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A band cutter transversely cuts a band having a longitudinal axis and major and minor transverse dimensions perpendicular to the band\s longitudinal axis, the major dimension of the band being greater than the minor dimension of the band. The band cutter has a housing having a barrel chamber and a s

A band cutter transversely cuts a band having a longitudinal axis and major and minor transverse dimensions perpendicular to the band\s longitudinal axis, the major dimension of the band being greater than the minor dimension of the band. The band cutter has a housing having a barrel chamber and a support channel formed therein, the barrel chamber and the support channel having longitudinal axes which are generally parallel and coaxial to each other. A band slot, extending through the housing and transversely intersecting the support channel, is adapted to receive the band and prevent significant lateral and rotational movement of the band during cutting. A blade is positioned within the support channel and is sized to move along the support channel. Upon initiation of a pyrotechnic charge positioned at one end of the barrel chamber, the blade impacts a minor transverse dimension edge and cuts across the major transverse dimension of the band, thereby severing the band, while the support channel laterally supports the blade. A method is also disclosed for cutting the band. A blade is transversely positioned with respect to a portion of the band and the thus positioned blade is moved toward the band so that the blade impacts a minor transverse dimension side of the band and cuts across the major transverse dimension of the band thereby severing the band. Significant lateral and rotational movement of the band is prevented during cutting, and the blade is laterally supported during cutting.

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A band cutter for cutting a band having a longitudinal axis and major and minor transverse dimensions, each of said transverse dimensions being perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, the major transverse dimension being greater than the minor transverse dimension, the band cutter comprising: a hou

A band cutter for cutting a band having a longitudinal axis and major and minor transverse dimensions, each of said transverse dimensions being perpendicular to said longitudinal axis, the major transverse dimension being greater than the minor transverse dimension, the band cutter comprising: a housing; said housing having a barrel chamber formed therein, said barrel chamber having a longitudinal axis along which said barrel chamber extends from a first end of said barrel chamber to a second end of said barrel chamber; said housing having a band slot formed therein, said band slot having a longitudinal axis along which said band slot extends through said housing from a first end of said band slot to a second end of said band slot, said band slot having a major transverse dimension and a minor transverse dimension with each of the major and minor transverse dimensions of said band slot being perpendicular to each other and to the longitudinal axis of said band slot, with the major transverse dimension of said band slot being greater than the minor transverse dimension of said band slot, said band slot being adapted to receive therein a portion of the band to be cut so that the major transverse dimension of the band is parallel to the major transverse dimension of said band slot and the minor transverse dimension of the band is parallel to the minor transverse dimension of said band slot, said portion of the band to be cut extending through said band slot from said first end of said band slot to said second end of said band slot, said band slot having walls which restrict lateral and rotational movement of said portion of the band to be cut during cutting of the band; a cutting blade positioned within said barrel chamber, said cutting blade having major and minor transverse dimensions, the major transverse dimension of said cutting blade being greater than the minor transverse dimension of said cutting blade, the minor transverse dimension of said cutting blade being generally parallel to the longitudinal axis of said band slot, and the major transverse dimension of said cutting blade being generally perpendicular to the longitudinal axis of said band slot and generally parallel to the minor transverse dimension of said band slot; an energy source positioned within said barrel chamber, said energy source being adapted for effecting movement of said cutting blade along the longitudinal axis of said barrel chamber toward said band slot; whereby, upon movement of the cutting blade through said barrel chamber, said cutting blade impacts said portion of the band positioned within said band slot such that the cutting blade cuts through said band to thereby sever said band while said walls of the band slot restrict substantially any lateral and rotational movement of said portion of the band.