Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a scrap tire includes a base with a top face, a vertical shaft mounted on the base, a tire support mounted rotatably on the vertical shaft, and first and second cutting units. The first cutting unit is mounted on the base and is adapted to cut the scrap tire along a first plane that is parallel to the top face of the base. The second cutting unit is mounted on the base and is adapted to cut the scrap tire along a second plane that is perpendicular to the top face of the base.

Abstract: A device used as an aid in scoring polygonal shapes into glass having a platen rotatable on a base and a compression arm secured to the base, the platen having grid markings and circular markings intersecting the grid markings, and holes at certain of the grid markings into which locating pins, straight edges and clamps can be inserted, the base having a circular recess, the platen being seated into the circular recess, the compression arm being secured to the base and having a glass engaging clamp, the compression arm extending over the platen to secure a piece of glass between the glass engaging clamp and the platen to facilitate a straight line to be manually scored using a hand scoring device, the platen being a held by a retaining force variably applied to hold the platen position by the glass engaging clamp during the scoring operation.

Abstract: A binder/trimmer is disclosed in which a book block is placed in a carriage, jogged to align the pages, and then transported to a milling station in which the spine of the book block is milled to roughen the spine, then to an adhesive application station at which a suitable adhesive is applied to the spine, and thence to a binding station at which the spine of the book is brought into engagement with the center portion of a cover and at which a binding clamp forces the cover against the outer faces of the book block proximate the spine, and then to a trimming station. At the trimming station, the book is deposited in a nest and is positioned relative to a trimming blade which is actuated to trim a first edge of the book to a predetermined dimension. The book is then rotated to trim second and third edges thus resulting in a perfect bound book accurately trimmed to a predetermined size. A method of binding and trimming a perfect bound book is also disclosed.

Abstract: A rotary root vegetable slicer that is reliably held at an installed position even when water enters into the lower surface of the bed plate, and can be easily removed from the installed position. The rotary root vegetable slicer (1) includes a bed plate (2) of a nearly square shape as viewed on a plane, a blade-mounting member (5) erected at an end of the bed plate (2) for detachably mounting a plane blade (3) and a comb blade (4), a rotary piece-mounting member (6 ) on a portion on the other side of the bed plate (2) opposed to the blade-mounting member (5) so as to slide along the lengthwise direction of the bed plate (2), and a rotary piece (8) having many needle-like protrusions (7) arranged on the front surface thereof at an upper part of the rotary piece-mounting member (6) so as to rotate.

Abstract: An apparatus for decurling food material, such as slices severed from a food material supply, while the slices are being moved toward a transfer member includes a constriction positioned in close proximity to the slicing station and in general alignment therewith. The constriction is defined by opposing upper and lower surfaces; the upper surface is a stationary surface while the lower surface is a moving surface. The lower moving surface utilizes a plurality of flexible bands rotating around at least one roller, which are disposed proximate to the food material supply. The flexible bands are driven around a guide member having an arcuate profile that matches the curvature movement that the food material supply takes. The bands which form the lower moving surface are driven at a speed equal to or greater than the speed at which the slicer operates.

Abstract: A ham product which is formed by cutting a spirally sliced half ham longitudinally through the bone. The cut can be made by feeding the half ham through a band saw blade by hand, by pushing a split cart through the blade, or by feeding the product through the blade on a split belt conveyor. A special tray for packaging of the ham product has either a flap providing a double layer of material at the location of a sharp exposed corner of the femur or a plurality of cushioning dimples extruded at appropriate location thereon to pad the femur corner.

Abstract: A drive device, for rotating a machine tool table, includes an armature, of a linear electric motor, located tangentially along the whole lateral surface of a circular table. The armature is connected by its own lateral surface to the table. An inductor, of the linear electric motor, is located substantially facing at least a part of the armature.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for cutting sheet material in which the apparatus comprises a turntable, a cutter guide and a cutter mounted on and moveable along the cutter guide. A piece of sheet material to be cut is mounted on the turntable and a straight line is cut in the material by keeping the turntable stationary and pressing the cutter into the card and moving it along the guide. An arch is cut in the card by rotating the turntable underneath the stationary cutter. The movement of the turntable is limited by a pair of stoppers. Stoppers are provided for limiting the travel of the cutter.

