Abstract: An apparatus for dispensing strip material and the like from a source of the material, the apparatus having a frame; a mount borne by the frame for receiving a source of the material; a drive member mounted on the frame for feeding a strip of material from the source of the material; and a control member mounted on the frame for movement toward and from the drive member and selectively positionable to carry a strip of the material extended between the control member and the drive member into engagement with the drive member selectively to feed the strip of material from the source of material. A cartridge assembly operable with the apparatus to serve as a source of the material and having portions cooperating with the apparatus to feed the material.

Abstract: An apparatus for stabbing and threading a safety valve into a well pipe to prevent upward flow comprises a tubular canister rotatably mounted on a carriage assembly that is slidably mounted on an upstanding frame. The lower end of the frame has a swivel mounting to a bracket that is attached to the side of an elevator-type clamp by which the apparatus is clamped onto the upper end portion of the pipe. An alignment mechanism moves the frame from a first position wherein the canister is not aligned with the pipe to a second position wherein the canister and pipe are aligned and the safety valve can be stabbed and threaded into the pipe. A variable drive mechanism is operated to cause the canister, and the valve located therein, to be rotated and simultaneously lowered toward the pipe. The drive mechanism may be adjusted to facilitate threading of the valve into a variety of drill pipe thread designs. An improved clamp assembly allows adjustment in its size so as to accommodate drill pipe of various diameters.

Abstract: A rip fence for use with a table saw or the like having a rotatable saw blade extending through its upper surface is disclosed. The rip fence holds a workpiece in position relative to the rotatable saw blade for longitudinal or rip cutting along the length of the workpiece. The rip fence includes depending front and rear clamps which are operatively connected for simultaneous releasable clamping engagement with corresponding surfaces of the table saw. For adjusting of the rip fence, the front and rear clamps are unlocked, and a spring biased lever maintains the rip fence in squared relationship to the table, while permitting adjustment relative to the rotatable saw blade. Removal and storage of the rip fence, when not in use, is also facilitated by de-activating the spring biased lever. The locking, unlocking and release of the rip fence relative to the table saw is achieved by the use of a pivoting handle which is moved from a locked to an unlocked and also a released position, for the purposes desired.

Abstract: Improved cutting device for an apparatus for the simultaneous dispensing and cutting of bands of wound material. This device is distinguished in that it comprises two independent blades located side by side at an angle, each of which corresponds to two half-lengths of the drum, whereby each of the blades is fixed to blade carriers oriented angularly in the drum and is associated with a follower roller which cooperates respectively with a fixed cam of the same profile located on each lateral wing of the housing of the apparatus, whereby said cams are offset angularly in order to permit the progressive and successive exiting of each blade and to define two cutting zones of the band of material in the apparatus while obtaining only a single clean cutting line of said material perpendicular to its lateral edges.

Abstract: A method of blanking articles or products molded in a unitary sheet and arranged in a predetermined configuration or array consisting of the steps of configuration or array comprising a plurality of identical symmetrical segments consisting of the steps of first blanking the articles in a first segment of the sheet, rotating the sheet to present the next adjacent segment to the blanking dies, blanking the articles in the next successive segment and repeating the indexing and blanking until all of the articles in all of the segments have been removed from the sheet.

Abstract: A cutting link for a saw chain useful in heavy workload operations includes spaced-apart longitudinally-extending planar side portions adapted to straddle a guide bar support and a cutting element mounted on one of the side portions and extending toward the other side portion, the side portions being connectable to other links in the chain. A cross piece interconnects the side portions forwardly of the cutting element. The cross piece forms with the side portions a continuous U-shaped zone which defines a depth gauge to determine the depth of cut of the cutting element. A depending nose tab integral with the cross-piece serves to close off a portion of the forward open channel between the planar side portions to minimize accumulation and packing of sawdust under the U-shaped zone.

