Apparatus and method for cutting glass

Claim 1

IN A MACHINE FOR SCRIBING UPON A RIBBON OF GLASS MOVING CONTINUOUSLY IN THE DIRECTION OF ITS LENGTH, A BRIDGE EXTENDING OVER AND TRANSVERSELY OF THE RIBBON, NORMAL TO SAID DIRECTION, A PLURALITY OF SCRIBERS EACH MOUNTED ON SAID BRIDGE FOR INDEPENDENT GUIDES TRANSLATION THEREALONG TRANSVERSELY OF THE RIBBON AND FOR SCRIBING CONTACT THEREWITH, A PLURALITY OF MOTORS EACH CARRIED BY A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SCRIBERS, A PLURALITY OF WHEELS EACH JOURNALED ON A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID SCRIBERS AND EACH IN FRICTIONAL CONTACT WITH SAID BRIDGE, A DRIVE BETWEEN EACH SAID MOTOR AND ITS WHEEL, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO TRANSLATION OF EACH SAID SCRIBER ALONG WITH BRIDGE AND OPERABLE TO TRANSMIT TO A REMOTE STATION, SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF THE INDIVIDUAL POSITIONS OF EACH SAID SCRIBER ON AND ALONG SAID BRIDGE, SAID LAST-NAMED MEANS COMPRISING A GAGING TAPE FIXED WITH AND EXTENDING ALONG SAID BRIDGE THROUGH APERTURES IN EACH SAID SCRIBER AND PARALLEL WITH THE DIRECTION OF TRAVEL THEREOF, THERE BEING A PLURALITY OF UNIFORMLY-SPACED APERTURES IN AND THROUGH SAID TAPE, A FOLLOWER, MEANS CARRIED BY SAID BRIDGE AND MOUNTING SAID FOLLOWER FOR TRANSLATION NORMAL TO SAID DIRECTION INTO CONTACT WITH AN EDGE OF THE RIBBON, MEANS YIELDINGLY URGING SAID FOLLOWER TOWARD CONTACT WITH SAID EDGE OF THE RIBBON, AND MEANS RESPONSIVE TO TRANSLATION OF SAID FOLLOWER AS AFORESAID, AND OPERABLE TO TRANSMIT TO SAID STATION, SIGNALS INDICATIVE OF SAID TRANSLATION.