Method and apparatus for surfacing glass

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY SURFACING BOTH SIDES OF FLAT GLASS MOVING ALONG A DEFINITE PATH, INCLUDING MEANS FOR MOVING GLASS ALONG A DEFINITE PATH, A PLURALITY OF ALIGNED PAIRS OF SPACED SURFACING TOOLS ARRANGED ALONG SAID PATH, ONE TOOL OF EACH PAIR BEING POSITIONED ABOVE THE PATH OF THE GLASS AND ONE TOOL OF EACH PAIR BEING POSITIONED BELOW THE PATH OF THE GLASS TO DEFINE A SPACE BETWEEN THE RESPECTIVE TOOLS OF EACH PAIR, POINT SUPPORT MEANS FOR ENGAGING SUPPORTING THE GLASS IN ADVANCE OF EACH PAIR OF TOOLS AND AT A POINT LOCATED INWARDLY OF THE MARGINAL EDGES THEREOF TO LIFT AND GUIDE THE GLASS INTO THE SPACE BETWEEN THE TOOLS OF EACH PAIR IN PROPER SURFACING POSITION WHEREBY THE GLASS WILL ENGAGE EACH TOOL OF EACH PAIR, AND GUIDE MEANS ARRANGED ALONG THE PATH OF THE GLASS TO ALIGN THE LONGITUDINAL CENTER LINE OF THE GLASS MOVING ALONG THE PATH WITH A LONGITUDINAL LINE THROUGH THE CENTER OF ONE SURFACING TOOL OF EACH ALIGNED PAIR OF TOOLS AND TO MAINTAIN THIS ALIGNMENT DURING THE COMPLETE PASSAGE OF THE GLASS BETWEEN ALL OF THE SUCCESSIVE PAIRS OF SURFACING TOOLS.