Adjustable side guide and hold-down for a tandem cold reduction mill

Claim 1

IN A CONTINOUS STRIP PROCESSING LINE HAVING MEANS FOR MOVING THE STRIP LONGITUDINALLY, AN EDGE GUIDE AND HOLD DOWN ON THE ENTRY SIDE OF SAID MEANS FOR GUIDING THE STRIP TRANSVERSELY AND APPLYING A DRAG TO THE STRIP; SAID EDGE GUIDE AND HOLD DOWN COMPRISING A BOTTOM GUIDE ASSEMBLY, A TOP GUIDE ASSEMBLY BETWEEN WHICH THE STRIP PASSES, AND AN EDGE GUIDE ON EACH SIDE OF ONE OF SAID GUIDE ASSEMBLIES, EACH OF SAID GUIDE ASSEMBLIES INCLUDING A GENERALLY HORIZONTAL PLATE, A FLANGE ON SAID PLATE ADJACENT ONE END THEREOF EXTENDING TOWARD THE STRIP PASS LINE, MORE THAN TWO DRAG BLOCKS ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ON SAID PLATE FOR SLIDABLE MOVEMENT WITH RESPECT TO ONE ANOTHER TRANSVERSELY OF THE PATH OF MOVEMENT OF SAID STRIP, A FLANGE ON EACH OF SAID DRAG BLOCKS EXTENDING AWAY FROM SAID STRIP PASS LINE IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE FLANGE ON SAID PLATE, AN INFLATABLE TUBE IN THE SPACE BETWEEN THE PLATE FLANGE AND THE DRAG BLOCK FLANGES, A PLATE ATTACHED TO EACH SIDE OF SAID TUBE ADAPTED TO CONTACT THE ADJACENT SIDES OF SAID FLANGES WHEN INFLATED TO PREVENT MOVEMENT OF SAID DRAG BLOCKS WITH RESPECT TO SAID PLATE, DRIVE MEANS OPERABLY CONNECTED TO SAID DRAG BLOCKS FOR MOVING THE DRAG BLOCKS TOWARD AND AWAY FROM ONE ANOTHER TO A PLURALITY OF POSITIONS ACCORDING TO THE WIDTH OF THE STRIP BEING GUIDED, AND