Machine for making corner posts
OwnerWayne D. Tietzinventor
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Abstract
A machine and method are provided for manufacturing corner posts for protecting products loaded onto pallets, and to provide structural support to permit loaded pallets to be stacked one upon another. The machine includes a continuously moving conveyor which moves a pair of boards from a pick-up station, through a fastening station and to a drop-off station. The boards are stapled or nailed together on the fly by a pneumatic gun which is periodically activated to install a series of staples or nails into the overlapped boards. A hopper holds the individual boards and drops them onto an inverted V-shaped support track through which the conveyor moves. The boards are ramped into overlapping engagement with one another and then stapled or nailed together as they move continuously along the support track.
Claims32
A machine for making corner posts by securing first and second elongated boards together along overlapped portions of the boards, the machine comprising:
- a track for supporting the first and second boards in an overlapping orientations such that the first board overlaps the second board along substantially the entire length of the first board;
- a conveyor for moving the overlapped boards together along the track;
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- a securing station for securing the overlapped boards together to form a corner post.
A machine for securing first and second elongated boards together, the machine comprising:
- a conveyor for continuously moving the first and second boards from a pick-up station to a drop-off station, the boards being unsecured at the pick-up station and secured together at the drop-off station;
- a securing station between the pick-up and drop-off stations for securing the first and second boards together as the boards move continuously through the securing station;
- a track for supporting the boards during movement from the pick-up station, through the securing station, and to the drop-off station;
- the track having opposite spaced apart sides, with each side supporting one of the boards and the conveyor extending between the opposite sides;
- the opposite sides of the track being disposed substantially 90.degree. from one another such that the boards are supported at a substantially 90.degree. orientation with respect to one another for securement so as to form a corner post.
A machine for securing first and second elongated boards together, the machine comprising:
- a conveyor for continuously moving the first and second boards from a pick-up station to a drop-off station, the boards being unsecured at the pick-up station and secured together at the drop-off station;
- a securing station between the pick-up and drop-off stations for securing the first and second boards together as the boards move continuously through the securing station;
- a track for supporting the boards during movement from the pick-up station, through the securing station, and to the drop-off station;
- the track having opposite spaced apart sides, with each side supporting one of the boards and the conveyor extending between the opposite sides;
- the track comprising a ramp on each side, the ramps cooperating to raise the first and second boards to an overlapped orientation prior to the securing station.
A machine for securing first and second elongated boards together, the machine comprising:
- a conveyor for continuously moving the first and second boards from a pick-up station to a drop-off station, the boards being unsecured at the pick-up station and secured together at the drop-off station;
- a securing station between the pick-up and drop-off stations for securing the first and second boards together as the boards move continuously through the securing station;
- a track for supporting the boards during movement from the pick-up station, through the securing station, and to the drop-off station;
- a V-shaped hopper with opposite sides mounted above the track, with each side adapted to hold a plurality of boards for individual placement on the respective sides of the track.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.