Abstract: An improved punch and die assembly for use with a closure liner insertion device is disclosed. As contrasted with prior art construction, the assembly is supported upon a pair of vertically oriented posts located adjacent the periphery of a rotating dial, the vertical axis of each post lying in a vertical plane passing through the vertical axis of the punch and corresponding die. This construction permits installation of a standard punch and die unit in conjunction with closure liner insertion machines of varying dimensions, without substantial alteration.

Abstract: A machine including a loading station for loading a pack of panels; a cutting station in which a cutting line is defined; a fixed structure located between the loading and cutting stations presenting a work surface; and a device for 90.degree. rotation of the pack of panels loaded onto the work surface. The 90.degree. rotation device includes: a frame for supporting the pack; a mechanism for moving the frame from a level below to a level above the work surface and vice versa; and a mechanism for rotating the frame 90.degree. clockwise and vice versa. The work surface presents first and second openings with longitudinal axes respectively parallel and perpendicular to the cutting line, for enabling movement of the frame from a level below to a level above the work surface and vice versa.

Abstract: The invention is a stator lamination jig system which comprises a centrally located spindle and a support for a stator lamination having a plurality of holes therein. The support is rotatively-mounted on the spindle for driving the lamination during a notching operation. A plate is included to secure the lamination on the support and a non-rotatable ejector is located below the support which has a lowered position and a raised position. An ejection cylinder is seated upon the ejector which is shaped and positioned to extend through holes in the support. The invention also comprises a cylinder connected to the ejector for driving the ejector. When the cylinder is actuated upwards, the ejector is in a raised position which urges the ejection cylinder through the holes in the support to cause the lamination to be released from the jig.

Abstract: A lamination notching apparatus for forming dynamoelectric core laminations with winding slots includes a sprocket and drive belt system connecting an indexer to the drive table shaft of a lamination table. The indexer is driven from a punch drive and has an output sprocket. A coupling unit has a first sprocket and a second sprocket mounted on a common same shaft and connected by a passive clamp unit to produce a one-to-one rotation. Drive belts connect the indexer sprocket to the first sprocket and the second sprocket to the drive sprocket table shaft. The sprockets are formed with a special tooth profile to eliminate tooth-to-belt clearance and backlash with a standard HTD profile belt for precise rotary motion. The indexer is movably mounted for tension adjustment of the drive belt. The passive clamp unit includes telescoped tapered sprocket hubs on a tubular shaft, with a spring-loaded clamp nut and bolt passing therethrough.

Abstract: A spiral potato slicer is described herein comprising: a base; a carriage mounted on the base which may slide longitudinally along the base; a motor mounted on the carriage; a longitudinal threaded shaft connected to the motor, rotated by the motor, having a thread pitch of greater than about ten threads per inch, and having at least one stripped segment for limiting longitudinal motion of the shaft during rotation; a threaded shaft-engaging means mounted on the base and requiring a force applied by a user to maintain engagement of the threaded shaft; potato engaging means mounted on the second end of the shaft; and a radial cutting blade mounted on the base near the end of the base closest to the potato engaging means on the shaft. The combination of rotary and longitudinal motion produced by rotation of the threaded shaft results in slicing of the potato into a substantially continuous spiral sheet as the potato encounters the radial cutting blade.

Abstract: An apparatus for trimming multiple-sheet, folded printed products utilizing two processing drums adjacently arranged. The drums are each rotated about a horizontal axis by a drive mechanism. Each processing drum comprises radial compartments for receiving the printed products to be trimmed. Arranged on each end side of the first processing drum are two stationary cutting elements, one of which is in the operative position. The cutting element interacts with cutting elements which are fastened on the end side of the compartments on the compartment walls. In the first processing drum, the printed products are trimmed on their side borders running at right angles to the folding edge. Arranged on the circumferential edge of the second processing drum are stationary cutting elements with a cutting element in an operative position to interact with cutting elements which are assigned to the individual compartments and are arranged circumferentially in the compartments.

