Abstract: A chicken leg processor includes a transfer device for removing the lower portion of halved birds from a shackle conveyor, and delivering them to a line along which the hip joints are partially cut through. While the legs remain suspended from the line, the back is then inverted, and is moved at a speed different from the legs, to remove the legs from the back. Thereafter, the legs are separated into thighs and drumsticks.

Abstract: A fastener drive tool for applying a rotational torque to a threaded fastener for driving the fastener into or out of a workpiece. The drive tool has an elongated shaft portion with a free end which is engageable with a recess formed in the fastener. Alternating merging concave and convex partially-cylindrical surfaces are formed on the outside of the shank towards the free end of the drive tool. The axes of curvature of the concave and convex partially-cylindrical surfaces are generally parallel to one another. The drive tool has at least one interlobular fastener retention piece attached between two convex partially-cylindrical surfaces which engage a corresponding convex partially-cylindrical surface formed in the fastener recess. The interlobular fastener retention piece releasably retains the fastener on the drive tool when the drive tool is engaged with the recess formed in the fastener and prevents wobbling of the fastener when it is driven by the drive tool.

Abstract: Described is a combination of fasteners and tools which visually communicate their respective sizes to the user so clearly that by merely glancing at these objects a tool matching the fastener or a fastener that matches the tool can readily be selected for use. This beneficial result is achieved by visually coding the fasteners of different sizes either by a pattern or preferably by color so that all fasteners of a given size bear one distinguishing visual appearance, all fasteners of another given size bear another distinguishing visual appearance, and so on.

Abstract: Device for cutting loose the rectum of the carcass of a slaughtered animal, having a shut-off and positioning element fitted at the end of an elongated carrier with concentrically around it a rotary cutting element, and with means for creating a vacuum around said carrier, said positioning element being provided with a bore open at its front side, into which opens a flusing liquid supply channel.

Abstract: A method and device for separating the legs from a carcass of slaughtered poultry in which the carcass is positioned on the rear side, legs pointing upwards, relative to the cutters, a groin incision is made between each leg and the carcass at the side of the leg facing the carcass, and each leg is dislocated at the hip joint by pressing out each leg relative to the carcass. After dislocating the hip, a caudal hip incision is made in the remaining tissue connection between each leg and the carcass, after the two parts of each dislocated hip joint are moved a certain distance apart by applying a force acting on the hip joint ball of each hip joint, pushing the hip joint ball away from the hip joint socket prior to making the hip incision, and the legs are pulled off the carcass, essentially in the lengthwise direction of the back bone and away from the tail part.

Abstract: This invention relates to hand tools in general, and more particularly to a gripping plier or wrench having compound leverage gripping power not found in the tools most commonly sold and used today. This tool further has constantly parallel jaws at any adjustment position within its capacity. When constructed as a plier, it grips the workpiece with better than a 10:1 leverage ratio which makes it practically impossible to slip without the operator releasing its grip. When constructed as a wrench for turning nuts, bolts, and fittings, its gripping power holds the workpiece so tightly that there is no possibility of rounding off the corners or otherwise damaging it during the turning operation. Additionally, if a hexagonal object has been previously damaged and has rounded off corners, the wrench version of this tool, in any of its configurations, can effectively grip and turn such an object, a feat that the most commonly used open-end, box-end, or adjustable wrenches cannot perform to any satisfactory degree.

Abstract: A tool for the application of selected torque to the polygonal head of a bolt, to a nut or to an analogous component has a first portion which is a snug fit on the polygonal part of the component, and a polygonal second portion which can be engaged and rotated by a wrench. The material of the tool is more readily deformable than the material of the component and the material of the wrench so that the wrench deforms the second portion and/or the component deforms the first portion of the tool when the component offers a selected resistance to further rotation, i.e., in response to the application of a selected torque to the component. The first portion can be bonded or molded to the torque-receiving part of the component to be rotated, and the second portion can be coated with a film of a color different from that of the second portion to facilitate visual determination of the condition of the second portion.

Abstract: Parts of animals and edible fowl, such as poultry thighs (26) are deboned by loading the parts onto a series of carrier trays (55), with the thigh bones (27) extending transversely to the direction of movement of the carrier trays (55) along a processing path (43). Compound pusher assemblies (52) each engage one end of the thigh bones (27) and urge the thigh bones (27) longitudinally through apertures (64) formed in stripper discs (63) positioned adjacent the rear edges (57) of the carrier trays (55). As the thigh bones (27) pass through the apertures (64), the thigh bones (27) are engaged by stripper edges (66), which scrape the thigh meat (31) from the thigh bones (27) as the thigh bones (27) are progressively urged through the apertures (64) of the stripper discs (63).

Abstract: Power tongs and the back-ups are disclosed which have improved means for gripping pipe and tubular members. Torque is applied and held with minimum damage to the pipe or tubular member. A plurality of gripping assemblies, each consisting of a pivoted jaw having a friction surface, are mounted on a drag ring. Rotational resistance is selectively applied to the drag ring to cause the jaws to make contact with or be released from the pipe prior to any torque being applied to the pipe. Various modifications of the gripping assemblies are disclosed to provide better gripping contact with the pipe.