Abstract: A cutting head for cutting spread sheet material and using a vertically reciprocating knife achieves a light-weight, low cost, low maintenance and high stroking speed design through a unique combination and arrangement of parts wherein the knife drive motor is isolated from rotation with the knife about the theta axis without using a conventional swivel mechanism. The knife has a leaf spring portion directly connected to the eccentric member, fatigue failure of the leaf spring portion of the blade is inhibited by antivibration stops and by a varying cross-section, a simple sharpener mechanism sharpens the blade on either one or both side faces, and a roller guide restrains the lower portion of the blade to the vertical axis with minimum frictional loss.

Abstract: A tag for locating, color coding, numbering, and or supplying other information at service points. Said tag composed of locator tag body (12) with attachment hole (10). The tag body (12) being composed of an elastic material that will allow attachment hole (16) to be stretched over lubricant fitting neck (24) of lubricant fitting (18). A color indicia coding (14) may be within the material of the locator tag body (14) or printed or laminated on its surfaces. Numbers, symbols, maintenance information, etc., may be displayed on locator tag bodys (12) information area (16).

Abstract: A scroll saw blade clamp and blade alignment tool to facilitate blade changes while assuring proper positioning and alignment of the blade. The blade clamp is for the upper end of the blade and includes a pair of clamp bars, one of which is pivoted to the upper saw arm. A locking screw clamps the bars together for clamping of the blade, and a strategically located pin prevents relative rotation of the clamp bars and also serves as a blade guide to properly locate the blade while it is being clamped in place. The alignment device takes the form of a flat bar provided with a recess for holding the lower blade clamp. A groove in the bar is centered on the recess to properly align a saw blade received in the groove.

Abstract: In an apparatus for introducing a belt-shaped material to a cutting machine, stationary conveyors are laid vertically in such a manner as to form different angles with respect to the cutting machine and combined respectively, with lift conveyors which are also laid vertically to convey belt shaped materials to the cutting machine. The lift conveyors are moved vertically by lifting means unit a desired one of the lift conveyors comes to the belt-shaped material introducing position of the cutting machine.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing fibrous web pieces by die cutting the pieces from a continuous web. In the method, a fibrous web is provided having adjacent corrugations usually filled with a powder, and the powder-filled web is passed through a matched cutting die set intermittently which cuts and punches out the individual web pieces. Following the web cut out step, the web pieces are transferred downwardly onto a shuttle conveyor, and the pieces moved forward and simultaneously spread apart to permit subsequent convenient placement of the pieces. The cutting die apparatus includes matched punch and body die units which closely interfit with less than about 0.001 inch total clearance, so as to cut and punch out the fibrous web pieces from the continuous web.

Abstract: To permit high-speed punching of complex shapes in extremely thin metal strips or ribbons, particularly for miniaturized semiconductor terminal elements, while using standardizing modular punch press components sush as a die, a stripper element and a punch carrier, with minimum longitudinal extent to suppress oscillations of the ribbon as it is being transported, at high punching frequencies, the stripper plate (2) is securely connected to a plurality of guide posts (6). Springs (18, 16) are provided which maintain the posts and the stripper plate in a base position, and lift the stripper plate above a die plate (1). These springs retain the posts, are circumferential spring rings (16) engaging a groove (17) in the posts and fitted in the die plate, or ball-and-detent arrangements (FIG.

Abstract: A guillotine type cutting machine for stacks of paper sheets has a table which supports the stock to be cut and a knife which can sever the stock in a vertical cutting plane. A feeding unit is provided to advance the stock along the table across the cutting plane, and a hold-down device is provided at the cutting plane to engage and press upon the stock opposite the descending knife while the stock is being severed. This hold-down device further serves to bear upon the stock during expulsion of air from the stock preparatory to the first cutting step. The air expelling unit has a roller which is lowered onto the stock adjacent the hold-down device and is then moved along the stock toward the feeding unit to expel air from pockets between the sheets. A cover is placed between the roller of the air expelling unit and the stock so that the roller need not directly engage the topmost sheet of the stock.

