Abstract: Diagnostic strips of the kind which are exposed to biological fluids such as blood or urine to detect or monitor medical conditions are cut sequentially from elongated cards by a reciprocating shear blade. The cards may be ones which exhibit defective areas that should not be included in the finished strips. Blade motion seats each newly cut strip on a movable strip carrier which abuts the blade during the cutting operation. The carrier then travels a nondefective strip to a pickup location where it is precisely positioned and picked off of the carrier for emplacement in a housing. A strip with a defective area is carried further to a discharge location where it is released into a waste receptacle. This enables more economical manufacture of diagnostic strips by efficiently making use of nondefective areas of cards that have defective areas.

Abstract: A female blanking die for a die cutting machine for die cutting and/or blanking a carton blank, as well as a male blanking die/female blanking die combination, and methods of producing them, and elements constituting essential integers thereof, are all provided herein. The male blanking die/female blanking die combination includes a specifically-configured male stripping die. Such male stripping die includes a template having a particularly-specified perimeter, the template including a plurality of foam plastic pads which are removably secured to the undersurface of the template, the template being accurately secured at a predetermined position to the underface of a movable upper plate of the blanking station of the die cutting machine. The male blanking die/female blanking die combination also includes a specifically-configured female blanking die.

Abstract: Sheet post processing apparatus is disclosed in a compact form for receiving from an image forming machine successive sheets of printed material and performing post processing thereto, by feeding sheets into the apparatus at the output speed of the image forming machine, by stopping the leading edge of the sheets by feed rolls, performing a first post process on the sheet, upstream of the feed rolls, then feeding the processed sheet, by said feed rolls, at a higher speed by either a bypass path to a receiver or through a divergent path by a diverter to an inclined tray beneath the first processor for performance of a different post process and then from the inclined tray to a stacker by an additional output feed associated with the inclined tray.

Abstract: A tape printing device which receives a tape cassette that accommodates a printable tape. The tape cassette includes a housing having a wall portion which is arranged to support the tape during a cutting operation which is performed with a cutting mechanism of the tape printing device. To align the cutting mechanism with the cassette during cutting, the wall portion of the cassette housing is arranged for interacting with a guide mechanism that connects the cutting mechanism and the wall portion during cutting and aligns the cutting mechanism with the wall portion.

Abstract: The invention features implementation of a flat triangular blade which has wo cutting edges and a sharp point. The blade is caused to move pointwise across a cylindrical can's diameter, with the plane of the blade perpendicular to the can's axis, so that the point pierces the can, the two cutting edges slice through the can in both directions around the can's circumference, and the point again, diametrically oppositely, pierces the can. The inventive removal of the residual contents and propellants from a spent aerosol can is optimally effective, because the invention divides the can into two separate parts, concomitantly subdividing the can's internal components.

Abstract: In a desk-top circular saw comprising a base, a turntable mounted on the base, an arm provided on the rear of the base, and a saw blade assembly pivotally attached to the upper end of the arm with a pivot shaft, a horizontal cylinder is provided in the arm between the pivot shaft and a blade tilting lever. The cylinder penetrates the arm to allow airflow therethrough. Provided in front of the cylinder is a flared member including a bottom plate sloping downward and a pair of side plates, thereby forming a U-like cross section. A chip guide comprising an upper plate and side plates forming an inverted U-like cross section is fastened to the underside of the neck of the saw blade assembly. The chip guide can vertically pivot integrally with the saw blade assembly. The flared member and the chip guide jointly form a chip guide passage for guiding chips into the cylinder for disposal.

Abstract: A cutting roller having cutting blades and a receiving roller are provided downstream of pulling-out rollers for pulling out a web, and the web passing between them is cut. Accelerating rollers rotated at a transmitting speed higher than that of the pulling-out rollers apply a tension to the web. The cutting blades are formed with narrow cutouts, and the receiving roller is provided with narrow annular grooves. Stretched tension guide members extend through the notches and the narrow annular grooves so as to guide the web. The portions of the web corresponding to the notches and the narrow annular grooves are not cut by the cutting blades and are left as uncut portions. However, these portions are broken easily by the tension applied to the web. Since the widths of the cutouts and the annular grooves are very narrow, the torn marks on the broken portions of the web are not remarkable.

