Combined unscrambler and feed table for shearing machine

Claim 1

A FEED TABLE FOR ADVANCING A RIGID MEMBER TO AN INTERMITTENTLY OPERATING MACHINE COMPRISING A FRAME, FEEDING MEANS MOUNTED ON SAID FRAME, MOTOR MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID FEED MEANS, MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FEEDING MEANS FOR ENGAGING THE END OF SAID RIGID MEMBER REMOTE FROM SAID MACHINE IN ABUTTING RELATIONSHIP, CONTROL MEANS FOR INTERMITTENTLY CAUSING SAID MOTOR MEANS TO ADVANCE SAID FEEDING MEANS TOWARD SAID MACHINE BY ALTERNATELY MOVING AND STOPPING AND THEREBY CAUSING SAID RIGID MEMBER IN ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FEEDING MEANS TO BE INTERMITTENTLY ADVANCED TOWARD SAID MACHINE, AND PRESSURE BLOCK MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID FEEDING MEANS FOR FRICTIONALLY ENGAGING A PORTION OF SAID RIGID MEMBER REMOTE FROM THE END THEREOF IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FEEDING MEANS WITH A FRICTIONAL FORCE WHICH IS IN EXCESS OF THE FORCE PRODUCED A A RESULT OF THE MOMENTUM OF SAID MEMBER EXPERIENCED DURING THE MOVEMENT THEREOF TO THEREBY CAUSE SAID END OF SAID MEMBER REMOTE FROM SAID MACHINE TO REMAIN IN ABUTTING ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID FEEDING MEANS AFTER SAID FEEDING MEANS HAVE COME TO A STOP AFTER MOVEMENT THEREOF.