Abstract: A buoyant fishing lure having a relatively long narrow body with a rotating tail fin. The lure assumes a vertical position when it is stationary in the water. When drawn through the water the lure sounds and looks sufficiently like a live bait that a game fish will strike without hesitation.

Abstract: A turning head having a rotatably supported annular spindle with angularly arranged cutting tool elements, receives non-rotating elongated cylindrical workpieces which are successively fed through the turning head by a set of roller feed units. Each feed unit includes a pair of parallel spaced and simultaneously driven feed rollers which are supported for simultaneous lateral movement by corresponding arms pivotally supported on parallel spaced axes. The arms are simultaneously pivoted between predetermined selectable limits by a power operated actuating lever which engages both arms. The spindle is provided with a belt drive sheave disposed adjacent the tool elements and receives a removable non-rotating internal sleeve which supports an interchangeable bushing for precisely guiding the workpiece after being turned to a precise diameter.

Abstract: A die cutting roll carries outwardly projecting die cutting blades, and a parallel back-up roll carries a resilient mat which is engaged by the blades. The rolls are driven by a set of helical gears, and the back-up roll is reciprocated axially by a set of air cylinders, so that the back-up roll moves in a helical direction when the blades are out of engagement with the mat to avoid a repeating pattern of blade engagement with the mat and thereby extend the useful service life of the mat. The sheets to be die cut are successively fed between the rolls from the bottom of a stack by a reciprocating feed member driven by oscillating arms pivotally supported by a shaft. The shaft may be rotatably adjusted on an eccentric axis while the sheets are being fed for quickly phasing the feed of the sheets relative to the rotation of the die cutting roll to obtain precise registry of each sheet with the die cutting blades.