Slump block producing machine

Claim 1

IN A SLUMP BLOCK PRODUCING MACHINE THE COMBINATION OF: A DELIVERY CONVEYOR OF A CONVENTIONAL HIGH PRODUCTION CONCRETE BLOCK MACHINE; A VERTICALLY MOVABLE PRESSURE PLATE DISPOSED ABOVE SAID CONVEYOR AND ADAPTED VERTICALLY TO MOVE INTO ENGAGEMENT WITH THE UPPER SURFACES OF CONCRETE BLOCKS DISPOSED ON A PALLET CARRIED BY SAID CONVEYOR; ACTUATING MEANS COUPLED TO SAID PRESSURE PLATE AND SUPPORTING THE SAME; A FRAME FOR SUPPORTING SAID ACTUATING MEANS WHEREBY SAID PRESSURE PLAT IS SUSPENDED THEREBY; SAID ACTUATING MEANS PIVOTED TO SAID LAST MEMTIONED FRAME SO THAT THE PLANE OF SAID PRESSURE PLATE IS READILY CONFORMABLE TO THE PLANES OF CONCRETE BLOCKS SUPPORTED ON A PALLET THEREBELOW; FIRST VIBRATING MEANS DISPOSED TO VIBRATE A PALLET ON SAID CONVEYOR BELOW SAID PRESSURE PLATE; AND SECOND VIBRATING MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID PRESSURE PLATE FOR VIBRATING IT; FIRST MEANS OPERABLE BY A HIGH PRODUCTION CONCRETE BLOCK MACHINE IN CONNECTION WITH SAID CONVEYOR SAID FIRST MEANS COUPLED TO SAID ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND VIBRATING MEANS FOR AUTOMATICALLY INITIATING OPERATION OF SAID PRESSURE PLATE ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND VIBRATING MEANS; LIMIT SWITCH MEANS DISPOSED TO BE ACTUATED IN ACCORDANCE WITH DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF SAID PRESSURE PLATE FOR DEENERGIZING SAID ACTUATING MEANS AND SAID FIRST AND SECOND VIBRATOR MEANS WHEN SAID PRESSURE PLATE REACHES A PREDETERMINED VERTICAL POSITION; STOP MEANS IN CONNECTION WITH SAID PRESSURE PLATE; MEMBERS STAIONARILY DISPOSED TO THE ENGAGED BY SAID STOP MEANS FOR MECHANICALLY LIMITING THE DOWNWARD TRAVEL OF SAID PRESSURE PLATE, SAID CONVEYOR COMPRISING COMPRESSIBLE BELTS SUPPORTING A PALLET THEREON AND BARS SLIGHTLY BELOW THE UPPER SURFACES OF SAID BELTS DISPOSED TO SUPPORT THE LOWER SURFACE OF A PALLET WHEN SAID PRESSURE PLATE ENGAGES AND COMPRESSES BLOCKS ON THE UPPER SURFACE THEREOF.