Embossing system
AssigneePanduit Corp.
InventorsRussell K. Morrow, Andre′ C. Robinson
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Abstract
An embossing system designed to mark metal marker plates. The embossing system includes a feeder system that presents a marker plate, a drive sub assembly secured to the feeder system, and a gripper system that grips the marker plate from the feeder system. The feeder system has a fixed side wall secured to a base plate and a moveable side wall positioned a distance from the fixed side wall. Marker plate guides are secured to the side walls for providing support to a stack of marker plates positioned in the feeder system. Adjustable feed gates are secured to the sidewalls to accommodate adjustments for maker plate thickness variations.
Claims9
An embossing system for marking metal marker plates, the embossing system comprising:
- a feeder system for presenting a marker plate, wherein the feeder system has a fixed side wall secured to a base plate, a moveable side wall positioned on guide tracks secured to the base plate a distance from the fixed side wall and extending parallel to the fixed side wall, marker plate guides secured to the fixed side wall and the movable side wall, and adjustable feed gates secured to the fixed side wall and the moveable side wall;
- a drive sub assembly secured to the feeder system;
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- a gripper system for gripping the marker plate from the feeder system;
- whereby the moveable side wall, marker plate guide secured to the moveable side wall, and the adjustable feed gate secured to the moveable side wall move together on the guide tracks.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.