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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 25, 1984
Filed:
Sep. 13, 1982
Joel G Worst, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
William G Grutter, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Walter C Bramer, Norton Shores, MI (US);
World Wide Innovations, Inc., Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Abstract
A pallet manufacturing machine and method for joining wooden slats (W) to elongate splines (S) includes spline clamping means (70) mounted on a frame (10). The spline clamping means (70) grip and release the elongate splines (S) so that the lateral edge portions of the splines (S) extend from the clamping means (70). The wooden slats (W) are carried along the length of the frame (10) by first and second advancing means (12-18, 50-56) with the advancing means (12-18, 50-56) adapted to force the slats (W) over and onto the extending edges of the splines (S). In this way, the edges of the splines (S) are embedded within the wooden slats (W) to form a contiguous structure. Drive means (76) are provided for displacing the first and second advancing (12-18, 50-56) means along the frame. In operation, the wooden slats (W) are arranged in a generally parallel, spaced relationship and the splines (S) are clamped in the clamping assembly (70). The wooden slats (W) are advanced towards one end of the clamping assembly (70) guided over and onto the edges of the splines (S) so as to embed the edges of the splines (S) in the wooden slats (W). The splines (S) are then unclamped and the assembled structure is advanced out of the other end of the clamping assembly (70).