Abstract: Disclosed is a molded plastic sawbuck having two end supports and a crossbar. Each end support has a hub and four integrally molded support legs radiating therefrom. The crossbar can be integrally molded to the hubs of the end supports or the end supports may have a bore in the hub for detachable association with the crossbar. The crossbar is preferably non circular in cross section and has a spinner thereon which protects the crossbar from the chainsaw. Two legs of each end support are shorter than the other two legs and the relative orientation and length of the leg is such that the sawbuck can be rotated from its normal position so that material to be cut such as a log can be supported on sloping ground or supported on level ground such that the height a heavy log has to be lifted over the tops of the legs is reduced. The legs may have apertures or apertured lugs associated therewith whereby a carrying strap can be connected to the sawback to carry it into the bush.

Abstract: A nesting vise for holding bundles of stock comprising a base with a fixed jaw and a movable jaw mounted thereon, both jaws having faces with apertures therein. A strap is provided which extends between the two jaws through the apertures. A lock is provided to hold the strap on one end, and a strap tightener is attached to the other end of the strap which tightens and holds the bundle of stock, resulting in even radial pull towards the center of the vise so as to locate all of the pieces of stock in the bundle and locking them together.

Abstract: A device 10 is provided for fixing a bundle of elongate members 14-18 to a support. The device comprises a locating member 20 which is locatable non-rotatably on the bundle, and a mount 22 adapted to be mounted on the support. The locating member is rotatably fitted to a body 36 of the mount such that the angular orientation of the locating member with respect to the mount can be adjusted to suit the orientation of the bundle to the surface to which it is to be fixed. Additionally, the locating member is movable relative to the mount in the through direction of the device.

Abstract: A device for moving a wall frame unit into an erect and plumb position includes a pulling unit mounted on one wall frame unit and a pulled unit mounted on the wall frame unit to be erected. A cable unit connects the pulled unit to the puller unit via a lock handle on the puller unit. Movement of the puller unit handle into a prone position draws the cable unit towards the puller unit. A differential pulley block is included so that one worker can, without assistance, move the second wall frame unit.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for holding a generally cylindrical workpiece for honing or otherwise machining an internal bore. The workpiece is held by a gripping surface over most of the innermost turn of a spirally wound spring and coil. The workpiece is grasped circumferentially over its outer surface without excess contact pressure at any particular point. A tendency of the machining operation to rotate the workpiece serves to secure the workpiece more tightly in position by tightening the outer turns of the spring band coil. A rotatable tensioning member acts under the influence of a biasing spring to decrease the diameter of the innermost turn of the spring band coil to bring the gripping surface into contact with the workpiece. A method for adapting the work-holding apparatus to smaller or irregularly shaped workpieces consists of molding an annular piece around the workpiece.

Abstract: A variable force exerting clamp assembly having a variable clamping area. A stretchable strap which deforms or "thins" to a smaller width in response to stretching is provided with a first work-engaging clamp secured to one end thereof and a second movable clamp which is slidable between the ends of the strap. The clamps are disposed for engaging a workpiece or workpieces between each other or for securing a pair of members together, and tension is applied until the strap is stretched to exert the desired force on the members, whereby, upon release of the tensional force, the strap tends to assume its original configuration, and the second clamp exerts a clamping force on the strap responsive to the strap expanding to its original width.

Abstract: A jig is provided for assembling various different wing skin panels, all having different airfoil profiles. The jig includes a frame that has a plurality of colinear attachment points. These points define a center line axis that is generic for any panel assembled on the jig. A set of headers is distributed along the attachment points, such set being replaceable by another for a different panel. The headers have edge recesses in which are placed the panels' stringers. Both stringers and headers are covered by a skin sheet which is held in place by webbings that are pulled and tightened against the skin. The webbings hold the skin against the stringers while the stringers, skin, and headers are moved to a fastening location where the skin is riveted or otherwise fastened to the stringers.

Abstract: An apparatus and method are disclosed for holding a generally cylindrical workpiece for honing or otherwise machining an internal bore. The workpiece is held by a gripping surface over most of the innermost turn of a spirally wound spring and coil. The workpiece is grasped circumferentially over its outer surface without excess contact pressure at any particular point. A tendency of the machining operation to rotate the workpiece serves to secure the workpiece more tightly in position by tightening the outer turns of the spring band coil. A rotatable tensioning member acts under the influence of a biasing spring to decrease the diameter of the innermost turn of the spring band coil to bring the gripping surface into contact with the workpiece. A method for adapting the work-holding apparatus to smaller or inrregularly shaped workpieces consists of molding an annular piece around the workpiece.

