Patents Assigned to Sommer & Maca
  • Circular edger attachment for vertical glass edger
    Patent number: 5097631
    Abstract: A vertical glass edger is modified to edge a circular piece of glass by driving the circular piece of glass in contact with a grinding wheel of the vertical glass edger. The vertical glass edger is modified to include a removable pressure roller assembly, drive roller assembly and an idler roller assembly which are used to bias circular glass toward the grinding wheel in a stabilized manner. The attachment provides flexibility in edging circular glass of a diameter of 16 to 72 inches.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 16, 1990
    Date of Patent: March 24, 1992
    Assignee: Sommer & Maca
    Inventor: Ronald N. Ford