Abstract: A first belt conveyor carries a cable in the direction of the cable axis. A second belt conveyor receives cable coming form the first belt conveyor. The direction of transportation of the second belt conveyor is at a substantial angle relative to the transportation direction of the first belt conveyor. A guide channel, which extends from a delivery side of the first belt conveyor to an input side of the second belt conveyor, is provided for the cable. A slider is disposed opposite to the second belt conveyor relative to the guide channel for engaging a wire disposed in the guide channel. A slot is disposed between guide channel and second belt conveyor. The slot opens for a cable section pushed by the slider from the guide channel into the direction of the second belt conveyor for placing the cable between belts of the second belt conveyor system.

Abstract: An apparatus for inserting sticks into ice cream bodies contains a magazine 2, from where the sticks 1 are discharged to a carrier 4, which is provided with pockets 6 for receiving the sticks 1. The sticks 1 are fed from the pockets 6 to mold cavities filled with ice cream, by clamping devices 8 mounted in a pick-up assembly 7, which can be moved between a position in which the sticks 1 are lifted out of the pockets 6 to a position above mold cavities containing ice cream. A piston 3 is placed in the magazine 2. The piston is designed to squeeze the sticks 1 in the magazine against the carrier with an abutment force substantially greater than the weight of the sticks stacked in the magazine.

Abstract: A drilling boom has an articulated arm 12 which carries a drill feed beam 28 on its outer end. Apart from the articulation 36, 38 provided by the joint at the outer end of the arm, the feed beam can rotate about two mutually perpendicular axes at the end of the arm. One of these axes is defined by the so-called rollover unit 44 and the other axis 92 is at right angles to the length of a drill rod on the feed beam and allows at least 180 degrees of rotation so that parallel holes can be drilled in all parts of the roof, floor and side walls of a heading.

Abstract: An electromagnetic pile driver has an elongated guide in which a magnetic core is permitted to fall by gravity to impact against an anvil transmitting the impact energy to the pile. The core is raised by a coil in a ferromagnetic sheath disposed at an upper portion of the guide and an upper anvil can be provided and coupled to the pile when the apparatus is used for withdrawing piling. The coil is energized by the control discharge of a capacitor.

Abstract: Method for severing the ends of tubing by feeding the end of a tube through a die such that its end to be sheared extends beyond the die while presenting a shear blade with a pointed end in the interior of the tube end. After the shear blade is inserted into the tube, relative vertical movement between the shear blade and the tube is effected to cause the pointed end to initially puncture the tube wall adjacent the die. The shearing blade is thereafter shifted laterally and vertically to shear remaining portions of the tube wall.

Abstract: A cutting apparatus comprising a swinging cutter unit which is pivotally coupled through a first shaft to a stationary working table so as to be swingable about the first shaft between its raised resting position and its lowered cutting position. The swinging cutter unit includes a motor-driven circular saw-blade fixedly mounted on a second shaft coupled to a drive motor, a housing for partially encasing an upper side portion of the circular saw-blade and supporting the second shaft so that the circular saw-blade is rotatable about the second shaft in response to operation of the drive motor, and a blade guard supported by the housing to be rotatable about the second shaft to expose and cover the saw-blade. The blade guard is biased by means of a spring so as to cover the saw-blade and has an engaging device at a portion of the outer surface thereof.

Abstract: An apparatus for cutting meat blocks which includes a main blade to cut slices from a meat block and transverse blades to divide the slice into strips. The blades are mounted on a cutting unit which may be driven to reciprocate relative to a stationary meat block support. The latter includes a slice support structure that extends outwardly beneath the cutting unit in a comb-like configuration. The cutting unit carries a horizontally adjustable stop assembly having stop elements which fit and reciprocate within the gaps formed in the slice support. This configuration permits the smooth and stepless adjustment of the slice thickness without the necessity of disassembling any parts.

Abstract: The table of a mitre saw has an extension table detachably attached thereto at each end. The extension table carries a fence in alignment with the mitre table fence, and the fence carries a movable stop and index scale. The stop can be fit on either the left or right extension table fence. The mitre saw is preferably mounted on its own base, with the base being provided with wheels for easy transport and removable legs for support. The left and right extension tables each have pivotable support legs and, when detached, the extension tables are carried and protected in a carrying case.

Abstract: A mat cutting machine utilizes a trolley, which runs smoothly and stably along a shaft mounted upon the clamping bar assembly, the head assembly of the trolley including eccentric means for precisely adjusting the relationship between the cutting blade on the bevel side and the edge of the clamping bar.

Abstract: A method for positioning tools comprises a first process for moving all tools into a stand-by reach and a second process for moving tools into a positioning reach, and the second process comprises steps of moving a tool onto an origin and moving the tool from the origin by a distance equal to a desired distance between the tool and a following tool. An apparatus for positioning tools is provided with a single signal generator rotated by a rotating shaft for moving shifters, by which the tools are moved in the positioning and stand-by reaches.

