Gob distributor for glass or other material

In a glass gob distributor of the type including plural curved distributing scoops, each supported within a housing for rotational movement about a vertical axis, a pinion carried by each said scoop, and dual racks each meshed with each said pinion at diametrically opposite sides thereof, said drive racks simultaneously angularly indexing said scoops upon longitudinal movement of said racks relatively to each other, the improvement comprising:

• a further pinion independent of said scoop pinions, supported by said housing and interposed between and meshed with both said racks, said further pinion translating movement of one said rack into an equal and opposite movement of the other said rack;
• means supporting said further pinion for movement towards one of said racks;
• adjustable guide means supporting the other of said racks and movable towards the said one rack to move said other rack and said other pinion towards said one rack to eliminate clearance between the teeth of the respective and said further pinion;
• and,
• members supporting each said scoop on an upper face of both said racks, said scoops extending downwardly with clearance through apertures in a bottom wall of said housing, said racks providing the sole support and positioning members for said scoops.