Stuffing machine attachment

Claim 1

In combination in a stuffing machine including a hopper for receiving a stack of inserts and means for engaging and withdrawing the lowermost insert of the stack and depositing same in a carrier, the machine having a frame providing a pair of rigid side support members: a. a crossbar extending between the side support members, the crossbar providing an axis transverse to the machine; b. means for releasably securing the ends of the crossbar to the side support members to permit adjustment of the crossbar with respect to the machine; c. a support block mounted on the crossbar, the support block being adjustable in position along the length of the crossbar and angularly adjustable about the axis thereof; d. the support block providing an elongated guideway terminating at an edge of the support block and extending in a direction transverse to said crossbar axis; e. clamping means for securing the support block on the crossbar in a position to which it has been adjusted; f. a resilient blade supported by the support block, the blade being located in the guideway for longitudinal sliding movement therealong and having a free unsupported portion projecting from the guideway beyond said edge of the block, the free unsupported portion terminating at a free end adapted to engage the lowermost insert of the stack adjacent one edge thereof; and g. means for adjustably positioning the blade along the guideway to vary the unsupported length of said free projecting portion.