Abstract: A core handling apparatus includes an upright, tubular frame adapted for being suspended from an overhead hoist. A pair of upright air cylinders are fixed to opposite sides of the frame and each includes a reciprocable rod. Upper and lower shafts are respectively rotatably mounted in upper and lower end portions of the frame. A first length of roller chain is engaged with a first sprocket mounted on the upper shaft and has its opposite ends coupled to the respective upper ends of the piston rods of the pair of cylinders while a second length of roller chain is engaged with a second sprocket mounted on the lower shaft and has its opposite ends coupled to the respective lower ends of the piston rods. A mandrel plate is fixed for rotation with the lower shaft and is adapted for having various core handling attachments releasably secured thereto.

Abstract: An apparatus for rolling over or positioning workpieces. The apparatus consists of two conveyor belt surfaces arranged to rotate a workpiece supported on a first conveyor surface in a vertical plane. The apparatus eliminates the need for complicated hoisting or lifting devices to position the workpiece or operations to be performed thereon. The apparatus can also include an electromagnet for retaining the workpiece on a first conveyor surface when it is being worked on. The apparatus may also include the ability to adjust a second conveyor surface which improves the stability of the workpiece when worked on in an inclined position.