Roll forming machine

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR WINDING PRESCRIBED LENGTHS OF STRIP MATERIAL INTO A ROLL WHICH COMPRISES FIRST AND SECOND ROTATABLY MOUNTED SPRINDLES, SAID SPRINDLES BEING SPACED FROM ONE ANOTHER IN THE DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF THE STRIP AND BEING ADAPTED TO MOVE SUCCESSIVELY INTO AND OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID STRIP, EACH OF SAID SPINDLES BEING DRIVEN FROM AND IN CONTINUOUS ENGAGEMENT WITH A CONTINUOUSLY DRIVEN SLIP CLUTCH, A FEEDING DEVICE FOR GRIPPING THE STRIP AHEAD OF SAID FIRST SPINDLE AND CONTROLLING MOVEMENT OF THE STRIP TO SAID FIRST SPINDLE MEANS FOR OPERATING SAID FEEDING DEVICE TO FEED THE STRIP AND ROTATING SAID FIRST SPINDLE SIMULTANEOUSLY THEREWITH AFTER SAID FIRST SPINDLE ENGAGES SAID STRIP TO WIND TEH STRIP INTO A ROLL CARRIED BY SAID FIRST SPINDLE, CONTROL MEANS FOR STOPPING THE FEEDING OF SAID STRIP AND GRIPPING IT WHEN A GIVEN LENGTH OF THE STRIP IS WOUND UPON SAID FIRST SPINDLE, SAID FIRST SPINDLE BEING PREVENTED FROM ROTATING THROUGH THE GRIPPING OF SAID STRIP BY THE FEEDING DEVICE, MEANS FOR CUTTING THE STRIP AT A POINT BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SPINDLES AFTER SAID SECOND SPINDLE ENGAGES THE STRIP EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST SPINDLE ENGAGES THE DEVICE, SAID FIRST SPINDLE RESUMING ROTATION ON THE CUTTING OF SAID STRIP, DUE TO THE TORQUE APPLIED THROUGH THE SLIP CLUTCH ENGAGED THEREWITH AND CAM MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FIRST SPINDLE FOR STOPPING THE ROTATION OF SAID FIRST SPINDLE WHEN A PORTION OF THE STRIP LENGTH EXTENDING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND SPINDLES IS WOUND UPON SAID FIRST SPINDLE, THE DEVICE BEING ADAPTED TO REPEAT THE ABOVE CYCLE AND WIND STRIP MATERIAL SUCCESSIVELY UPON SAID FIRST AND SECOND SPINDLES.