Abstract: A pneumatic drive for punching, cutting and stamping devices, which have two tool parts which can be moved toward one another, and of which preferably one, at least in the operating position, is fixedly connected to the machine frame, is constructed such that an opening gap, which is as large as possible, is created. Furthermore, when the tool parts are moved together, the pneumatic drive is operated at a low pressure, so that additional safety devices are not needed. A pneumatic cylinder is secured on the movable tool part for this purpose, the piston rod of the pneumatic cylinder being constructed lockably in at least one end position. The piston rod of a pressure clamping element is secured on the piston rod exiting from the pneumatic cylinder. The cylinder of the pressure clamping element is arranged or fixably stationarily and consists of at least two piston cylinder units with one common piston rod, which piston cylinder units are connected one behind the other.

Abstract: A can opener has an elongated rectangular base plate on which a can support box is centrally mounted. Four right angle corner rails extend upwardly from corners of the support box. The rails are connected by side support braces which form a square around midpoints of the corner rails. A top guide plate is secured to upper ends of the corner rails. A pair of slide bearings in the top guide plate mount a pair of slide rods. A transversely extending cross bar is secured to upper ends of the slide rods. The cross bar has a handle grip at each end. A blade mounting plate is secured to the lower ends of the slide rods. Four triangular tempered steel blades are secured to the side edges of the blade mounting plate. The blades extend perpendicularly downwardly from the blade mounting plate. L-shaped side support rods extend from opposite sides of the base plate to the side support braces. A pair of coiled springs extend between the transverse cross bar and the side support rods.

Abstract: A multipurpose miniature hand tool includes two casings defining an outer housing. A roll of measuring tape, two scissor blades, and an elongated snap-off blade are extendably and retractably mounted within the outer housing. Each of the scissor blades are restricted to be movable only along one of the casings. A cap bolt extends through a lengthwise extending slide slot of each of the casings and through a pivot hole of each of the scissor blades and engages threadably with a nut for fastening tightly the casings and the scissor blades thereon. When the nut is somewhat loosed from the bolt, the nut and the bolt can slide along the slide slots of the casings together with the scissor blades, thereby permitting the scissor blades to extend partially out of the outer housing. At that time, the casings from the movable handles of a pair of scissors.

Abstract: An improvement is provided in a motor drive rotary herbage trimmer whereby a spool that carries a supply of a flexible cord is easily inserted into the trimmer or removed therefrom. The improvement involves a receptacle mounted to the drive shaft of the motor and adapted to hold the spool, a closure member adapted to seal the open bottom of the receptacle, coupling devices which cause the closure member to interlock with the receptacle by turning movement, and a holding bar which can be used to hold the receptacle motionless while the closure member is turned.

Abstract: A handle assembly for a cooking container which comprises a handle member connected to the cooking container, the handle member including a hollow coupler adapted to contact the cooking container, a handle having hollow end portion and an insulated connecting member disposed intermediate to the hollow coupler and the handle, one side of the intermediate member being slidably disposed within the hollow coupler, and the other side thereof being slidably disposed within the hollow portion of the handle member and screw means extending through the insulated connecting member and through the hollow coupler for screw engagement with the cooking container.

Abstract: A tube cutting apparatus for orbital shearing of tube stock in uniform lengths including a stationary die surrounding the tube stock placed adjacent an orbiting die of similar aperture, the orbiting die being rotatably mounted within an eccentric die holder which in turn is rotatably mounted on an axis offset from the stationary die with drive means for turning the die holder and causing the orbiting die to move in an orbiting path, and a two-section mandrel carried on an extendable ram which is removably insertable within the tube stock being cut, the first section being coaxially fixed to the ram while the second section has limited movement laterally relative to the first section, the second section having an inside diameter portion greater than the outside diameter of the ram and a elastic ring positioned between the second section and the ram to maintain the two sections in concentric alignment in the absence of outside forces.

Abstract: A rolled adhesive tape holder having a cutting edge located at a position near to a recess provided so as to allow the tip of the tape which is adhered to the cutting edge to be separated by being pressed with finger.

Abstract: In a machine for slicing food such as meat, sausage, cheese or the like comprising a conveying device for carrying the slices of food cut off by a rotating blade to a deposit area and a knocking-off mechanism for transferring the slices from the conveying device to the deposit area, the conveying device is driven by an independent motor of its own. The position of a slide carrying the food to be cut can be sensed by sensing means, and a follow-up control device which is connected, on the one hand, to the sensing means, and, on the other hand, to a drive motor and its encoder ensures synchronous follow-up of the conveying device in dependence upon the position of the slide.

Abstract: Improved composite tools, such as punches and dies, which tools have very high and abrasion resistant working surfaces. The composite tool includes a relatively soft support, such as a tool steel body, and a relatively hard working portion, such as a carbide, which is firmly mounted within the support in such a manner that axial and radial shocks are dampened.

Abstract: Disclosed is an apparatus for cutting blind slats, including a conveying device for sequentially conveying a slat material and a cutting device turned on and off in synchronism with the conveyance of the slat material so as to form slats of a desired length, wherein the improvement is characterized by comprising: an input device having means for entering the length of a slat; a control device for converting the output signal of the input device to pulse signals corresponding to the slat length entered and outputting them; and a motor rotated on the basis of the pulse signals output from the control device so as to convey the slat material by predetermined lengths.