outputting the first portion of the program from the first storage device to a display device; and
the digital video recorder determining that all of the first portion of the program was outputted from the first storage device to the display device, and in response, the digital video recorder outputting the remaining portion of the program from the second storage device to the display device and the digital video recorder purging the programming data from the first storage device.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the programming service provider provides a provider side queuing service that temporarily stores beginning portions of user selected favorite channels in a storage unit provided by the programming service provider.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the programming service provider is one of a cable television service provider, a satellite television service provider, an internet protocol television service provider, or a fiber optic service television service provider.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital video recorder includes a selection logic, and wherein the selection logic is a software component that monitors and controls processes of the digital video recorder.
5. The method of claim 1, wherein the digital video recorder is a fiber optic service digital video recorder that includes an optical to digital converter, and wherein the optical to digital converter changes optical pulses directly into digital data.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
the digital video recorder recording a playback of the first portion of the program from the first storage device onto the second storage device; and
the digital video recorder merging the recorded playback with the remaining portion of the program to produce an entire recorded program on the second storage device available for future viewing.
7. A computer program product for enabling complete viewing of selected programming content stored on a digital video recorder, the computer program product comprising:
one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, to store programming data within an input stream in a first storage device located in the digital video recorder as the digital video recorder receives the input stream from a programming service provider, wherein the programming data is for a plurality of programs being aired on a plurality of channels and comprises a first portion of a program of the plurality of programs being aired on a channel of the plurality of channels;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, responsive to a user selecting to view the channel after the first portion of the program completed airing on the channel:
to store additional programming data within the input stream in a second storage device located in the digital video recorder as the digital video recorder receives the input stream from the programming service provider, wherein the additional programming data comprises a remaining portion of the program; and
to output the first portion of the program from the first storage device to a display device; and
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, to determine that all of the first portion of the program was outputted from the first storage device to the display device, and in response, to purge the programming data from the first storage device.
8. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the programming service provider provides a provider side queuing service that temporarily stores beginning portions of user selected favorite channels in a storage unit provided by the programming service provider.
9. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the programming service provider is one of a cable television service provider, a satellite television service provider, an internet protocol television service provider, or a fiber optic service television service provider.
10. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the digital video recorder includes a selection logic, and wherein the selection logic is a software component that monitors and controls processes of the digital video recorder.
11. The computer program product of claim 7, wherein the digital video recorder is a fiber optic service digital video recorder that includes an optical to digital converter, and wherein the optical to digital converter changes optical pulses directly into digital data.
12. The computer program product of claim 7, further comprising:
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, to record a playback of the first portion of the program from the first storage device onto the second storage device; and
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices, to merge the recorded playback with the remaining portion of the program to produce an entire recorded program on the second storage device available for future viewing.
13. A digital video recorder for enabling complete viewing of selected programming content stored on the digital video recorder, the digital video recorder comprising:
one or more processors, one or more computer-readable memories, and one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, to store programming data within an input stream in a first storage device located in the digital video recorder as the digital video recorder receives the input stream from a programming service provider, wherein the programming data is for a plurality of programs being aired on a plurality of channels and comprises a first portion of a program of the plurality of programs being aired on a channel of the plurality of channels;
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, responsive to a user selecting to view the channel after the first portion of the program completed airing on the channel:
to store additional programming data within the input stream in a second storage device located in the digital video recorder as the digital video recorder receives the input stream from the programming service provider, wherein the additional programming data comprises a remaining portion of the program; and
to output the first portion of the program from the first storage device to a display device; and
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, to determine that all of the first portion of the program was outputted from the first storage device to the display device, and in response, to output the remaining portion of the program from the second storage device to the display device and to purge the programming data from the first storage device.
14. The digital video recorder of claim 13, wherein the programming service provider provides a provider side queuing service that temporarily stores beginning portions of user selected favorite channels in a storage unit provided by the programming service provider.
15. The digital video recorder of claim 13, wherein the programming service provider is one of a cable television service provider, a satellite television service provider, an internet protocol television service provider, or a fiber optic service television service provider.
16. The digital video recorder of claim 13, wherein the digital video recorder includes a selection logic, and wherein the selection logic is a software component that monitors and controls processes of the digital video recorder.
17. The digital video recorder of claim 13, wherein the digital video recorder is a fiber optic service digital video recorder that includes an optical to digital converter, and wherein the optical to digital converter changes optical pulses directly into digital data.
18. The digital video recorder of claim 13, further comprising:
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, to record a playback of the first portion of the program from the first storage device onto the second storage device; and
program instructions, stored on at least one of the one or more computer-readable tangible storage devices for execution by at least one of the one or more processors via at least one of the one or more computer-readable memories, to merge the recorded playback with the remaining portion of the program to produce an entire recorded program on the second storage device available for future viewing.