Usx Corporation

George H Keaton

Michael M Sinar

Edwin J Gebhardt

James N Wendt

Apparatus is disclosed for brushing the edges of electroplated metal strip to remove excess plating metal therefrom. In a first embodiment for brushing the narrow face edges of the strip, a cup brush is mounted on a carriage having a motor thereon for rotatably driving the brush. The carriage is slidably movable in a transverse direction of the strip. A device urges the carriage inwardly toward the strip so that the brush is maintained in constant contact with uniform pressure against the strip edge. In a second embodiment for brushing the broad surfaces of the strip adjacent to the strip edge, a disc brush is mounted on a carriage having a motor thereon for rotatably driving the brush. Again, the carriage is slidably movable in a transverse direction of the strip. A device urges the carriage inwardly toward the strip so that the brush is maintained in constant contact with a uniform portion of the width of the strip near the edge thereof. A second device is provided for maintaining the pressure exerted by the brush against the strip substantially constant. In a preferred form, a device is provided for removal and collection of plated metal particles brushed from the strip.

Edge brush for electroplated strip

A compound elastomeric sleeve is provided for installation onto a segmented reel for preventing creases in metal strip wound into coil form thereon. A relatively thin, easily compressible outer sleeve is bonded to a thicker, more rigid inner sleeve. The dual hardness compound sleeve prevents creases yet retains its shape sufficiently for easy removal of a coil wound thereon from the reel. The invention includes a method for preventing creases from forming in metal strip which is to be wound into coil form on a segmented reel on which the compound sleeve is mounted.

Polyurethane sleeve for tension reels

Apparatus is disclosed for brushing the edges of electroplated metal strip to remove excess plating metal therefrom. In a first embodiment for brushing the narrow face edges of the strip, a cup brush is mounted on a carriage having a motor thereon for rotatably driving the brush. The carriage is slidably movable in a transverse direction of the strip. A device urges the carriage inwardly toward the strip so that the brush is maintained in constant contact with uniform pressure against the strip edge. In a second embodiment for brushing the broad surfaces of the strip adjacent to the strip edge, a disc brush is mounted on a carriage having a motor thereon for rotatably driving the brush. Again, the carriage is slidably movable in a transverse direction of the strip. A device urges the carriage inwardly toward the strip so that the brush is maintained in constant contact with a uniform portion of the width of the strip near the edge thereof. A second device is provided for maintaining the pressure exerted by the brush against the strip substantially constant. In a preferrred form, a device is provided for removal and collection of plated metal particles brushed from the strip.

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Porter, IN, United States of America

George H Keaton