Abstract: A continuous sheet cutting unit constituting a part of an automatic enclosing and sealing apparatus, and making single sheet from a continuous sheet and supplying the single sheet to a subsequent unit. A setting information showing at least the width of the single sheet directly or indirectly is supplied to setting information supply means, thereby, by supplying the information of the position of slitters for cutting opposite sides of the single sheet and/or of the position of single sheet conveying guides for the subsequent unit, the information of the position of single sheet conveying guides of the subsequent unit and the setting information indicating directly or indirectly the width of the single sheet being cut to the setting information supply means, so as to locate automatically the position of slitters cutting opposite sides of the single sheet.

Abstract: A paper cutting device provided in a facsimile machine, copier, printer, or the like for cutting paper discharged from a roll at a predetermined length. The paper cutting device includes a stationary cutter (2), a movable cutter (5) and movable carriage (3) to which the movable cutter is secured and which is movable along the stationary cutter (2) so that the stationary cutter in cooperation with the movable cutter cut the paper. The stationary cutter (2) extends in the lateral direction of the paper which is supplied to the paper cutting device. The carriage (3) includes a front plow portion (33a) for guiding the paper to a cutting position where the stationary cutter (2) and the movable cutter (5) overlap. When the carriage (3) traverses to cut the paper, the paper is urged toward the cutting position by the front plow portion and is cut. Thereafter, the cut portion of the paper is separated from the carriage 3 at a curved concave portion 33d of the carriage.

Abstract: A media stripper mechanism for a plotter in which the media is supported by a support having a recess therein adapted to be covered by the media. A stripper is positioned external of the support and is adapted to be extended a preselected distance into the recess. A mover is provided for moving the stripper into the recess prior to the covering thereof by the media, whereby the media is stripped from the support by the stripper.

Abstract: The present invention contemplates an outfeed lift ramp (24) for use with a male (19) and female (18) combination of blanking dies for separating a diecut paper box blank (21) from an attendant web portion (20). Outfeed lift ramp (24) is appended to the leading edge (33) of female die member (18) adjacent to blanking through holes (32) at preselected points corresponding to a series of naturally occurring or benign box blank slots (31). During the blanking operation, the diecut and partially stripped sheet (17) is interposed over the die through holes and the upper arcuate portion of the lift ramp (38) extends through the through slots (31) of the sheet to be blanked thereby permitting the sheet to lie flush against the female die surface. After blanking, box blanks 21 are forced through female die through holes (32) and all that remains on the female die surface is a flexible and flimsy web (20).

Abstract: The invention comprises an apparatus for cutting stacked sheet-like material, including:a table having a surface upon which the material may be laid, the table being defined to be within a work zone, a cutting knife and a press bar located above the work zone, an entry zone located behind the work zone for receiving the material to be cut, an advance device for advancing the stack of material into the work zone in the direction of the cutting knife, an element having a surface for receiving the material after it is cut, the element being defined to be within an exit zone, the element being movable relative to the work zone to form a gap therebetween, a first straight guide, tiltable about a horizontal axis in order to support the stack of material during cutting and to subsequently erect the cut stack, a second straight guide which is located behind the first straight guide which is operatively arranged to be brought into its working position after the gap has been opened, to form a transverse channel between

Abstract: A power-driven chopper for cutting up elongate material. The chopper includes a pair of feed rolls, each of which is motor-driven, delivering material to an anvil. A knife on a knife pivot arm is moved in an arc pass the knife to cut material. A motor actuates the knife pivot arm, and the motors for the feed rolls and the knife pivot arm are actuated in timed relation.

