Machines for operating on separate lines of stock and combining parts made from the separate lines of stock

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR MAKING COMPANION SHAPED PARTS FROM SEPARATE LINES OF STRIP STOCK AND FOR ASSEMBLING AND FASTENING THE PARTS THUS MADE INTO A UNITARY ARTICLE, COMPRISING AN ELONGATED RECTANGULAR MACHINE TOOL BED, CAM SHAFTS GEARED TOGETHER POSITIONED AT THE FRONT, BACK AND OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BED, FIRST AND SECOND SLIDE FEEDS POSITIONED AT OPPOSITE ENDS OF SAID BED. FIRST AND SECOND FORMING TOOL MEANS POSITIONED INWARDLY OF SAID SLIDE FEED MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND CUTOFF MEANS POSITIONED INWARDLY OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND FORMING MEANS, AND ASSEMBLING MEANS POSITIONED MIDWAY BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CUTOFF MEANS, SAID FIRST SLIDE FEED OPERATED BY THE CAM SHAFT AT ONE END OF THE BED FOR INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCING A FIRST STRIP OF STOCK, STEP BY STEP, INTO THAT END OF THE MACHINE, SAID FIRST FORMING TOOL MEANS POSITIONED INWARDLY OF SAID FIRST SLIDE MEANS ON THE BED IN LINE WITH THE STRIP STOCK ADVANCED BY SAID FIRST SLIDE FEED FOR FORMING THE STRIP MATERIAL INTO A PREDETERMINED SHAPE, FIRST CUTOFF MEANS POSITIONED INWARDLY OF THE FIRST FORMING TOOL MEANS FOR CUTTING OFF INDIVIDUALLY FORMED SHAPES FROM THE STRIP MATERIAL AFTER IT PASSES THE FORMING MEANS, SAID FIRST FORMING TOOL MEANS AND SAID FIRST CUTTING MEANS BEING OPERATED BY THE CAM SHAFT AT THE BACK OF SAID MACHINE, SAID SECOND SLIDE FEED MEANS OPERATED BY THE CAM SHAFT AT THE OPPOSITE END OF THE BED FOR INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCING A SECOND STRIP OF STOCK, STEP BY STEP, INTO SAID OPPOSITE END OF THE MACHINE, SAID SECOND FORMING TOOL MEANS POSITIONED INWARDLY OF SAID SECOND SLIDE FEED MEANS ON THE BED IN LINE WITH THE STRIP STOCK ADVANCED BY SAID FIRST SLIDE FEED FOR FORMING THE STRIP MATERIAL INTO A COMPANION SHAPE TO MATCH SAID FIRST-MENTIONED FORMED SHAPE, SECOND CUTOFF MEANS POSITIONED INWARDLY OF THE SECOND FORMING TOOL MEANS FOR CUTTING OFF INDIVIDUALLY FORMED SHAPES FROM THE STRIP AT THE INNER END OF SAID SECOND-MENTIONED STRIP MATERIAL, SAID SECOND FORMING AND SECOND CUTTING MEANS BEING OPERATED BY THE CAM SHAFT AT THE FRONT OF SAID MACHINE, ASSEMBLY MEANS, SAID ASSEMBLY MEANS INCLUDING MEANS FOR ASSEMBLING, HOLDING IN REGISTERED RELATION AND FASTENING SAID FIRST-MENTIONED AND COMPANION CUT SHAPES TOGETHER TO FORM A UNITARY ARTICLE WHILE DISPOSED IN SAID ASSEMBLY MEANS, SAID FIRST AND SECOND SLIDE FEEDS COOPERATING TO POSITION SAID FIRST-MENTIONED CUT SHAPE AND SAID MATCHING CUT SHAPE INTO COOPERATIVELY REGISTERED RELATION WITHIN SAID ASSEMBLY MEANS, SAID ASSEMBLY MEANS BEING DRIVEN FROM SAID CAM SHAFTS AT THE FRONT AND BACK OF THE BED.