Abstract: A variable force exerting clamp assembly having a variable clamping area. A stretchable strap which deforms or "thins" to a smaller width in response to stretching is provided with a first work-engaging clamp secured at one end thereof and a second movable clamp which is slidable between the ends of the strap. The clamps are disposed for engaging a workpiece or workpieces between each other, and tension is applied until the strap is stretched to exert the desired force on the members, whereby, upon release of the tensional force, the strap tends to assume its original configuration, and the second clamp exerts a clamping force on the strap responsive to the strap expanding to its original width.

Abstract: An apparatus for straightening and aligning the end of an elongated piece with the end of a second elongated piece, comprising a positioning device comprising a pusher means mounted in a radially movable manner with respect to an axis of one of the aforesaid ends in its straightened and aligned position and angularly movable about this axis, in a support structure, so as to be in a condition to exert a predetermined lateral radial pressure for the desired positioning of the said end.

Abstract: A slender paint brush holder for attachment to a rotary drive member, such as an electric power drill for rotating an elongated, slender paint brush about an axis perpendicular to the elongated handle of the brush, in order to spin-clean the brush. The holder includes a pair of longitudinally spaced, aligned V-shaped recesses for receiving the handle of the brush, a spindle for reception within the chuck of the power driven drive member, and a transverse notch for receiving an elastic binder member fastened to the holder and across the brush handle.

Abstract: A pipe aligner for holding a metal pipe securely for welding which comprises a back, two arms that wrap around the pipe and means to secure the pipes to the arms and back.

Abstract: Apparatus for aligning the confronting ends of two pipe sections having a joint therebetween comprising an anchor to which is secured one end of a clamp chain. A retainer carried by the anchor is attached to the chain at a zone which enables the chain to form a loop encircling one pipe section adjacent the joint. The loop carries a plurality of circumferentially spaced supports for supporting the other pipe section in a position to be welded to the first pipe section. The anchor and the retainer are relatively adjustable to enable the loop to be contracted and expanded.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is a power tongs, including a rotary head and a circular plate loosely mounted on the head, with a flexible member secured at one end to the plate. The flexible member is wrapped around the pipe to be torqued and the free end of the member is tensioned around the pipe by means of a lever that is pivotally supported on the plate, the lever having an outwardly extending arm that is engaged by a pin extending upward from the rotary head as the tongs are operated. The flexible member distributes radial loads over the surface of the pipe to prevent crushing of the pipe and damage to its surface.

Abstract: A turn gate is used for receiving and supporting a plurality of wire segments that are successively guided laterally into contact with it by the robotic device during the assembly of the wire harness. The turn gate is positioned at bends in the wire harness and is configured so that each wire segment is positioned on a predetermined location on the inside radius of the curve.

Abstract: A machine is disclosed for depositing powder in a selected configuration, fusing the configured powder into a laminate and adhering the fused laminate to a shoe substrate. The machine includes a mounting plate on which the shoe substrate is to be releasably clamped which is elevated from a lower release position to an upper clamping position. A pair of lever arms are mounted on either side of the mounting plate for displacement from a release position to a clamping position. Each lever arm includes a support arm which is configured so that a support portion will be parallel to and lower than the mounting plate when the mounting plate is in the clamping position.

Abstract: A holder for celeries which are known to have a narrow and a wide end. The wide end is characterized by having concave inner walls. The holder has a cooperating convex headed termination that receives the concave portion of the celery and a handle portion over which the narrow end of the celery extends. Several rubber bands are used to maintain the celery securely in place with respect to the holder.

Abstract: A plurality of limbs or the like are secured together, to form a limb bundle (B). The limbs are positioned in a space defined laterally between a pair of posts (20, 24) on one side of a frame (12) and a second pair of posts (22, 26) on the opposite side of the frame (12). A windless (44) is supported at the upper ends of the posts (20, 24). A cable (54) extends from the windless (44) either downwardly and around the girth of the limb bundle (B), and then hooks on itself, to form a noose around the limb bundle (B), or it extends from the windless (44) down to and around a pulley (76), then upwardly and over a mid portion of the limb bundle (B'), and then down to a dead end connection (70) at a lower portion of the frame (12). In either case, tightening of the cable (54, 54') imposes a squeezing force on the limb bundle (B).