Abstract: The invention relates to a saw band guide, comprising a supporting roller 3 supporting the saw band at its unserrated rear edge, and a guide fork 2 whose fork branches 2a, 2b, bearing hard metal plates 4a, 4b, form a guide gap in which the saw band 1 is guided laterally with its surface bearing against the hard metal plates 4a, 4b and which forms on the rear side an opening 2c into which sawn material stripped off by the hard metal plates 4a, 4b is conveyed.

Abstract: A wire piece forming device includes a wire piece dispenser with a cutting mechanism, a receiver member which receives wire pieces from the dispenser and a take-over member. The wire piece dispenser includes a feed device for the stepwise feeding of the wire. The device includes feed wheels which are driven intermittently by a four-bar linkage and a freewheel. A wire guide member is provided to ensure that the beginning of the wire is reliably inserted into a groove-like recess in a receiver member. The groove-like recess is open at its bottom. Before a wire piece is cut off by a cutter, the groove-like recess is closed by a take-over member moving past the opening of the recess. The take-over member then takes the separated wire piece and carries it away.

Abstract: Apparatus for cutting a continuously fed web into sheets and for vertically stacking such sheets. The apparatus receives the web between a pair of cutting knives, one of which is periodically rotatable by a motor periodically connected thereto by a pulse fed electrical clutch, and the resulting sheets are conveyed to a vertical stacker by a plurality of laterally spaced conveyor belts driven by the motor. The stacker has a pair of sheet receiving uprights adjustable toward and away from each other and which are mounted on an adjustable stop for engaging the leading edges of the sheets. The stop and the uprights are adjustable in angle with respect to the vertical. A roller below the stack has either crown portions beneath the belt or non-circular portions between pairs of belts to urge the sheets into the stack. Stripping fingers are between pairs of belts for removing the sheets from the belts. To prevent throwing of the sheets, a hold-down roller engages the web adjacent to where it is cut.

Abstract: A gob severing mechanism comprises a single blade which severs a series of gobs by passing rapidly through columns of glass, severing a first series on movement in one direction and a second series on movement in the other direction. In rest positions on opposite sides of the glass columns wherein the blade is positioned in shrouds in which it is cooled by a mist of coolant, e.g. water.

Abstract: A straight line shear has a pair of carriages which support opposed pairs of shear blade assemblies. These carriages are displaceable to shear gobs from molten runners of glass. Each shear blade assembly can be adjusted relative to its carriage, in the direction of carriage displacement, and to this end shear blade assembly guide pins are slidingly received in carriage bushings. These bushings have one axial portion which is press fit into a carriage bore and the remaining portion has an enlarged threaded interdiameter which extends the bushing and hence its life and which enables the bushing to be pulled from its bore by a hand tool having a threaded socket.

Abstract: A rotary cutting assembly for cutting sheets of veneer as they are moving on a conveyor belt is provided. The rotary cutting assembly (10) includes at least one rotary blade assembly (12), a conveyor belt (20) for conveying material and acting as a cutting surface, a flexible flat platen (40) positioned under the inner surface (36) of the conveyor belt (20) in vertical alignment with the rotary blade assembly (12), and a backup roller (26) positioned above the rotary blade assembly (12). The rotary blade assembly (12) includes an elongated blade holder (64) with opposed sides (66 and 68) that taper outwardly to define opposed edges (70 and 72) having longitudinal channels (74 and 76). A clamping assembly (62) that includes a grooved clamp (84) and a tapered bar (86) securely clamps a blade (18) within each of the channels (74 and 76).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for cutting articles such as potatoes into helical strips wherein the potato is held against rotation and aligned by a plurality of fingers and moved longitudinally against a rapidly rotating cutting head. The cutting head may include a hollow central cutting tube mounted at its axis of rotation. A feed mechanism is provided to feed potatoes to the holder for cutting and automatic sensing and sequencing control system controls the loading and feeding of potatoes. A plurality of holding and cutting mechanisms can be simultaneously fed and operated by the control system.

