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General Automotive Specialty Co., Inc.

The Mosler Safe Company

Joel Rudder

Martin Heller

Victor J Vogel

Mark Levine

Douglas H Smith

George Payne

Robert H Hanes

Edward Pecha

Stanley J Arasim, Jr

Stanley J Olaskowitz

David Ditlya

Stanley Arasim, Jr

The invention includes lead forming and trimming apparatus particularly for transistors with a flat side on the body. Such transistors have a plurality of wire leads extending from the bottom of the body. These wire leads are in an alignment and are fed to a guideway between two strips with these strips at a slope sufficient to cause gravitational advancement of the components on their bottom. A finger metering means is provided and is cam actuated so as to cause one finger to be brought in way of the leading wire of a component as the other finger is being withdrawn from in way of a component in the metering station. The die for shaping and trimming consists of two halves moved first toward each other and then away from each other. The die halves are carried by slide supports and are removably mounted on support blocks. The slides are moved by circular cams enclosed in rectangular followers. The die actuating apparatus and slide mechanism is carried on an adjusting lead screw and guide rods so as to provide the exact lead and bend length. The finished component is delivered to an accumulating bin and the trimmed leads are accumulated in another bin for disposal. Resiliency is provided in the guideway to prevent damage of the leads during forming and trimming.

Apparatus and method for forming and trimming the leads of electrical

Auxiliary vehicle brake light

A collision avoidance light for mounting at the rear window of an automobile includes a housing, a socket assembly, a lens and an anti-glare shield. The housing defines an open face. The socket assembly includes a socket for mounting a light bulb. The socket assembly is mounted on the housing. The lens is detachably mounted to the housing in juxtaposition with the open face. The anti-glare shield is mounted on the housing and at least partially surrounds the lens. The shield is readily adaptible to conform to the slope of the rear window.

Collision avoidance light

The trimming apparatus and fixture for holding a PC board prior to and during trimming of an upper surface of the PC board utilizes a trimming blade rotated by a variable speed motor. This apparatus includes X and Y motion mechanism moved by hand grips that are spaced apart and cooperate with push button switches providing a safety control circuit. The X and Y motion mechanism employs linear ball bushings mounted and movable on hardened steel shafts. Removable holding fixtures are employed to hold and retain the PC boards during trimming. One holding fixture is used for PC boards that are not warped and not likely to warp. This fixture holds the PC board on three sides and a quick acting cam clamp is actuated to retain and release a PC board. Another fixture is adapted to hold and retain a PC board that is warped or likely to warp. Vacuum is used with a plurality of standoffs to establish the desired holding plane of this PC board. A quick opening aperture is uncovered to release both negative pressure and the PC board after trimming. A third fixture employs a top plate which is positioned by dowells. On this fixture and in this plate is formed a plurality of receiving openings for PC boards of small and/or irregular size. Vacuum is also employed as well as standoffs. The interior chamber of this fixture is provided with a quick opening lever plate that is manipulated to uncover an aperture and bring the interior of the fixture to atmospheric pressure.

Holding fixture and trimmer for PC boards

This dispensing apparatus provides a high speed feeding device with a one-at-a-time positive delivery of an electrical component having a generally cylindrical body and two wire-like members. The members are disposed to extend one from each end of the body and substantially central thereof. The dispensing apparatus includes a zig-zag feeder or chute from which the electrical component is delivered to cam actuated plunger means which is reciprocated to present a first supportive position and in response to a cam displacement the component is dropped into a receiver pocket and then moved to a discharge position whereat the transferred component is delivered to other operations.

High speed dispenser for electrical components

A pneumatic carrier terminal in a preferred embodiment includes a movable horizontal tray alignable with a horizontal pneumatic tube connected to the terminal. A carrier sealing ring is provided on the end of the tray and is aligned with the tube. The trailing end of a received carrier resides in the ring which surrounds the carrier's gasket. Stationary, two-stage cam apparatus within the terminal engages and pushes a carrier out of the ring when the tray is moved out of the terminal to present the carrier. Other stationary cam apparatus within the terminal engages and pushes a carrier into the ring when the carrier is replaced and the tray is retracted from the presentment position. The ring operatively seals one end of the carrier to the pneumatic tube to positively insure carrier flight when the terminal is pressurized. Alternate cam apparatus is disclosed.

Pneumatic carrier send and receive terminal

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Rockaway, NJ, United States of America

Joel Rudder