Jogging apparatus

Claim 2

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a drive motor mounted in nonflexible fashion upon said support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means connected to said motor for driving said rotatable means, said drive means having an axis of rotation, the improvement comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means.

Claim 3

The apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said drive means comprises a shaft rotatably journaled on said receptacle.

Claim 4

The apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said rotatable means are affixed to said shaft.

Claim 5

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means having an axis of rotation for driving said rotatable said drive means including a shaft rotatably journaled on said receptacle, said rotatable means being affixed to said shaft, the improvement comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means, said receptacle being pivotably affixed to said support structure by hollow tubular connection means having an interior measurement greater than the exterior measurement of said shaft, said shaft passing through said connecting means.

Claim 6

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means having an axis of rotation for driving said rotatable said drive means including a shaft rotatably journaled on said receptacle, said rotatable means being affixed to said shaft, the improvement comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means, said receptacle being pivotably affixed to said support structure by hollow tubular connection means having an interior measurement greater than the exterior measurement of said shaft, said shaft passing through said connecting means.

Claim 7

The apparatus as set forth in claim 4 wherein said support structure includes a pair of upstanding side members, said tubular connection means protruding outwardly in diverging fashion therefrom, and which further comprises: pivot members pivotably affixed to each of said connection means; and, means for selectively adjusting the angular position of each of said pivot members with respect to said side members.

Claim 8

The apparatus as set forth in claim 5 wherein said adjustment means comprises: an arm extending from each of said pivot members: a slot in each of said sidewalls; and means for securing selectively said arms at any predetermined position along a said slot.

Claim 9

The apparatus as set forth in claim 6 wherein said slots are curved, the radius of curvature thereof equaling the distance between the axis of said tubular members and that point on said arms at which they are secured within said slots.

Claim 10

The apparatus as set forth in claim 5 which further comprises a receptacle support affixed to each of said pivot members by flexible coupling means, said receptacle being secured to said receptacle supports.

Claim 11

The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 wherein each of said pivot members has a pair of diverging support arms extending therefrom, said receptacle supports being affixed to said pivot members by said flexible coupling members at the extremities of each of said support arms.

Claim 12

The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 wherein said coupling means comprises a flexible resilient body section having a shaft extending outwardly from each side thereof, each of said shafts being independently supported within said body section and, thus, resiliently moveable with respect to the other of said shafts.

Claim 13

The apparatus as set forth in claim 8 wherein said shaft is rotatably journaled to said receptacle supports.

Claim 14

The apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wHerein one of said rotatable means is mounted at each of the extremities of said shaft outside of said receptacle supports.

Claim 15

The apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein said rotatable means are adjustable.

Claim 16

In a jogging apparatus having a table supported in flexible fashion on a support upon which the stock to be jogged into alignment is positioned; a drive motor mounted in nonflexible fashion upon said support; a shaft rotatably affixed to said table; means rotatably interconnecting said motor and said shaft; and weighted members driven from said shaft to create an unbalanced vibration condition on said table as said shaft is rotated, the improvement comprising means for adjusting the angular position of said table with respect to the horizontal about an axis coinciding with the axis of said shaft.

Claim 17

In a jogging apparatus having a table supported in flexible fashion on a support upon which the stock to be jogged into alignment is positioned; a drive motor mounted in nonflexible fashion upon said support; a shaft rotatably affixed to said table; means rotatably interconnecting said motor and said shaft; and weighted members driven from said shaft to create an unbalanced vibration condition on said table as said shaft is rotated, the improvement comprising means for adjusting the angular position of said table with respect to the horizontal about an axis coinciding with the axis of said shaft.

Claim 18

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means having an axis of rotation for driving said rotatable means, the improvements comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means, said rotatable means being affixed to a shaft rotatably affixed on said receptacle, said rotatable means including a first member affixed to said shaft, said first member being off balance with respect to the axis of said shaft; a second member mounted about said shaft and rotatable with respect thereto, said second member also being off balance with respect to said shaft; at least one lug member protruding from one of said members; a series of lug-engaging means on the other of said members adapted to engage said lug; and means for shifting said second member axially along said shaft to effect disengagement of said lug and the lug-engaging means then engaging it whereby said second member may be rotated to a different rotational position with respect to said first member and said lug brought into engagement with another of said lug-engaging means.

Claim 19

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means having an axis of rotation for driving said rotatable means, the improvements comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means, said rotatable means being affixed to a shaft rotatably affixed on said receptacle, said rotatable means including a first member affixed to said shaft, said first member being off balance with respect to the axis of said shaft; a second member mounted about said shaft and rotatable with respect thereto, said second member also being off balance with respect to said shaft; at least one lug member protruding from one of said members; a series of lug-engaging means on the other of said members adapted to engage said lug; and means for shifting said second member axially along said shaft to effect disengagement of said lug and the lug-engaging means then engaging it whereby said second member may be rotated to a different rotational position with respect to said first member and said lug brought into engagement with another of said lug-engaging means.

Claim 20

The apparatus as set forth in claim 15 which further comprises resilient means biasing said second member and said first member together so as to bring said lug and lug-engaging means into engagement.

Claim 21

The apparatus as set forth in claim 16 wherein said first and second members have facing surfaces urged into abutment by said biasing means, said lug member projecting from one of said surfaces toward the other thereof and wherein said lug-engaging means comprises a series of apertures in the other of said surfaces adapted to receive said lug member.

Claim 22

The apparatus as set forth in claim 17 which further comprises knob means integrally formed with said second member.

Claim 23

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means having an axis of rotation for driving said rotatable means, said drive means including a shaft rotatably journaled on said receptacle, the improvement comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means; a motor fixedly mounted on said support structure; a pulley mounted on said shaft; and flexible endless drive means interconnecting said pulley and said motor.

Claim 24

In a jogging apparatus having a support structure; a receptacle within which the stock to be jogged into registry is positioned supported flexibly upon said structure in pivotable fashion with respect thereto; rotatable means including offcenter weight means affixed to said receptacle for causing said receptacle to vibrate; and, drive means having an axis of rotation for driving said rotatable means, said drive means including a shaft rotatably journaled on said receptacle, the improvement comprising means for pivoting said receptacle with respect to said structure about an axis coinciding with the axis of said drive means; a motor fixedly mounted on said support structure; a pulley mounted on said shaft; and flexible endless drive means interconnecting said pulley and said motor.