Hand lever operated vee nail frame assembly machine
OwnerAlbert Pistoriusinventor
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Abstract
A vee nail frame assembly machine which is manually operated. The machine has a guide arrangement for supporting the frame members to be joined and a movable assembly which carries the operative parts for embedding the nail. The assembly carries a post having magnets embedded therein to support the vee nail. When the movable assembly is retracted a vee nail is placed on the post. The assembly is then moved into place where the post is aligned with the frame members. A hand lever is provided which actuates the nail post to move up and contact the frame members and then embed the nail.
Claims12
Apparatus for joining together the mitered ends of a pair of frame members comprising:
- a. means for supporting said frame members in planar relationship with their adjacent mitered ends abutting each other;
- b. platform means to carry said supporting means;
- c. assembly means movable between first and second positions comprising post means extending up through said platform means terminating beneath said frame members when said assembly means is in its first position, said post means comprising a post and actuating means extending below said platform means for actuating said post upwardly, said post having means to support magnetically a vee nail of magnetizable material, said post when said assembly is in its second position being accessible for mounting thereon a vee nail;
- d. said actuating means including a lever operated handle means which upon rotation drives said post upwardly, and further including means in response to said post coming into contact with said frame members for driving said vee nail into said frame members thereby joining the latter together;
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- e. said assembly means further comprising means for selectively clamping down on said frame members while said nail is driven into said frame members.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.