Abstract: A microtome having a rotatable platform and a fixedly mounted cutting blade which is disposed perpendicularly to the axis of a shaft about which the platform rotates. With each rotation, it carries the specimen holder beneath the blade. The height of the cutting edge of the blade relative to a specimen mounted atop the holder determines the thickness of any section cut therefrom. After each cut, the holder can be automatically raised in height by a predetermined increment to allow another section of the same thickness to be cut. Mechanisms are also provided which eliminate play in both the radial and axial directions between a cylindrical housing supporting the platform and the shaft, so that the microtome can be used to make extremely precise cuts of specimens.

Abstract: The can trimmer includes first and second supports adjustably mounted on bars for adjustably spacing the supports from one another dependent upon the height of the cans to be trimmed. The supports mount a motor-driven splined shaft for rotating first and second carrier wheels and star wheels between the carrier wheels. Cam-actuated pushers are mounted on the pusher carrier wheel and mandrels are carried on the other carrier wheel in axial opposition to the pushers. Cam-actuated trim heads are pivotally carried by the second carrier wheel for movement toward and away from the mandrels, respectively. Upon disposition of cans on the star wheels between the pushers and mandrels, the pushers carry the cans onto the mandrels for cutting by the trim heads. Air pressure pushes the cans off the mandrels in following engagement with the pushers for discharge.

Abstract: A method is provided for cutting pipes, preferably welded pipes in conjunction with welding the pipes in a welding machine, and for cutting the pipes at a rate determined by the welding machine. At the same time a pipe is cut in a cutting position by a raisable and lowerable cutting device, the next pipe to be cut is fed to a pipe collecting position. The collecting position is displaced in relation to the cutting position, such that when the cutting device returns to its starting position upon completion of a cutting operation, the pipe is advanced one step to the pipe cutting position while simultaneously, the preceding pipe is advanced to the pipe collecting position.

Abstract: An apparatus and method for punching a hole in the end of a battery terminal bushing having a head at one end, a frustum at the other end and a spline ring intermediate the head and the frustum, the bushing including a tapered recess and terminating at a blank wall or disc at the end of the frustum, the apparatus including a base having a plate mounted with a number of openings equally spaced around the perimeter thereof, the plate being mounted on the base for rotary motion with respect to a punch assembly aligned with the path of motion of the opening, the punch assembly including a punch for removing the blank disc at the end of the frustum, and passing the punch through the tapered recess in the bushing and the opening in the plate.

Abstract: A paper tail ripper having a pair of rotatably mounted knives, air motors which counter-rotate the knives and a deflector which deflects the paper tail toward the knives. The knives traverse closely spaced overlapping circles as they counter-rotate. The deflector sweeps the paper tail onto a transfer mechanism, which transfers the paper tail away from the ripper, so that the tail may be threaded through a calender stack, etc. The ripper is pivotally mounted on the transfer mechanism for movement between storage and operating positions.

Abstract: Electronic parts that have axially extending leads are separated from a first strip on which they are supplied for being rearranged and retaped to provide a second strip for supply to an automatic assembly machine. The parts are separated from the first strip by cutting the strip transverse to the strip at locations between adjacent parts. The tape chips remaining on the separated parts are removed by engaging them with movable jigs, located on opposite sides of a body portion of the part, and by moving the jigs along the leads away from the body portion. The jigs are mounted on a rotating rotor and engage grooves in a stationary cam. The jigs move toward and away from each other by the engagement with the grooves as the jigs are moved around the stationary cam. After the parts are separated and the tape chips removed, the parts are transferred to a retaping machine to be attached to the second strip.