Abstract: A tape dispenser having a hollow body to receive a supply of medicated tape to be dispensed in predetermined lengths into the mouth of an animal, the tape dispenser is trigger operated and is provided with a barrel along which a delivery head moves, a predetermined length of tape is delivered into the barrel and severed from the supply by said delivery head, which predetermined length is then delivered into the mouth of the animal via the terminal end of the barrel.

Abstract: The invention comprises a light-tight dispenser for rolled sheet materials, such as negative stock, emulsified paper, and like photographic supplies, having nipping rollers for paying-out of the rolled materials, and a translatable blade for severing a selected length of payed-out material. The dispenser is suspensible from a vertical surface, such as a wall of a room or a panel of a camera unit (which latter may have an entry access for a severed length of the material). The dispenser has a channel which defines a rectilinear frame in which a sheet material cassette is light-sealingly nested and restrained. The cassette intimately engages the innermost portion of the channel to feed sheet material therefrom to the aforesaid nipping rollers, which are in adjacency thereto.

Abstract: Web slitting apparatus is provided with a web guide below the web path. The web guide is moveable between operative and inoperative positions. In the inoperative position, the web guide has a portion for supporting a central portion of the web when it is desired to process a web as mill run board.

Abstract: A blade holder for microtome for cutting frozen samples, in which a replaceable blade is clamped between a holder body and an urging member, and which comprises a bracket mounted on a rear portion of the holder body, a rotary shaft supported in the bracket to extend parallel to the holder body, an anti-roll plate secured to the front end of a shaft member penetrating a see-through hole formed in the rotary shaft so that the anti-roll plate is disposed above the urging member, said anti-roll plate being spring biased in a direction to cause its displacement to the front, and a nut fitted on the rear end of the shaft member.

Abstract: A device is provided for feeding a continuous fabric web to a machine for sewing women's pantyhose. The continuous fabric web is formed into a gusset for the pantyhose by various devices including a motor controlled by a photoelectric device for feeding the fabric web from a spool of fabric web. A carriage alternately moves in a horizontal direction and has several web pulling jaws to pull the web into place. A tampon pincer projects from the plane of operation to hold the fabric web tight. Thereafter, a pair of co-acting blades cuts and trims the web and the pantyhose material. The pantyhose material and formed gusset are held taut until they can be sewn together.

Abstract: An improved apparatus for producing and dispensing place mats from a roll of sheet material including curved guide member cooperating with said apparatus to receive said place mats and to curl upwardly the side edge portions thereof permitting said place mat to extend outwardly from said apparatus in cantilever fashion to facilitate handling of said place mat as by positioning it on a tray or the like. When the place mat is removed, the apparatus automatically produces another one extending out of the apparatus for easy handling.

Abstract: A straight line shearing mechanism which includes a unique pneumatic control system to cause the operation of the shears. One feature involves the cushioning of the piston member of the pneumatic cylinder assembly on the return stroke. Another feature is the provision of an automatic retract to open the shears in the event that the shear blades do not complete their cutting stroke. Also, one blade of a set of shear blades may tilt in the event of excess tension between the blades. Additionally, one shear blade is pivotally adjustable about a pin member having an axis extending in the direction of travel of the blades. Further, the drop guides are horizontally adjustable relative to its associated shear blade in the direction of travel of the shear blade and also adjustable about a vertical axis.

Abstract: The slicer outlet extender for attachment to the outlet housing of a slicing machine, such housings opening downwardly and being larger at the lower ends, the extender comprising an elongated piece of material which wraps around the outside of the lower end of the outlet, and overlaps itself, and connecting means interconnecting the lapping ends of the extender, such as pieces on each end of the extender having inter-engaging hook portions.

Abstract: A revolving cross cutter for material in web form comprises two driven knife drums, a transfer table following same in the line of transport of the web and a transport mechanism following the transfer table. The transfer table is mounted for yielding movement in the line of transporting comprising two vertical parallel flat leaf springs which are adjustably biased.

