US3742569A — Assembling and securing apparatus for fabricating…

Claim 1

Independent Claim 136 words

Assembling and securing apparatus for fabricating wood structures utilizing a C-shaped press having an upper platen and a lower platen which are relatively movable toward one another for driving nailing plates into two or more wood members from above and below, said apparatus comprising a stand for holding work to be operated upon by the press, said stand comprising a head rotatable relative to the stand about a vertical axis, and a pair of work holders carried by the head on opposite sides of said axis, said work holders being mounted on said head for relative adjustment toward and away from one another, each work holder being rotatable on a vertical axis to vary its angular relationship to the head as the head is rotated to different angular positions of adjustment about the first-mentioned vertical axis.

Claim 2

Dependent Claim 136 words

Assembling and securing apparatus for fabricating wood structures utilizing a C-shaped press having an upper platen and a lower platen which are relatively movable toward one another for driving nailing plates into two or more wood members from above and below, said apparatus comprising a stand for holding work to be operated upon by the press, said stand comprising a head rotatable relative to the stand about a vertical axis, and a pair of work holders carried by the head on opposite sides of said axis, said work holders being mounted on said head for relative adjustment toward and away from one another, each work holder being rotatable on a vertical axis to vary its angular relationship to the head as the head is rotated to different angular positions of adjustment about the first-mentioned vertical axis.

Claim 3

Dependent Claim 51 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein each of said work holders has means for holding a lower nailing plate to be driven upwardly into the wood members from below, said plate holding means being carried by the work holder for upward and downward movement relative to said work holder.

Claim 4

Dependent Claim 47 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 2 wherein said plate holding means comprises a locator plate adapted to have a lower nailing plate placed thereon to be driven upwardly by the lower platen of the press to drive said lower nailing plate upwardly into the wood members.

Claim 5

Dependent Claim 27 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein each work holder is mounted on means horizontally slidable on the head toward and away from said vertical axis.

Claim 6

Dependent Claim 21 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 5 having means for clamping each slidable means in adjusted position relative to the head.

Claim 7

Dependent Claim 41 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein each holder is mounted for rotation about a vertical axis on a base, with means mounting the base for horizontal sliding movement on the head toward and away from said first-mentioned vertical axis.

Claim 8

Dependent Claim 38 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 6 having means for clamping each said sliding mounting means in adjusted position relative to the head, and means for clamping each holder in adjusted angular position relative to the respective base.

Claim 9

Dependent Claim 63 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 7 wherein each holder has a bottom member pivoted on said base and two vertical side wall members extending upwardly therefrom, said side wall members being spaced sufficiently apart to permit the entry of the lower platen of the press into the work holder from the front side thereof to an operating position between said side walls.

Claim 10

Dependent Claim 119 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 8 wherein each said side wall carries a horizonal bar at the top thereof adapted to support said wood members in position for being secured together by the nailing plates, said apparatus further having a second bar at the level of said first bars extending between the back ends of said first bars, the plane of the top surface of said bars being spaced from the top surface of the lower platen of said press when the latter is in its operating position a distance sufficient to accommodate a lower nailing plate arranged with its teeth pointing up for being driven into the wood members supported on the top surface of said bars.

Claim 11

Dependent Claim 80 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 9 wherein said work holder further comprises means for holding a lower nailing plate to be driven upwardly into the wood members from below, said plate holding means being carried by the work holder for upward movement between said side walls by the lower platen of the press from a position below the plane of the top surface of said bars to drive a nailing plate positioned thereon into the wood members from below.

Claim 12

Dependent Claim 33 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 10 wherein said holding means comprises a locator plate adapted to have a nailing plate placed thereon for being driven upwardly into the wood membeRs from below.

Claim 13

Dependent Claim 46 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 11 wherein said work holder has means for supporting said locator plate to be movable upwardly and downwardly with the locator plate having a lowered retracted position for receiving a nailing plate thereon below wood members bearing on said bars.

Claim 14

Dependent Claim 39 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 12 wherein said bottom member has means for guiding the lower platen of said press to its operating position between said side walls and below said locator plate in its lowered retracted position.

Claim 15

Dependent Claim 32 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 further comprising an elongate track means and a plurality of said stands mounted thereon for movement to different positions of adjustment along the track means.

Claim 16

Dependent Claim 45 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 14 wherein each said stand further comprises a base, means on said base mounting the stand on said track means, and means on said base for effecting clamping of the stand to the track means at any position therealong.

Claim 17

Dependent Claim 63 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 15 wherein said track means has upper, lower, and outer track surfaces, with said stand mounting means engaging the upper track surface, and with said clamp means engaging the outer track surface to effect lateral movement of the stand relative to the track for stand alignment purposes and engaging the lower track surface for stand clamping purposes.

Claim 18

Dependent Claim 71 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 16 wherein said clamp means is secured to one side of said base near the center thereof adapted to engage the adjacent outer and lower track surfaces, and wherein guide means are provided on the other side of said base adapted to engage the other said outer surface for guiding the stand as the latter is moved along the track and for stand alignment purposes.