Abstract: The aeration field of an aerator membrane is formed by perforating the membrane with a rotary device having a plurality of perforating tools. The membrane also rotates while it is being perforated, and the membrane and tool simultaneously move in a radial direction, with respect to the membrane, so that a spiral line of perforations results.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a crimped fiber bundle accurately at a high speed in compliance with the high-speed capacity of a crimping machine has a rotor including bisymmetrical finger disks, hook-shaped fingers extending from peripheries of the finger disks, and clamping disks which rotate at a uniform speed at the back of the finger disks. The fingers cross each other at one location in the apparatus adjacent the peripheries of the finger disks to form an interlocking area, which defines an inlet for the fiber bundle. Downstream of the interlocking area in the rotating direction of the rotor is formed a hooking area where the fiber bundle is pulled into a zigzag configuration. Finally, the fiber bundle assuming the zigzag configuration is cut.

Abstract: An apparatus for processing semiconductor lead frames is described which comprises a plurality of stations arranged in a substantially circular path for processing the lead frames. The apparatus further includes processing means located at each station for processing the lead frames and transferring means for transferring the lead frames between stations for processing. The processing means includes a removable die module for housing tool kits which work the lead frames and which can be replaced to process different types of lead frames or to produce a different product from the lead frames.

Abstract: A tool member mounted in adjacency to a band saw table, including a pivot plate pivotally mounted to an underlying support mounting a pivot head leg at a forward end of the pivot plate, wherein the pivot head leg is arranged for securement to a workpiece to direct the workpiece in a cooperative relationship with an associated band saw blade to effect a radius cut of the workpiece.

Abstract: A radial arm saw having a support table below the saw is arranged to receive a support sleeve directed through the support table, with the support sleeve adjustably mounting a positioning rod shaft therethrough orthogonally oriented relative to a top surface of the support table. A workpiece is arranged to rotatably mount upon a first end of the positioning shaft to permit manual rotation of the workpiece in engagement with a saw blade of the radial arm saw. In this manner, a circle may be formed from a workpiece plate.

Abstract: A tire cutting machine that cuts the sidewalls from passenger car tires. The cutting operation is performed on both sidewalls simultaneously. The inner side of the tire tread rests on two rollers so that the tread becomes the reference point for the cutting blades. The tire tread is brought into contact with a drive wheel positioned on the outside of the tire tread and opposite one of the rollers on the inner side of the tire tread. The drive wheel causes the tire to rotate in a vertical plane. Two cutting blades (one on each side of the tire) are brought into contact with the sidewalls to sever them from the tread. As the cutting blades move towards the sidewalls, guide rollers move in unison with the cutting blades to center the tire between the blades and keep the tire centered as the sidewalls are cut.

Abstract: An easily attachable and detachable accessory to a bandsaw or jigsaw table. The device allows for the cutting of circles or partial arcs. The frame of the device has a protruding member that slides into the existing groove in the saw table and a travel stop that allows the frame to be held firmly in place. An adjustable arm slides perpendicular to the cutting plane of the saw. This arm carries a pivot pin that extends through a slot that extends the length of the frame. A workpiece is drilled to fit on the pivot pin, or a template with an upper surface having a high friction coefficient is used.

Abstract: An improvement is made to a die cutting press and to the method of die cutting in a press by providing two opposing and oppositely driven clamping bars which move together to clamp the die board and to accurately position the clamped die board at a predetermined location within the press. The press is operated to determine the adequacy of the cut produced by the die in sheet material fed into the press. If the cut is unsatisfactory, the opposing clamp bars are quickly driven apart thereby releasing the die board. The die board can be removed from the press and then manipulated or modified to cure any imperfection in the cut. The modified die board is then reinserted into the press and accurately repositioned at the predetermined location within the press by driving the opposing clamping bars towards each other against the die board.

Abstract: An electrical appliance for slicing fruits and vegetables which includes (i) a container defining a retention compartment configured and arranged for retention of an article of produce, (ii) a means for rotating the article of produce retained within the container, (iii) a longitudinally reciprocable blade assembly positioned within said rentention compartment for slicing, slicing and coring or grating the article of produce retained within the retention compartment as the article of produce is rotated by said rotating means and the blade assembly is longitudinally propeled against the article of produce.

