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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 06, 1996
Filed:
Jul. 25, 1994
George R Scott, Midlothian, VA (US);
Edwin L Cutright, Powhatan, VA (US);
Martin W Heidorn, Chester, VA (US);
William L Kelly, Midlothian, VA (US);
Jewett Automation, Inc., Richmond, VA (US);
Abstract
A process for transforming the round shafts of nails into a multi-vaned profile involves supplying an oriented sequence of abuting identical nails to an indexing operation where the nails are separated and uniformly oriented, then feeding the nails head first downwardly into the nip of rolls which secure each nail by its head and form the round shaft of each secured nail into a multi-vaned profile. Apparatus for performing the nail transforming process includes an indexing mechanism, a downward feeding mechanism, and a set of forming rolls positioned to rotate in vertical planes.