Clamping mechanism for cloth spreading machine catcher
AssigneeHart Schaffner & Marx
InventorsWilliam E. Neef, Easton O. Marshalleck
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Abstract
Remotely operated mechanisms for quickly clamping and unclamping one or both sides of an automatic catcher for a cloth spreading machine to a cloth cutting table. These mechanisms permit the automatic catcher to be clamped to and released from the cutting table by an operator who remains on one side of the table. The operator can also connect and disconnect the automatic catcher relative to the cloth spreading machine while remaining on one side of the cutting table.
Claims9
A remotely operated mechanism for quickly clamping and unclamping an automatic catcher for a cloth spreading machine relative to a cloth cutting table,
- said clamping mechanism including:
- means to attach said clamping mechanism to an automatic catcher with said attaching means resting on and engaging top of said cutting table,
- a movable jaw mounted to be moved into engagement with the underside of said cutting table on one side thereof, to cooperate with said attaching means in a clamping action, and
- means operable from the opposite side of said cutting table for moving said movable jaw into and out of clamping engagement with said table,
- said movable jaw being attached to the lower end of an arm which is pivotally mounted for rotation about a horizontal axis.
A mechanism for quickly clamping and unclamping an automatic catcher for a cloth spreading machine relative to both sides of a cloth cutting table,
- said mechansim including:
- means to attach said clamping mechanism to an automatic catcher with said attachment means resting on and engaging the top of said cutting table,
- a movable jaw located on each side of said table with each jaw mounted to be moved into engagement with the underside of said cutting table to cooperate with said attaching means in a clamping action, and
- means operable from one side of said table for moving said jaws into and out of clamping engagement with said table.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.