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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1977
Filed:
Aug. 11, 1975
Applicant:
Inventor:
William J Hill, Holden, MA (US);
Assignee:
Morgan Construction Company, Worcester, MA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B21B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
214 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for aligning the ends of product lengths being delivered laterally into an alignment zone. The apparatus employs a plurality of pairs of alignment heads which are arranged to reciprocally contact and align the ends of product lengths as they arrive in the alignment zone. The alignment heads are mounted for movement on a stationary rail spanning the length of the alignment zone. The rail is supported on a frame which also carries a pair of reciprocally driven draw bars. Remotely operable devices are employed to releasably connect the alignment heads to the draw bars and to adjust the spacing between cooperating pairs of alignment heads.