Make up machine or apparatus for hot tops

Claim 1

A MACHINE FOR APPLYING VENEER TO THE INNER SURFACE OF A HOT TOP STRUCTURE HAVING A CENTRAL OPENING THERETHROUGH COMPRISING A MANDREL ADAPTED TO BE LOWERED INTO SAID CENTRAL OPENING IN THE HOT TOP STRUCTURE, SAID MANDREL BEING PROVIDED WITH A CAVITY FOR RECEIVING FICTILE VENEER MATERAIL AND PORTS PLACING SAID CAVITY IN COMMUNICATION WITH THE CENTRAL OPENING IN THE OT TOP STRUCTURE, A RAM MOVABLE INTO AND OUT OF SAID CAVITY, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTED TO SAID RAM TO PROVIDE FOR RAISING AND LOWERING MOVEMENT THEREOF, MEANS OPERATIVELY CONNECTING SAID MANDREL AND RAM AND PROVIDING LOWERING MOVEMENT THEREOF TOGETHER UNTIL THE MANDREL IS INSERTED INTO SAID HOT TOP AND HELD AGAINST FURTHER LOWERING MOVEMENT AND PROVIDING FOR CONTINUED LOWERING MOVEMENT OF THE RAM RELATIVE TO THE MANDREL TO FORCE THE VENEER MATERIAL FROM THE CAVITY THROUGH SAID PORTS INCLUDING A SHOULDER ON SAID RAM AND A PART ON SAID MANDREL ENGAGEABLE WITH SAID SHOULDER AND SUPPORTING SAID MANDREL ON SAID RAM AND PROVIDING FOR SLIDING MOVEMENT OF SAID RAM RELATIVE TO SAID MANDREL IN A VERTICAL DIRECTION, AND SAID SHOULDER ON SAID RAM MOVING AWAY FROM SAID PART DURING LOWERING OF THE RAM RELATIVE TO THE MANDREL, SAID SHOULDER ON SAID RAM ENGAGING SAID PART ON SAID MANDREL UPON RETRACTION OF SAID RAM FROM SAID CAVITY AND ON FURTHER RETRACTION EFFECTING WITHDRAWAL OF THE MANDREL FROM SAID CENTRAL OPENING OF SAID HOT TOP STRUCTURE.