Feeding apparatus for continuous and cut forms

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR FEEDING CONTINUOUS FORMS AND CUT FORMS CONCURRENTLY PAST A WORK STATION WHICH COMPRISES, SUCCESSIVE PAIRS OF FORMS FEEDING TRACTORS HAVING DRIVING PINS WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO PROJECT INTO LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL EDGE PERFORATIONS OF CONTINUOUS FORMS TO FEED SAME PAST SAID WORK STATION, A FIRST PAIR OF TRACTORS BEING DISPOSED TO FEED FORMS INTO SAID WORK STATION AND A SECOND PAIR OF TRACTORS BEING DISPOSED TO FEED FORMS OUT OF SAID WORK STATION, IDLER ROLLS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PAIRS OF TRACTORS, FIRST AND SECOND INTERCHANGEABLE ENDLESS CARRIER BELTS, SAID FIRST BELT BEING MOUNTED BETWEEN ONE TRACTOR OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF TRACTORS AND ITS ASSOCIATED IDLER ROLL AND SAID SECOND BELT BEING MOUNTED BETWEEN ONE TRACTOR OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF TRACTORS AND ITS ASSOCIATED IDLER ROLL, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CARRIER BELTS HAVING LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL PERFORATIONS ALONG ONE EDGE WHICH ARE ENGAGED BY THE DRIVING PINS OF SAID TRACTORS WHEREBY SAID CARRIER BELTS MAY BE DRIVEN, A PLURALITY OF SPACED ROWS OF PROTRUDING ELEMENTS CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID CARRIER BELTS, EACH ROW OF ELEMENTS EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS ITS ASSOCIATED BELT AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND DRIVE CONTINUOUS FORMS DEPOSITED ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND BELTS PAST SAID WORK STATION, A THIRD INTERCHANGEABLE ENDLESS CARRIER BELT MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID IDLER ROLLS AND ON THE OTHER TRACTORS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF TRACTORS, SAID THIRD CARRIER BELT HAVING LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL PERFORATIONS ALONG ONE EDGE WHICH ATE ENGAGED BY THE DRIVING PINS OF SAID TRACTORS WHEREBY SAID THIRD BELT MAY BE DRIVEN, AND A PLURALITTY OF SPACED ROWS OF PROTRUDING ELEMENTS CARRIED BY SAID THIRD BELT, EACH ROW OF ELEMENTS IN SAID THIRD BELT EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS SAME AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND DRIVE CUT FORMS DEPOSITED ON SAID CARRIER BELT PAST SAID WORK STATION.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR FEEDING CONTINUOUS FORMS AND CUT FORMS CONCURRENTLY PAST A WORK STATION WHICH COMPRISES, SUCCESSIVE PAIRS OF FORMS FEEDING TRACTORS HAVING DRIVING PINS WHICH ARE ADAPTED TO PROJECT INTO LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL EDGE PERFORATIONS OF CONTINUOUS FORMS TO FEED SAME PAST SAID WORK STATION, A FIRST PAIR OF TRACTORS BEING DISPOSED TO FEED FORMS INTO SAID WORK STATION AND A SECOND PAIR OF TRACTORS BEING DISPOSED TO FEED FORMS OUT OF SAID WORK STATION, IDLER ROLLS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID PAIRS OF TRACTORS, FIRST AND SECOND INTERCHANGEABLE ENDLESS CARRIER BELTS, SAID FIRST BELT BEING MOUNTED BETWEEN ONE TRACTOR OF SAID FIRST PAIR OF TRACTORS AND ITS ASSOCIATED IDLER ROLL AND SAID SECOND BELT BEING MOUNTED BETWEEN ONE TRACTOR OF SAID SECOND PAIR OF TRACTORS AND ITS ASSOCIATED IDLER ROLL, SAID FIRST AND SECOND CARRIER BELTS HAVING LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL PERFORATIONS ALONG ONE EDGE WHICH ARE ENGAGED BY THE DRIVING PINS OF SAID TRACTORS WHEREBY SAID CARRIER BELTS MAY BE DRIVEN, A PLURALITY OF SPACED ROWS OF PROTRUDING ELEMENTS CARRIED BY EACH OF SAID CARRIER BELTS, EACH ROW OF ELEMENTS EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS ITS ASSOCIATED BELT AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND DRIVE CONTINUOUS FORMS DEPOSITED ON SAID FIRST AND SECOND BELTS PAST SAID WORK STATION, A THIRD INTERCHANGEABLE ENDLESS CARRIER BELT MOUNTED BETWEEN SAID IDLER ROLLS AND ON THE OTHER TRACTORS OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND PAIR OF TRACTORS, SAID THIRD CARRIER BELT HAVING LONGITUDINAL MARGINAL PERFORATIONS ALONG ONE EDGE WHICH ATE ENGAGED BY THE DRIVING PINS OF SAID TRACTORS WHEREBY SAID THIRD BELT MAY BE DRIVEN, AND A PLURALITTY OF SPACED ROWS OF PROTRUDING ELEMENTS CARRIED BY SAID THIRD BELT, EACH ROW OF ELEMENTS IN SAID THIRD BELT EXTENDING LATERALLY ACROSS SAME AND ADAPTED TO ENGAGE AND DRIVE CUT FORMS DEPOSITED ON SAID CARRIER BELT PAST SAID WORK STATION.