Abstract: This invention comprises a focused light attachment for use with a portable power-driven hand saw, particularly a saber saw. The invention comprises a light source such as an electric lamp with a suitable electrical power source and a focusing mechanism for projecting a very narrow beam of light. The light source and focusing mechanism is mounted on the front of the hand saw and is positioned to project its narrow light beam a substantial distance in front of the saw blade so that it can be used to trace or follow a previously scribed saw line. The tracing light can be used in combination with a flood light that is mounted also on the front of the saw housing and positioned to flood the area surrounding the saw blade with illumination. Most preferably, the tracing light and its focusing mechanism are mounted permanently within the housing of a saber saw.

Abstract: A conveyor assembly which can be mounted on a band saw table to convey lumber to be cut to and away from the saw blade includes two guide/drive subassemblies which are independently positionable on the band saw table on opposite sides of the saw blade, each guide/drive subassembly including two spaced apart gripping roller for contacting an adjacent side of the lumber. The two gripping rollers of one of the guide/drive subassemblies are spring biased towards the gripping rollers of the other guide/drive subassembly to accommodate lumber of differing widths. The two guide/drive subassemblies include respective drive systems to positively rotate the gripping rollers thereof in the same direction and at the same speed, and a transmission chain extends between the two guide/drive subassemblies to connect the two drive systems in such a way that the gripping rollers of one guide/drive subassembly rotate in the opposite direction to the gripping rollers of the other guide/drive subassembly.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing homogeneous bread crumbs including a conveyor for conveying bread loaves that securely holds the bread loaves while they are sliced by a rotary involute knife slicer into slices of substantially uniform thickness, a dicer that dices the slices into homogeneous bread crumbs and a chute with a deflector and a compressed air source which conveys the bread slices from the rotary involute slicer to the dicer and aligns and spaces the slices for input to the dicer.

Abstract: A machine for punching holes in batches of sheets has a receptor which holds a stack of sheets in vertical position. A timing mechanism sequentially jogs and segregates a first batch from the receptor and deposits same in a vertical punch slot. At the bottom of the punch slot is a horizontally reciprocating punch which forms the holes. Meanwhile, a second batch is bieng jogged and segregated. The first and second batches are gripped and lifted. The first batch is deposited in a vertical discharge slot from which it is transferred to a deposit tray. The second batch is simultaneously punched while in the punch slot.

Abstract: A piston type nutcracker with two movable jaws. A connecting rod which is threaded and atached to piston jaw and is adjustable to adapt to different size nuts. The two movable jaws move in a horizontal position until the jaws and nut enter the chamber, thereby enclosing the nut so there is no scattered shell or shell dust when nut is cracked. The solenoid is to be connected to a source of electric power and may be energized by a switch. A nut support member has a through opening which is between the jaw members in their spaced position to crack a nut and for movement to discharge a nut into a container disposed below the jaw members after the shell cracking is completed.

Abstract: The invention relates to an overlay for selectively blocking out or covering unwanted information or data on a page having a predetermined layout, such as a television program listing or guide, a class schedule, or a public transportation schedule. The overlay comprises a substantially transparent sheet alignable on the page with indicia and data blocking areas corresponding to indicia and bodies of data of the predetermined layout. The overlay may be partitioned by lines to predefine the data blocking areas. Strips of precut adhesively backed paper or other material sized to fit over selected data blocking areas are attachable on the sheet as desired by a user to cover or block out unwanted information, such as programming unwanted or unreceivable by the user.

Abstract: A process a plate workpiece with high precision at high speed, the plate processing machine comprises a workpiece side surface positioning device (SPD) provided with magnet rollers (MR); a workpiece trimming device (TD) provided with a tool actuating switch (SW); and a workpiece positioning device (PD) provided with an optical sensor (SE). The magnet rollers guide a workpiece forward in magnetic rotatable contact engagement with the side surface of the workpiece. The tool actuating switch is actuated before the workpiece is located at a trimming position for automatic trimming operation. The optical sensor generates a feed speed deceleration signal so that a fed workpiece will not apply shock to the stop member of the positioning device by adjusting the sensor position relative to the stop surface according to the workpiece length to be cut.