Back shear table gauge

Claim 1

FOR USE IN A ROLLING MILL WITH A BACK SHEAR TABLE EXTENDING ALONG THE MILL FLOOR A STATIONARY SHEAR TO A FIXED END STOP, SAID TABLE PROVIDED WITH A PLURALITY OF ROTATABLE TRANSVERSE TABLE ROLLERS PROTRUDING SLIGHTLY ABOVE INTERMEDIATE APRON PLATES, SAID TABLE ROLLERS BEING DRIVEN TO PROVIDE A MEANS OF DISPLACING STOCK ON SAID TABLE PAST SAID SHEAR TOWARDS SAID END STOP, GAUGE MEANS FOR STOPPING AND ALIGNING THE FRONT ENDS OF STOCK BEING CARRIED BY SAID ROLLERS, SAID GAUGE MEANS COMPRISING THE COMBINATION OF: LONGITUDINAL SUPPORT MEANS OVERLYING SAID TABLE IN PARALLEL RELATIONSHIP THERETO; A CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS FOR MOVEMENT ALONG THE LENGTH THEREOF; STOP MEANS DEPENDING DOWNWARDLY FROM SAID CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY; CAM MEANS FOR CONSTANTLY MAINTAINING THE LOWER EDGE OF SAID STOP MEANS AT A FIXED PREDETERMINED DISTANCE FROM SAID APRON PLATES AND TABLE ROLLERS; DRIVE MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY FOR IMPARTING MOTION THERETO ALONG SAID SUPPORT MEANS IN A DIRECTION TOWARDS OR AWAY FROM SAID STATIONARY SHEAR; AND CLAMP MEANS FOR HOLDING SAID CARRIAGE ASSEMBLY AT ANY DESIRED ON SAID SUPPORT MEANS.