Cutting of stone blocks into slabs by vertical gang saws

Claim 1

A DEVICE FOR CUTTING A STONE BLOCK INTO SLABS, THE DEVICE COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, A SAW FRAME MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCATING MOTION IN A SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL PLANE; A GROUP OF PARALLEL VERTICAL BLADES IN SAID SAW FRAME; MEANS FOR VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING SAID SAW FRAME; A STATIONARY WORK TABLE IN FRONT OF, AND BEHIND, THE SAW FRAME, SAID TABLE HAVNG A HORIZONTAL PLANE TABLE SURFACE WHICH IS CONTINUOUS IN A LATERAL DIRECTION FOR AT LEAST THE WIDTH OF SAID GROUP OF BLADES; A PAIR OF TRANSVERSE SLATS FOR SUPPORTING THE ENDS OF THE BLOCK, SAID SLATS BEING OF A READILY SAWABLE MATERIAL AND HAVING A FLAT UNDERSURFACE RESTING IN CONTACT WITH, AND SLIDABLE ON, SAID TABLE SURFACE FOR AT LEAST THE WIDTH OF SAID GROUP OF BLADES; A HORIZONTAL WORK FRAME ON SAID TABLE, SAID WORK FRAME COMPRISING A LEADING TRANSVERSE FRAME MEMBER BEHIND SAID BLADES, A TRAILING FRAME MEMBER IN FRONT OF SAID BLADES, AND LATERAL FRAME MEMBERS CONNECTING SAID TRANSVERSE MEMBERS AND EXTENDING OUTSIDE OF SAID BLADES; MEANS ON SAID WORK FRAME