Jl Tool and Machine Co.

Mikel Smithson

Joseph M Voytilla

A method of blanking articles or products molded in a unitary sheet and arranged in a predetermined configuration or array consisting of the steps of configuration or array comprising a plurality of identical symmetrical segments consisting of the steps of first blanking the articles in a first segment of the sheet, rotating the sheet to present the next adjacent segment to the blanking dies, blanking the articles in the next successive segment and repeating the indexing and blanking until all of the articles in all of the segments have been removed from the sheet. Apparatus for blanking articles or products molded in a unitary sheet and arranged in a particular configuration or array including a plurality of segments of an identical configuration comprising cooperating male and female blanking dies of an array and configuration corresponding to the array and configuration of the articles in one segment of the sheet; a support for the sheet consisting of an annular ring member and a cover having a series of openings arranged in a pattern and array corresponding to the pattern and array of the articles of the molded sheet and means for sequentially positioning the articles in each of a plurality of segments of the sheet sequentially to thereby blank the articles from each segment sequentially.

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Pottstown, PA, United States of America

Mikel Smithson