Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
138 words
In an inplace gasket belling machine, an apparatus for automatically placing annular gaskets onto an elongated belling mandrel comprising, a gasket magazine including a plurality of gasket receiving compartments, means for supporting said gasket magazine on the machine adjacent said mandrel, said gasket magazine having an opening adapted for registration with a compartment for dispensing a gasket from said compartment through said opening, means for advancing said compartments within said magazine for sequentially registering each compartment with said opening, a gasket holding device positioned for receiving a gasket dispensed from said magazine, said gasket holding device having an aperture therethrough adapted for registration with an annular gasket held therein, and support means for supporting said device on the machine with said aperture in longitudinal alignment with the mandrel for receiving the mandrel through said aperture and annular gasket.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
138 words
In an inplace gasket belling machine, an apparatus for automatically placing annular gaskets onto an elongated belling mandrel comprising, a gasket magazine including a plurality of gasket receiving compartments, means for supporting said gasket magazine on the machine adjacent said mandrel, said gasket magazine having an opening adapted for registration with a compartment for dispensing a gasket from said compartment through said opening, means for advancing said compartments within said magazine for sequentially registering each compartment with said opening, a gasket holding device positioned for receiving a gasket dispensed from said magazine, said gasket holding device having an aperture therethrough adapted for registration with an annular gasket held therein, and support means for supporting said device on the machine with said aperture in longitudinal alignment with the mandrel for receiving the mandrel through said aperture and annular gasket.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gasket magazine includes an elongated housing situated above the mandrel, said housing having a pair of opposite sidewalls and a bottom wall with said opening in the bottom wall, a conveyor means within said housing drawn around longitudinally spaced axes, said conveyor means including a plurality of spaced-apart support members directed perpendicularly to said conveyor means for defining gasket receiving compartments therebetween.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
69 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the means for advancing said compartments includes a rock arm, means for pivotally connecting said rock arm to the conveyor means for advancing movement of the conveyor means in response to pivotal movement of said rock arm in one direction, and coacting means associated with said rock arm and mandrel for pivoting said rock arm in response to longitudinal movement of the mandrel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
21 words
The apparatus of claim 2 wherein said means for connecting said rock arm to the conveyor means includes a one-way clutch.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
37 words
The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said gasket holding device includes separable side portions, coacting means on said mandrel and support means for separating said side portions in response to receipt of the mandrel through said aperture.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
110 words
The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the support means for said gasket holding device includes a pair of elongated support arms, each having a forward end connected to a respective side portion and a rearward end pivotally connected to the machine on opposite sides of the mandrel, said coacting means including cam follower slots extended longitudinally along said arms, said slots having inwardly converging medial portions, and a pair of spaced-apart cam pins carried on opposite sides of the mandrel for longitudinal movement within said cam follower slots, said support arms being laterally separated in response to longitudinal movement of said cam pins through said medial portions of the slots.