Apparatus for making pipe insulating shells from mineral wool

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PIPE INSULATING SHELLS FROM MINERAL WOOL WHICH HAS BEEN IMPREGNATED WITH AN UNCURED PLASTIC, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A WINDING STATION; SOOL FEEDING MEANS FOR FEEDING WOOL TO THE SAID WINDING STATION; SAID WINDING STATION INCLUDING A REMOVALBE MANDREL ABOUT WHICH THE WOOD IS WOUND TO FORM A WOOL SHELL; PIVOTALLY MOUNTED SUPPORT MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID MANDREL DURING WINDING; THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS FOR INDICATING THE THICKNESS OF THE SAID WOOL SHELL WOUND AROUND SAID MANDREL; MEANS FOR STOPPING THE WOOL FEEDING MEANS; CUTTING MEANS FOR SEVERING THE WOOL FED TO SAID WINDING STATION; SAID MEANS FOR STOPPING AND SAID CUTTING MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS INDICATING A PRESELECTED THICKNESS OF SAID WOOL SHELL; MANDREL TRANSFER MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING SAID MANDREL AFTER IT HAS BEEN WOUND WITH WOOL TO FORM A SHELL, SAID TRANSFER MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN RESPONSE T THE SAID THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS INDICATING PRESELECTED THICKNESS OF SAID WOOL SHELL; A PLURALITY OF TREATMENT STATIONS IN ADDITION TO THE SAID WELDING STATION; CONVEYING MEANS FOR CONVEYING SAID MANDREL AND SHELL FROM SAID WINDING STATION TO THE SAID ADDITION TREATMENT STATIONS, SAID CONVEYING MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE SAID THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS INDICATING A PRESELECTED THICKNESS OF SAID WOOL SHELL; AND A MANDREL REPLACEMENT MEANS FOR PLACING AN EMPTY MANDREL IN THE SUPPORT MEANS UPON THE TRANSFER OF SAID MANDREL WOUND WITH A WOOL SHELL FROM SAID WINDING STATION.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR THE PRODUCTION OF PIPE INSULATING SHELLS FROM MINERAL WOOL WHICH HAS BEEN IMPREGNATED WITH AN UNCURED PLASTIC, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING: A WINDING STATION; SOOL FEEDING MEANS FOR FEEDING WOOL TO THE SAID WINDING STATION; SAID WINDING STATION INCLUDING A REMOVALBE MANDREL ABOUT WHICH THE WOOD IS WOUND TO FORM A WOOL SHELL; PIVOTALLY MOUNTED SUPPORT MEANS FOR ROTATABLY SUPPORTING SAID MANDREL DURING WINDING; THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS FOR INDICATING THE THICKNESS OF THE SAID WOOL SHELL WOUND AROUND SAID MANDREL; MEANS FOR STOPPING THE WOOL FEEDING MEANS; CUTTING MEANS FOR SEVERING THE WOOL FED TO SAID WINDING STATION; SAID MEANS FOR STOPPING AND SAID CUTTING MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS INDICATING A PRESELECTED THICKNESS OF SAID WOOL SHELL; MANDREL TRANSFER MEANS FOR TRANSFERRING SAID MANDREL AFTER IT HAS BEEN WOUND WITH WOOL TO FORM A SHELL, SAID TRANSFER MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN RESPONSE T THE SAID THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS INDICATING PRESELECTED THICKNESS OF SAID WOOL SHELL; A PLURALITY OF TREATMENT STATIONS IN ADDITION TO THE SAID WELDING STATION; CONVEYING MEANS FOR CONVEYING SAID MANDREL AND SHELL FROM SAID WINDING STATION TO THE SAID ADDITION TREATMENT STATIONS, SAID CONVEYING MEANS BEING OPERABLE IN RESPONSE TO THE SAID THICKNESS INDICATING MEANS INDICATING A PRESELECTED THICKNESS OF SAID WOOL SHELL; AND A MANDREL REPLACEMENT MEANS FOR PLACING AN EMPTY MANDREL IN THE SUPPORT MEANS UPON THE TRANSFER OF SAID MANDREL WOUND WITH A WOOL SHELL FROM SAID WINDING STATION.