Multi-stage self-separating finishing machine

Claim 1

A MULTI-STAGE SELF-SEPARATING FINISHING MACHINE COMPRISING A SERIES OF HOUSINGS SECURED TOGETHER FOR ROTATION ON A HORIZONTAL AXIS, A FINISHING COMPARTMENT IN EACH OF SAID HOUSINGS HAVING AN OPENING ADAPTED TO RECEIVE UNFINISHED PARTS AND FINISHING MATERIAL, A STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN EACH OF SAID HOUSINGS HAVING AN OPENING COMMUNICATING WITH THE RESPECTIVE FINISHING COMPARTMENT OF SAID HOUSING AND ADAPTED TO RECEIVE FINISHING MATERIAL THEREFROM WHEN SAID SERIES OF HOUSINGS IS ROTATED TO A TRANSFER POSITION, A FORAMINOUS MEMBER DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID HOUSINGS BETWEEN THE FINISHING COMPARTMENT AND ITS RESPECTIVE STORAGE COMPARTMENT FOR SEPARATING FINISHING MATERIAL FROM PARTS, AN ADJUSTABLE BAFFLE DISPOSED IN EACH OF SAID FINISHING COMPARTMENTS OF SAID SERIES OF HOUSINGS FOR DIRECTING THE FLOW OF PARTS AND FINISHING MATERIAL TOWARD SAID FORAMINOUS MEMBER, A FIRST MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING PARTS FROM THE FIRST HOUSING TO THE SECOND HOUSING OF THE SERIES WHEN SAID SERIES OF HOUSINGS IS ROTATED TO THE TRANSFER POSITION, A SECOND MEANS FOR DELIVERY OF FINISHING MATERIAL FROM SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN SAID FIRST HOUSING TO SAID FINISHING COMPARTMENT IN SAID FIRST HOUSING OF THE SERIES, A THIRD MEANS FOR DELIVERY OF PARTS AND FINISHING MATERIAL FROM SAID STORAGE COMPARTMENT IN SAID SECOND HOUSING TO SAID FINISHING COMPARTMENT IN SAID SECOND HOUSING OF THE SERIES WHEN SAID SERIES OF HOUSINGS IS ROTATED TO AN ABRADING POSITION, DISCHARGE MEANS COMMUNICATING WITH THE LAST HOUSING OF SAID SERIES FOR DISCHARGING FINISHED PARTS THEREFROM WHEN SAID SERIES OF HOUSING IS ROTATED TO THE TRANSFER POSITION, POWER MEANS ATTACHED TO SAID SERIES OF HOUSINGS AND ADAPTED TO IMPART VIBRATORY MOTIONS THERETO IN AT LEAST ONE POSITION OF ROTATION, AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID SERIES OF HOUSINGS TO THE TRANSFER POSITION AND TO THE ABRADING POSITION.