Abstract: A slice-cutting machine, for cutting slices out of tuberous vegetables or root crops, has a rotor mounted rotatably in a rotation housing, which rotor carries along the material to be cut in the direction of rotation and at the same time presses it against the inner wall of the rotation housing. A flap is formed over a section of the circumference of the rotor. The flap is pivotably mounted at its front end and with respect to the direction of rotation of the rotor. In the opening position with its back end opposite a permanently arranged blade, the flap limits a cutting gap defining the thickness of the cut. A resilient device is provided which pivots the flap into a widening opening position, and a manually rotatable eccentric, which acts upon the flap contrary to the effect of the resilient device, is provided to alter the cutting gap.

Abstract: An electrical appliance for slicing a fruit or vegetable into spiral segments which includes (i) a frame which defines a retention compartment, (ii) a container configured for telescoping reception within the frame which defines a retention chamber, (iii) a means for rotating produce contained within the retention compartment of the frame, and (iv) a blade assembly across the base of the container operable for slicing the produce contained within the retention compartment when the container is telescopingly inserted within the frame and the produce is rotated by the rotating means.

Abstract: Apparatus for sizing a mix of randomly sized food pieces into chunks of a predetermined maximum length. The apparatus includes a carrier drum and a cutting drum mounted on parallel shafts which are interconnected for rotation in opposing directions. The carrier drum has a plurality of parallel longitudinal bars mounted equidistant around the periphery of the drum, spaced apart a distance equal to the desired maximum length of the food chunks. The cutting drum carries a plurality of elongated cutting blades mounted parallel to the longitudinal bars on the carrier drum and spaced apart the same distance as the longitudinal bars. The drums are aligned so that upon rotation of the drums the blades cooperate with the longitudinal bars to cut elongated food pieces carried on the surface of the bars into the nip between the drums, without striking against the bars.

Abstract: A rotary precision circle cutter device, wherein the material to be cut is placed on a table which is rotatably mounted on a base, and cut by a cutting implement attached to an articulated cutter arm assembly mounted on the base. The articulated cutter arm assembly movably extends over the rotatable table in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the table, with the cutting implement being securable in any of a plurality of positions along the radius of the table by movement of the articulated cutting arm. In a preferred embodiment, the rotatable table is mounted on a swing arm to allow the rotatable table to move with respect to the base, and detachably mounted template cams are employed, which rotate conjointly with the table and a template-cam engaging bearing, such that the axis of rotation of the table can be displaced with respect to the cutter arm to trace a shape congruent with the shape of the template can during conjoint rotation of the table and template cam.

Abstract: A rotary cutter device, wherein the material to be cut is placed on a table which is rotatably mounted on a base, and cut by a cutting implement attached to an articulated cutter arm assembly mounted on the base. The articulated cutter arm assembly movably extends over the rotatable table in a direction generally perpendicular to the axis of rotation of the table, with the cutting implement being securable in any of a plurality of positions along the radius of the table by movement of the articulated cutting arm. The rotatable table is mounted on a swing arm to allow the rotatable table to move with respect to the base, and detachably mounted template cams are employed, which rotate conjointly with the table and a template-cam engaging bearing, such that the axis of rotation of the table can be displaced with respect to the cutter arm to trace a shape congruent with the shape of the template cam during conjoint rotation of the table and template cam.

Abstract: A saw apparatus comprises an operatable saw blade and a holding arm for gripping an object to be sawed, plus means for moving the saw blade and holding arm together to cause the saw blade to engage the object for sawing under controlled-pressure conditions. The saw blade is carried by strain gauge means, the strain gauge means being part of electronic means for sensing the load of the operatable saw blade on the strain gauge means. Thus, pressure of the object for sawing against the top of the saw blade causes an increase in the load sensed by the strain gauge. The electronic signal generated thereby may be used in a feedback system to control the pressure of the workpiece against the saw blade.

Abstract: A sawmill has an elongated track extending longitudinally adjacent a platform for supporting a log. A carriage which carries a bandsaw is reciprocally movable along the track past the platform to cut the log with the bandsaw. The sawmill also has a clamp mechanism reciprocally movable laterally across the platform to clamp the log in place, which mechanism is movable between an upright position and a reclining position to provide a clamp for an uncut log and a clamp for a squared log. The sawmill also has a log turning mechanism and a log loading mechanism. The log loading mechanism includes two arms which are rotatable from the ground to the platform to load a log onto the platform. A hydraulic cylinder is coupled to each arm and acts against the ground to move the arms. The mechanisms are hydraulically actuated and the sawmill includes an electric motor which drives a hydraulic pump for providing pressurized hydraulic fluid to actuate the hydraulically actuated mechanisms.

