Combined drawing and cut-off apparatus

Claim 1

IN COMBINED STOCK DRAWING AND CUT-OFF APPARATUS, A FRAME, A CUT-OFF MECHANISM, A RECIPROCABLE DIE SLIDE CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, A DRAWING DIE CARRIED BY SAID DIE SLIDE AND ADAPTED TO PERFORM A DRAWING OPERATION ON SAID STOCK DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID DIE SLIDE AWAY FROM SAID CUT-OFF MECHANISM, A RECIPROCABLE FEED SLIDE CARRIED BY SAID FRAME, A STOCK GRIPPING MEANS CARRIED BY SAID FEED SLIDE AND ADAPTED TO GRIP AND ADVANCE THE STOCK DURING MOVEMENT OF THE FEED SLIDE TOWARD SAID CUT-OFF MECHANISM, FIRST MEANS OPERATIVELY ENGAGING SAID DIE SLIDE FOR MOVING SAID DIE SLIDE DURING THE DRAWING OPERATION, SECOND MEANS OPERATIVELY INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST MEANS WITH SAID FEED SLIDE AND RECIPROCATING THE LATTER WITH THE FORMER, THIRD MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID CUT-OFF MECHANISM TO SHEAR SAID STOCK AT THE END OF SAID MOVEMENT OF SAID FEED SLIDE TOWARD SAID CUT-OFF MECHANISM, FOURTH MEANS IN SAID SECOND MEANS RELEASABLE UPON SAID FEED SLIDE ENCOUNTERING A PRE-DETERMINED RESISTANCE DURING MOVEMENT OF SAID FEED SLIDE TOWARD SAID CUT-OFF MECHANISM.