Abstract: A machine for picking up stacks of sliced food obtained from a slicer and loading the stacks into cavities of a packager which then encloses same. The machine includes a transmission driven in synchronism with the packager that pivots a placer having spring closed doors for stack support from a load position wherein a ram loads each cavity, to an upper pick up position on an inclined, transmission driven, conveyor having suitable stops. The stops retract, and the conveyor pivots downwardly, as the placer moves the stacks to the load position without interference with the stops and the conveyor. Suitable feed conveyors load an escapement for the stacks for the sequential movement of the stacks to the stop positions. A control system is provided to regulate the flow of stacks from the slicer to the loader for continuous loader operation if desired.

Abstract: An automatic machine for forming bee box components from wooden stock members by grouping the members in a single row and indexing them past several work stations at which the members are formed into the box components. The row of engaged members pass by the first cutting station where end grooves are cut in opposite ends of the individual members as they pass by. Guide bars then are received within the grooves and support the members as they are moved along to a second cutting station. At this station, angularly oriented milling heads form grooves along the longitudinal side edges of the stock members. The row is moved along in increments by an indexing mechanism that receives successive individual stock members from a feed mechanism. The indexing mechanism also includes a drilling assembly that functions to form longitudinally spaced holes through the members as they are received and indexed forwardly.

Abstract: Apparatus for punching regularly-spaced apertures in film or tape includes a rotary ring carrying a plurality of radially-extending punches, a further rotary ring carrying a plurality of dies and a drive ring outwardly of the punch-carrying ring which is mounted eccentrically of the punch-carrying ring and serves to force the punches at a punching zone into corresponding dies and thereby punches the required apertures in the film or tape.To avoid damage to the surfaces of the film or tape infeed and outfeed guides are provided for directing the film along an in-feed path initially parallel to the axis of rotation of the punch ring and turning the film or tape about one of the guides rotatable about an axis approximately 17.degree. to the horizontal and in a plane at right angles to the axis of rotation of the punch ring. The out-feed guide is rotatable about a similarly inclined axis.

Abstract: The power stroke of the within punch press results from the electrical interaction of an armature, attached in depending relation from a superposed positioned die set, and a solenoid coil located in the supporting base of the press. In assembling each component of the sub-assemblies consisting of the supported die set and of the supporting base, a positional relation is achieved for each component which in the assembly of the die set onto the base contributes to a proper projected positioning of the armature within the encircling solenoid coil, to thereby achieve the required electrical reaction therebetween without losses or other inefficiencies.

Abstract: This cutting apparatus includes a frame structure supporting a cutting roller and a counter pressure roller arranged at an angle relative to the feed advance direction of sheet material to be cut. Drive means are provided for the cutting roller and for the counter pressure roller in the form of a common drive chain positively interconnecting the rollers with a drive motor through an instantaneously operable clutch, such as an electro-magnetic or pneumatic clutch. A brake is provided between the cutting roller and the frame structure, whereby the control of the clutch and of the brake is such that engagement of the positive drive through the clutch disengages the brake and vice-versa.

Abstract: Upper and lower combined cutting and anvil rolls are provided with axially-extending circumferentially-spaced grooves for receiving compression cutting blades clamped therein, with their cutting edges substantially engaging the anvil portions of the other roll. One roll is drivingly connected to the other roll by intermeshing helical gears whereby one roll can be shifted axially and thereby simultaneously shifted circumferentially relatively to the other roll in order to vary the circumferential spacing of the cutting blades of the upper and lower rolls so as to vary the lengths of the sheets cut from a web of paper emerging from a printing press by which the pages have been printed. An adjusting screw shaft engages the upper roll through a thrust bearing and is equipped with a hand wheel and lock nut wheel to shift the roll axially and lock it in position. Registering concentric annular dials between the upper axially-adjustable roll and its helical drive gear indicate the adjustment which may be obtained.

Abstract: A device for slitting billets rolled to produce a multiple stranded bar, in which a guide member and support rollers direct the multiple stranded bar, emerging from a stand, against a rotary knife having a circular blade bevelled peripherally to provide shoulders over which individual strands will ride, thus splitting the bar in advance of the knife. Passages behind the knife channel the individual strands.