Abstract: The subject piercing die is particularly adapted for piercing a hole in a blank having an open interior and an outer wall defining a closed figure. The piercing is done from the interior of the blank through the wall to the outside of the blank. The piercing die includes a base with a slide movably mounted on the base. A guide is movably connected to the slide to control movement of the slide to a straight line movement. A female die having a blank receptacle for holding the blank is mounted on the base. The female die has a cutting aperture extending through a portion of the female die and intersecting the blank receptacle. A male die is mounted on the slide and is positioned within the blank receptacle for mating with the cutting aperture to cut a hole in a blank positioned in the receptacle. The male die cuts a hole in the blank from the interior of the blank through the outer wall to the outside of the blank.

Abstract: A method of cutting off a masking film of a silicon wafer comprising the steps of rotating the silicon wafer, feeding a heat wire continuously to the outer periphery of the silicon wafer and cutting off the outer periphery of the masking film along the outer perphery of the silicon wafer.

Abstract: A saw attachment for supporting and moving a workpiece when forming circles or other arcuate shapes is provided which is characterized by the relative ease of its operation and the degree of precision which may be achieved through its use particularly in fashioning circles from workpieces of disparate dimensions. The attachment includes a frame, a movable carriage mounting a centering pin, means mounting the carriage on the frame for moving the carriage along a path of travel, and actuating means for moving the carriage in predetermined increments along a path of travel. The means mounting the carriage defines a path of travel for the carriage which may be constrained through the use of stop means for further enhancing the precision and reproducibility achievable with an attachment of this type.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting a foam block into a predetermined shape and comprising a frame having a table supported therein at a lower position of the frame. The table is driven in a horizontal plane at a controlled speed and there is provided at least one cutting hot wire. This hot wire is supported from the frame at a position over the table. A drive system is employed for driving the hot wire support means in a vertical direction at a controlled speed.

Abstract: In a method and assembly for trimming a stack of veneer sheets, both lengthwise and transverse cutting lines are determined in advance by means of a director light projecting a line. The position data of the determined line are processed by a computer to control the feed to a cutting plane. Alternatively, the cutting lines are marked. The stack is firmly clamped between conveyor belts of a mechanism by which, after the first lengthwise trimming, the stack is turned upside down, after the same procedure for determining the cutting line, fed to the cutting plane. The transverse trimming is effected in similar fashion.

Abstract: A food-cutting apparatus comprises: a longitudinal supporting frame mounted in upright position on a base; an upper frame and a cutting plate below the upper frame both of which are fixed to a front surface of the supporting frame in lateral position; a longitudinal rotary main shaft provided on the upper frame movably up and down and provided with a holding member for a work at its lower end; a worm wheel meshing with a worm formed on the main shaft; a brake ring and a handle for moving the main shaft up and down, both of which are provided on a rotary shaft of the worm wheel; a brake shoe abutting on the brake ring for controlling a rotation of the worm wheel; a cover for enclosing a cutting operation area above the cutting plate, which cover is openable horizontally; an electric motor rotatably driving the main shaft; and a main switch provided in a control circuit for the motor; which food-cutting apparatus is characterized by further comprising: a stop means having its front end engaging portion engage w

Abstract: A machine to divide pastry into portions, leaving a separator at each separation. A turntable supports the pastry, and a blade descends to drive the separator into the pastry. The turntable is rotated incrementally, and the blade's stroke and initial height are adjustable to accommodate pastries of various heights.