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for restricting the relative movement of the separated sections of an initially unitary body. The present invention is particularly useful in a device and method for restraining or restricting the initial movement of the upper portion of a tree, post or similar body to two degrees of freedom immediately after it has been severed from the remaining stationary portion of the body. A device in accord with the present invention comprises first and second rigid members pivotally joined or hinged together. The device further comprises a plurality of contact surfaces or feet for contacting the limb wherein the contact surfaces are displaced from the rigid members. Finally, the device comprises devices for attaching the rigid members to the limb both above and below the proposed point of severance. Most preferably, the attachment devices are adjustable to permit attachment to a limb having a variety of shapes.

Abstract: A clamping device comprises an angle member carrying a clamping mechanism and a clamping band which is engaged by the clamping mechanism at one end and engages around and holds the workpieces to be joined firmly in contact with each other, and is attached, by its other end, to an anchor. The anchor may be provided on the angle member or on a tensioning angle member. To tension the band, the clamping mechanism is mounted on a slide 3 which is displaceable by a pulling means operating thereon and which comprises a screw and a nut.

Abstract: A surgical leg clamp assembly for securing the thigh of a patient to an operating table for arthroscopy of the knee and arthroscopic and/or knee surgery. The surgical leg clamp consists of an elongate main frame which is universally adjustably secured to the side of an operating table and which is provided with an easily adjustable thigh-encircling snap-belt clamp assembly which is adapted to incrementally apply selective continuous clamping pressure to the thigh without resultant discomfort or damage thereto. The surgical leg clamp assembly is also adapted for selected snap-release and reapplication of the selected retentive pressure without the need for further readjustment of the surgical leg clamp assembly to reachieve the original clamping pressure.

Abstract: A belt, which passes around a pulley on a shaft of an element movable about a pivotal connection to tighten the belt, is tightened by a tool including a body, which rests on the pivotal element, and a handle pivotally mounted to the body. A flexible band has one end attached to the body and is passed around the pivotal element and through guides on the body prior to being releasably connected to the handle. When the handle is pivoted relative to the body with the flexible band tight around the pivotal element, the pivotal element is moved about its pivotal connection to tighten the belt.

Abstract: A tool is provided for seating "O" rings in flanged pipe. An "O" ring positioning plate is held between two parallel facing plates. A flexible "O" ring support band is mounted in the tool and holds the "O" ring tightly against an arcuate cut in the lower surface of the "O" ring positioning plate. A support member is included to support the tool on the pipe's flange.

Abstract: A log handling device for biased, adjustable circumferential envelopment of a log during a splitting operation to maintain the general conformation thereof as the same is reduced to a plurality of split elements and provide an ability to grasp the log, whether whole or split, is disclosed herein.

Abstract: A continuously operating bead filler assembly system for forming filler material on top of a tire bead includes a multiple station assembly machine having at least one station for placing the bead and positioning the filler material in cylindrical form adjacent the bead and at least one station for forming and rotating the filler material on top of the bead. The multiple station assembly machine is used in conjunction with a rubber extruder, which continuously extrudes the filler material onto an accumulator, which delivers the filler material to a cutting and measuring device which cuts the filler material in predetermined lengths for deposit of the filler material in cylindrical form onto accumulator station.

Abstract: A tool couple which is used with a manually-operated threading die to aid in cutting the initial threads on a pipe or bolt. The device is used to force the anterior cutting edge of the die firmly against the outer, unthreaded surface of the workpiece at the outset of a threading operation. The die is kept wedged, as the initial threads are being cut, between the workpiece and a rotatable member of the tool couple so that the die cannot slip backward toward the leading edge of the workpiece. To keep the die so wedged, the rotatable member is advanced in the direction of the end of the workpiece at approximately the same rate as the die is moved along the longitudinal axis of the workpiece. By maintaining the anterior cutting edge of the die in juxtaposition to the advancing edge of the thread, the device prevents a chamfering of the leading edge of the workpiece as the threading die is turned.