Claim 19

Dependent Claim 161 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 17 wherein said clamp means comprises a radial cam journalled on said base having a camming surface adapted to engage the adjacent outer track surface to effect lateral movement of the stand relative to the track means to bring said guide means into engagement with the outer track surface adjacent said guide means for stand alignment purposes, said clamp means further comprising a lug secured to the camming surface of the cam adapted to be moved in under and to cooperate with the adjacent lower track surface, wherein said cam is movable between a clamped position with the camming surface of said cam and said guide means in engagement with the outer track surfaces and with said lug engaging its respective lower track surface, and a fully unclamped position with the camming surface clear of its respective outer track surface and with said lug moved clear of and from under its respective lower track surface.

Claim 20

Dependent Claim 31 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 18 wherein said clamp means further comprises linkage means for moving said cam from its clamped position to its fully unclamped position and vice versa.

Claim 21

Dependent Claim 26 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 19 wherein said linkage means is movable to an overcenter locking position to maintain said cam in its clamped position.

Claim 22

Dependent Claim 52 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 20 wherein said stand may be removed from said track means by rotating the stand about the upper outer edge of said track means adjacent said guide means when said cam is in its fully unclamped position and lifting the stand clear of the track means.

Claim 23

Dependent Claim 47 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 1 wherein said stand comprises a base having a vertical support post secured thereto and extending upwardly therefrom, said head being carried by said post for rotation of the head relative to the stand about the vertical axis of the post.

Claim 24

Dependent Claim 28 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 22 wherein said head has a socket secured to its bottom with the socket rotatably receiving the upper end of said post.

Claim 25

Dependent Claim 21 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 23 wherein said socket carries means for clamping and unclamping said socket to said post.

Claim 26

Dependent Claim 122 words

Assembling and securing apparatus for fabricating wood structures utilizing a C-shaped press having an upper platen and a lower platen which are relatively movable toward and away from each other for driving nailing plates into two or more wood members from above and below, said apparatus comprising a stand for holding the wood members to be operated on by the press, said stand having a base adapted to be mounted on track means for movement of the stand therealong, a relatively slender support post extending up from the base, and work holding means carried by the post for holding the wood members in position to be secured together by the nailing plates, said work holding means being readily removable from said base.

Claim 27

Dependent Claim 122 words

Assembling and securing apparatus for fabricating wood structures utilizing a C-shaped press having an upper platen and a lower platen which are relatively movable toward and away from each other for driving nailing plates into two or more wood members from above and below, said apparatus comprising a stand for holding the wood members to be operated on by the press, said stand having a base adapted to be mounted on track means for movement of the stand therealong, a relatively slender support post extending up from the base, and work holding means carried by the post for holding the wood members in position to be secured together by the nailing plates, said work holding means being readily removable from said base.

Claim 28

Dependent Claim 39 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 25 wherein said work holding means includes a locator plate for holding a lower nailing plate to be driven upwardly into the wood members from below by the lower platen of said press.

Claim 29

Dependent Claim 51 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 26 wherein said work holding means has a socket secured to its bottom engaging the upper end of said post thereby permitting said work holding means to be readily removed from said post for effecting said removal of the work holding means from said base.

Claim 30

Dependent Claim 108 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 25 wherein said stand further comprises a head carried by said post rotatable relative thereto about the vertical axis of the post, and wherein said work holding means comprises a pair of work holders carried by the head on opposite sides of said axis, said work holders mounted on said head for relative adjustment toward and away from one another. 29, Apparatus as set forth in claim 28 wherein each said work holder includes a locator plate for holding a lower nailing plate below said wood members for being driven upwardly into the wood members by the lower platen of said press.

Claim 31

Dependent Claim 96 words

Apparatus for fabricating wood structures utilizing a C-shaped press having an upper platen and a lower platen which are relatively movable toward and away from each other for driving nailing plates into two or more wood members from above and below, said apparatus comprising track means, and a plurality of stands mounted on said track means for movement therealong, each stand having a head and a pair of work holders mounted thereon for relative adjustment of the work holders toward and away from one another with said work holders on opposite sides of said track means.

Claim 32

Dependent Claim 96 words

Apparatus for fabricating wood structures utilizing a C-shaped press having an upper platen and a lower platen which are relatively movable toward and away from each other for driving nailing plates into two or more wood members from above and below, said apparatus comprising track means, and a plurality of stands mounted on said track means for movement therealong, each stand having a head and a pair of work holders mounted thereon for relative adjustment of the work holders toward and away from one another with said work holders on opposite sides of said track means.

Claim 33

Dependent Claim 46 words

Apparatus as set forth in claim 30 wherein each stand comprises a base engaging said track means and guided thereby for movement therealong, and a relatively slender post extending up from said base supporting said head, the latter being rotatable about the axis of said post.

Annuity Stage	Window Opens	Payment Deadline	Surcharge Period Until	Estimated Fee	Status
3.5 Years (Year 4)	1976-07-02	1977-01-01	1977-07-03	$2000.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8)	1980-07-02	1981-01-01	1981-07-03	$3760.00	Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12)	1984-07-02	1985-01-01	1985-07-03	$7700.00	Window Closed / Lapsed

Assembling and securing apparatus for fabricating wood structures

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