Abstract: A stacking conveyor is provided for receiving thin product slices moving along a horizontal path and placing a plurality of slices in stacks of predetermined configuration. One embodiment of the stacking conveyor includes a conveyor belt carried on a fixed position frame and is oscillated to receive a predetermined number of slices forming a stack and then revolved to discharge the formed stack. A second embodiment of the stacking conveyor includes a conveyor belt carried on a movable frame that is reciprocated to receive a slice while moving in one direction and then discharging the slice while moving in the opposite direction. Each of the two embodiments is adapted to be mechanically coupled with an apparatus forming the slices to either revolve the conveyor belt or to displace the conveyor belt at the same speed as the slice being received.

Abstract: A bevel and radius routing machine is disclosed with which edges are shaped and corners are rounded in a single machine cycle and which does not require any templates. The radii to be machined can be infinitely variable between 0 and 100 mm by means of simple work spindle adjustment, and no resetting of machine is required when workpiece dimensions are changed. The workpieces to be machined are made from wood, artificial wood, wood substitutes or the like. With the apparatus according to this invention the workpiece is fed past the cutter by means of rubber coated feed rollers and as soon as the position is reached at which the radius begins is swivelled through 90.degree. and then traversed to the next radius in a straight line.

Abstract: Method and apparatus of handling signatures which are first presented to a rotating type of trimmer and are then collected in a compensated stack where the folds of the signature are positioned on opposite sides for levelling the stack. The trimmer includes a clamp which secures the signature while it is being trimmed on its three open edges, and the clamp can then be actuated to move the signature to a collection location where the compensated stack of signatures is formed.

Abstract: A machine for mechanically treating components, such as metallic hollow members having a body and a bottom. The machine has a stationary frame bearing a plurality of work stations each of which has a tool pair including a first fixed tool coaxial with a movable second tool. The first and second tools are arranged on two coaxial circular paths with the first tool of each pair on a bolster. The second tool of each pair is on one end of a ram member having a tool bearing end and an actuated end. The ram member is slidably supported in guiding means. The actuated end of the ram member is connected to a cylindrical actuating cam having a free end in contact with the actuated ram member end. At least one pair of the tools are different than another pair. The tool bolster is immovable, the cam is rotated and transfer mechanisms are associated with the machine so that each component is treated by at least two different pairs of tools.

Abstract: The upper end of an elongate electrical resistance cutting element, extending upwardly from a workpiece supporting table, is movably positionable along an arcuate position of a support member to adjustably vary the cutting angle. A fence for guiding the workpiece during straight line cutting is detachably securable to the table. Alternately, the workpiece may be engaged by a circle guide for establishing a center of rotation for the cutting of cylindrical shapes. An auxiliary cutting unit, especially adapted for free hand cutting and sculpturing, is connectable to the integral electrical energy supply means.

Abstract: A food material slicing machine has a housing, a cutter mounted in the housing, a hopper pivotally mounted to the housing for receiving food material when the hopper is in a first position remote from the cutter and being pivotable to a second position in alignment with the cutter so that the food material in the hopper can be fed to the cutter, and a cutter cover plate connected to the hopper for movement with the hopper for covering the cutter when the hopper is in the first position, where it is loaded with food material, and for uncovering the cutter when the hopper is moved to the second position in alignment with the cutter. An actuator is mounted to the hopper for use in manually pivoting the hopper and cover plate therewith. A pusher plate is connected to the actuator and mounted in the hopper for pushing food material in the hopper into the cutter. A hopper cover plate is fixed to the housing and covers the otherwise open hopper when it is in the second position in alignment with the cutter.

Abstract: A leaf stripping machine for tobacco and the like which consists of a framework with a large pinwheel rotatably mounted on a vertical plane at one end of the framework and a stripping implement with a V-groove mounted on a track oriented perpendicular to the plane of the pinwheel. A plurality of tines project horizontally from the face of the pinwheel near its perimeter so that the stock of a tobacco plant or the like can be skewered thereupon. After securing a plurality of plants on the tines, the pinwheel is rotated to position each plant one after another to engage the stripper. When the stripper is driven forward its V-groove defoliates the stalk. When the swath of tobacco is removed, then the stripper operator extracts the stalk from the pin and places it on a pile at the back end of the machine. The pinwheel is then rotated and the operation repeated.