Production line spacing method and apparatus

Claim 1

IN A METHOD OF MANUFACTURING LAMINATED PRODUCTS ON A POTENTIALLY CONTINUOUS FLOW PRODUCTION CONVEYOR LINE WHEREIN SPACING OF SOME LAMINAE IS REQUIRED SO THE PASSING LAMINA MAY INITIATE, CONTROL AND ACCOMPLISH PRODUCTION OPERATIONS, A METHOD OF SPACING LAMINAE, COMPRISING: (A) MAINTAINING A SPACER SUPPLY NEAR THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE CONTINUOUS FLOW PRODUCTION LINE; (B) SUPPORTING AND MOVING THE SPACER SUPPLY IN A CLOSED LOOP TRAVEL PATH CO-EXTENSIVE WITH THE PRODUCTION LINE WHERE NEEDED; (C) FEEDING EACH LAMINA TO SAID PRODUCTION LINE WITH A SPACE BETWEEN THE TRAILING EDGE OF A PREVIOUSLY FED LAMINA AND THE LEADING EDGE OF THE ONCOMING LAMINA;