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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 1977
Filed:
Dec. 15, 1975
Earl L Bishop, Cuyahoga Falls, OH (US);
James L Giffels, Akron, OH (US);
Akron Standard, division of Eagle-Picher Industries, Inc., Akron, OH (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for rotating a billet. A frame presents an upwardly facing surface to support a billet, the surface having a slope so that the rectangular billet presents a surface which slopes toward an operator for the purpose of grinding and the like. The frame supports a plurality of lift arms having L-shaped ends which are adapted to engage a corner of a billet and lift the billet to cradle it for corner grinding and then to lower the billet to present a new surface for grinding. The frame also carries a plurality of clamp arms for engaging one side of a billet and pushing it against an abutment projecting above the surface of the frame to clamp it there during the grinding operation. The frame also supports a plurality of eject arms mounted on a common shaft for discharging a billet from the frame.