Abstract: Apparatus for facilitating the insertion of a cylindrical frame into a filter bag used for collecting airborne particulate matter is disclosed. A cylindrical member is provided which has an axial discontinuity in its sidewalls. The outer diameter of the cylindrical member is at least equal to the inner diameter of the mouth of the bag. The inner diameter of the cylindrical member is no less than the outer diameter of the frame. A device is provided for drawing the sidewalls of the cylindrical member together at the discontinuity so that the outer diameter of the cylindrical member is decreased to slightly less than the inner diameter of the mouth of the bag. The mouth of the bag is then inserted over the end of the cylindrical member, which is released to capture the mouth of the bag. With the mouth of the bag held open by the apparatus of the present invention, the frame can readily be inserted through the other end of the cylindrical member.

Abstract: A workpiece holding fixture in the form of an elongated cylindrical base member provided with an end adapted for mounting on the end of a rotatable spindle, such as the headstock of a lathe or like machine tool, the cylindrical member being provided at its other end with a seat appropriately arranged to engage a portion of the periphery of a workpiece of irregular shape, such as a pipe elbow or the like, and having clamping means for securely holding the workpiece on the seat with the portion of the workpiece on which a machining or fabricating operation is to be effected disposed rotatable through the intermediary of the holding fixture around an axis of rotation coinciding with the axis of rotation of the holding fixture.

Abstract: A restraining device is used in a dry kiln with a load of green lumber in order to reduce warpage during drying and cooling. A single restraint device is comprised of a pair of inverted leaf springs joined together at their centers and having a strap extending from one end of the top spring about the load of lumber and terminating at the other end of the top spring together with a tensioning device for the strap. Before the load of lumber is placed in the dry kiln, the tensioning device will draw down both the bottom and top leaf springs close to the load where the tensioning device will lock them in place. During drying, as the load shrinks, the top spring will be relaxed while the bottom spring will maintain a force across the width of the load, thereby substantially reducing warp.

Abstract: A spring clamp for holding a paper log (rolled up newspapers) while twisting tie wires around the end portions thereof. The clamp comprises a pair of spring-actuated curved jaws which have a laterally flexible cord across the free ends of the jaws to embrace the log, the cord extending through jaw openings and being connected to the ends of springs projecting laterally from the jaws. The springs are arranged to buckle when the jaws are separated to provide a large range of opening movement of the jaws by a substantially constant jaw opening force and a substantially constant tension on the cord.

Abstract: Apparatus for forming a plurality of elongate objects such as wires into a bundle of circular cross section. The apparatus comprises a base adapted to be securely affixed to a mount such as a panelboard and a frame for mounting on the base. The frame comprises a pair of arms extending upwardly from adjacent the base with each arm terminating in an end portion. The end portions are movable relative to one another between a retaining position wherein the spacing between the end portions is less than the diameter of one of the objects and a release position wherein the spacing is at least as great as the object diameter. In their release portion, the end portions define an object-receiving opening. The arms are biased toward their retaining position. The apparatus further comprises a length of elastomeric material removably carried by the frame and free of the base. The length includes a portion bridging the arms adjacent the free ends.

Abstract: A C-shaped framework includes an upright post and an outwardly projecting anvil on top of the post, the top surface of the anvil being slotted to receive the bight of a fish hook and thus orient the eye of the hook in a direction such that fly material can conveniently be attached to the hook. A tightening band includes a loop which extends over the bight of the hook and thus selectively secures a hook positioned in the anvil slot. The band is connected to a drawing stem translatably disposed in an outwardly projecting bearing block forming the bottom of the C-shaped framework. The lower end of the drawing stem projects downwardly below the bottom surface of the bearing block and has a transverse axle mounted thereon. A cam eccentrically journaled on the axle is rotated by a lever.

Abstract: A holder for forming a plurality of strands of wire into a bundle for assembling a cable harness. The holder includes a frame having relatively movable arms .[.of which the ends are in spaced relationship.]. .Iadd.terminating in opposing separate ends.Iaddend.. An elastic band is fastened on the frame to .[.yieldably hold the ends spaced and.]. provide a cradle for the wires .Iadd.and to coact with the ends to releasably retain the strands..Iaddend. .Iadd.