Assembling hand grips onto handles
OwnerEdwin J. Buczakinventor
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Abstract
Mechanism for assembling plastic hand grips onto metal handles including means holding a metal handle in alignment with the grip at an open end of the latter, including a guide at the open end of the grip for the forward end of the handle, and a movable bar for moving the handle to force it into the grip in tight relationship therewith and at the same time forcing the guide for the forward end of the handle down and out of the way for full insertion of the handle.
Claims5
A machine for applying open ended grips to free ended handles comprising a base, means receiving a grip with an open end in a predetermined position, a sliding bar, means for holding an end of a handle on the sliding bar in a position to have a free end of the handle associated with the open end of the grip,
- a guide aligning the free end of the handle with the open end of the grip, and means on the bar moving the guide out of the way as the bar is moved to thrust the handle into the grip,
- said guide also including means for engaging the sides of the grip to position the open end of the same laterally with respect to the free end of said handle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.