Ingot turning machine

Claim 1

AN INGOT TURNING MACHINE FOR ROTATING A WORKPIECE SUCH AS AN INGOT OR THE LIKE COMPRISING: A MOVABLY MOUNTED CARRIAGE MEMBER, SAID CARRIAGE MEMBER HAVING A PAIR OF UPSTANDING OPPOSED INGOT TURNING HOUSING ASSEMBLIES MOUNTED THEREON, EACH OF SAID HOUSING ASSEMBLIES BEING INDEPENDENTLY PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ABOUT THE LOWER END THEREOF FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT IN A PLANE PERPENDICULAR TO THE PLANE AND DIRECTION OF MOVEMENT OF SAID CARRIAGE MEMBER, EACH HOUSING ASSEMBLY COMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL HOUSING MEMBERS FIXEDLY SECURED TOGETHER, MEANSFOR INDEPENDENTLY PIVOTING EACH HOUSING ASSEMBLY, A PLURALITY OF CONTINUOUS INGOT HANDLING CHAINS, EACH INGOT HANDLING CHAIN BEING MOUNTED ON A SUITABLE SPROCKET CARRIED AT THE UPPER END OF EACH OF SAID HOUSING ASSEMBLIES SUCH THAT EACH CHAIN IS MOVABLE ON A SPROCKET OF EACH HOUSING ASSEMBLY TO SUPPORT A PORTION OF THE WORKPIECE BETWEEN THE OPPOSED HOUSING ASSEMBLIES, AND DRIVING MEANS MOUNTED ON EACH HOUSING ASSEMBLY FOR DRIVING EACH CHAIN HANDLING SPROCKET THEREON INDEPENDENTLY OF THE OTHER HOUSING ASSEMBLY.