Work feed and product remover means for punching machine

Claim 1

A CONTINUOUS PUNCHING MACHINE, COMPRISING PUNCHING MEANS, A FIRST FEEDING MEANS MOUNTED AHEAD OF SAID PUNCHING MEANS FOR FEEDING THE SHEET TO BE PUNCHED TO SAID PUNCHING MEANS, SAID FIRST FEEDING MEANS HAVING A PAIR OF OPPOSED ROLLERS, ONE ROLLER BEING MOUNTED IN A FIXED POSITION IMMEDIATELY BELOW THE PATH OF THE SHEET TO BE PUNCHED, DRIVING MEANS FOR SAID PUNCHING MACHINE DRIVING SAID PUNCHING MEANS AND HAVING AN ECCENTRIC THEREIN, SAID ECCENTRIC BEING CONNECTED TO SAID ONE ROLLER FOR OSCILLATING SAID ONE ROLLER, THE OTHER ROLLER BEING MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCATION TOWARD AND AWAY FROM THE ONE ROLLER AND BEING SPRING URGED TOWARD THE ONE ROLLER, AN ELECTROMAGNET ACTING ON SAID OTHER ROLLER FOR MOVING THE OTHER ROLLER AWAY FROM THE SAID ONE ROLLER, A SWITCH IN THE CIRCUIT FOR SAID ELECTROMAGNET, CAM MEANS IN SAID DRIVING MEANS FOR CLOSING AND OPENING SAID SWITCH FOR ENERGIZING AND DEENERGIZING SAID ELECTROMAGNET, SAID CAM MEANS CLOSING SAID SWITCH WHEN SAID ECCENTRIC IS OSCILLATING SAID ONE ROLLER IN A DIRECTION OPPOSITE THE FEEDING DIRECTION, SAID MACHINE FURTHER COMPRISING SECOND FEEDING MEANS ADJACENT SAID PUNCHING MEANS FOR FEEDING THE SHEET TO BE PUNCHED THROUGH SAID PUNCHING MEANS, SAID SECOND FEEDING MEANS COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF SHEET GRIPPING MEMBERS ALONG EACH EDGE OF THE PATH OF SAID SHEET, ELECTROMAGNET MEANS ACTING ON SAID SHEET GRIPPING MEMBERS FOR MOVING THEM INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE SHEET AND SPRING MEANS URGING THEM AWAY FROM SAID SHEET, SAID ELECTROMAGNET MEANS HAVING AN ENERGIZING CIRCUIT IN WHICH SAID SWITCH IS INCLUDED, AND SAID DRIVING MEANS DRIVING SAID PUNCHING MEANS WHILE SAID ELECTROMAGNET IS DEENERGIZED AND BEING CONNECTED TO SAID SHEET ENGAGING MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID SHEET GRIPPING MEMBERS BACK AND FORTH ALONG THE FEED PATH SIMULTANEOUSLY AS SAID ECCENTRIC OSCILLATES SAID ONE ROLLER, AND CONVEYOR MEANS FOR CONVEYING AWAY THE PORTIONS OF SAID SHEET WHICH ARE PUNCHED FROM THE REMAINDER OF SAID SHEET.