Abstract: This torque wrench includes an operating lever, an output shaft rotatable with the operating lever, a one-way rotation restricting system that rotates a threaded part in only one direction, a torque measuring system for measuring clamping torque, a rotating parts group which rotates with an output shaft, a stationary parts group restricted for relative displacement with an object by means of clamping the object, a rotating angle measuring system for measuring a rotating angle toward the object and a measuring output system for outputting values measured by the rotating angle measuring system and the torque measuring system.

Abstract: The tool of the present invention comprises a pair of locking pliers specifically designed to include opposite and matching jaws which have interlocking projections forming a cavity sized and shaped to compliment and accept wire rope cable so that the jaws may be quickly closed and locked around cable lengths to grip the cable lengths temporarily but firmly and in correct alignment until a conventional clamp can be installed.

Abstract: A drive socket for driving a fastener having a head into a workpiece, and constructed according to the teachings of the present invention, comprises a movable member having a socket and a sleeve having a bottom end. The movable or socket member is capable of axial movement with respect to the surrounding sleeve. An actuable member connects the movable member to the sleeve. The socket member is offset a predetermined distance upwardly from the bottom end of the sleeve. The actuable member positively restricts the axial movement of the movable member with respect to the sleeve so as to permit changing of the distance between the socket and the bottom end of the sleeve from a distance somewhat larger than the axial thickness of the head of the fastener to a distance substantially equal to the thickness of the head of the fastener in order to fully seat the fastener within the workpiece.

Abstract: An automated container closure opener for screw-type bottle or container caps, lids, caps, covers and the like comprising a housing having a base portion and a relatively vertically movable top portion operatively connected thereto by at least one telescoping shaft. First motorized drive means are provided for actuating the telescoping shaft so as to vertically move the top portion of the housing relative to the base portion, and second motorized drive means are provided for rotatably actuating a bottle cap engagement member which depends from the top portion of the opener housing. Circuit means serve to actuate the first motorized drive means to lower the bottle cap engagement member from an inoperative position adjacent the top portion of the housing into engaging contact with the cap of a bottle and to then deactuate the first motorized drive means and actuate the second motorized drive means to at least partially remove the cap from the bottle.

Abstract: An improved mechanism controls gathering plates for an apparatus for the creation of filled tubing products. The plate comprise a longitudinally stationary pair of plates and a longitudinally movable pair of plates. The apparatus includes a cylinder, a piston and an adjustable stop. The cylinder is attached to the movable gaathering plates. The fixed piston rod extends within the cylinder and has a piston within the cylinder. The stop is for stopping movement of the cylinder relative to the piston under the action of fluid moved into the cylinder. The stop is mounted on the cylinder and is adjustable to provide for adjustment of the stopping position of the cylinder relative to the piston.

Abstract: A wrench for producing unbalanced vibrational forces which are transmitted to a bolt turned by the wrench. The wrench produces counteracting torque forces which act on the sides of the wrench handle to facilitate the production of unbalanced vibrational forces.

Abstract: Device for forming a cut in breast and belly of the carcass of a slaughtered animal comprising a mandrel, a cutting blade and two pressure rollers lying on either side of the mandrel engaging the rear side of the carcass near the head, each roller being fitted at the first end of an arm which at the other end is connected to a carrier situated beside the mandrel and extendable in the direction of the carcass, which arms can each be swung about the longitudinal axis of the carrier the roller being provided with a disc-shaped flange right angles to the roller axis.

Abstract: The invention relates to a filling machine for the filling of a hose-like sleeve, in particular of a gut with filling material in the form of large pieces of meat or ham, the machine comprising a supply vat with a discharge opening, a screw conveyor with a charging section chargeable via the discharge opening, a precompression section and a degassification section, a holding device for the sleeve or gut, a separating unit and a closing device for the sleeve or gut.

Abstract: An attachment assembly for a multi-spindle screw machines which provides positive part recovery and increased back-machining capabilities. The attachment is fully integrated in the host multi-spindle machine to complete cut-off, back-machining operations, and part recovery within the cycle time of the host machine. The configuration and construction of the attachment assembly provides reliable operation with minimum adjustment and simplified trouble-shooting through a central processing display panel. The integration of the components also simplifies tool changes and adjustments for production of different parts. As a result, the cut-off and back-machining are accomplished within the limited cycle time of the multi-spindle machine while recovery of the finished part ensures diversion to the proper storage bin prior to return to the start position to pick-off the next production part.

Abstract: A simplified torque signalling wrench in which the torque responsive means comprises a camming recess or notch in the outer end of a wrench shank within a handle for the wrench and to which the shank is pivoted to provide limited angular movement for the outermost end of the shank with a ball surface being yieldingly forced into the recess defined by walls of the recess by spring loading to maintain the shank along the centerline of the handle and yielding to camming forces under a torque load to effect relative angular movement of the shank and handle to signal a torque load in excess of a torque load determined by the adjustable loading of the spring.

Abstract: An automatically functioning turn-over apparatus for fish fillets, which may be arranged subsequent to a fish filleting machine, has a guiding channel for the fillets arranged at an inclination to slope in the conveying direction of the fillets. In its end portion the guiding channel has a run-off edge arranged obliquely to the longitudinal axis of the channel, while below the latter a correspondingly inclined collecting chute having a semi-circular or oval-arch-shaped cross-section is arranged such that the run-off edge faces a side-wall of the collecting surface forming a guiding face, which is arranged at a distance to the run-off edge so as to allow the passage of the fillets.