Abstract:
A RECTANGULARLY SHAPED FRAME FOR A PLURALITY OF STRAIGHT LINE SHEARS IS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON A PIVOT POST CARRIED ON ONE SIDE OF A GLASS FEEDING APPARATUS SPOUT CASING SO THAT THE FRAME IS MOVABLE FROM AND TO A POSITION BENEATH THE OUTLET SPOUT. THE PIVOT POST IS ROTATABLY SUPPORTED IN A BRACKET WHICH IS ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED ON ARCUATELY SHAPED GIBS DEFINED ON THE SPOUT CASING, AND SAID POST IS VERTICALLY ADJUSTABLE IN THIS BRACKET. THE GIBS ON THE CASING ALSO CARRY A TOGGLE CLAMP, WHICH CLAMP IS ALSO ADJUSTABLY MOUNTED THEREON TO ENGAGE A CLAMP PLATE PROVIDED ON A DIAGONALLY OPPOSITE CORNER OF THE SHEAR FRAME FROM THE CORNER ASSOCIATED WITH THE PIVOT POST.
Abstract:
A FIXED FRAME FOR THE SHEARS IS MOUNTED BENEATH THE OUTLET OF A FEEDER BOWL, AND A PAIR OF HONIZONTALLY RECIPROCABLE CARRIAGES ARE MOUNTED IN THE FRAME FOR MOVEMENT IN OPPOSITE DIRECTIONS, AND CARRY OPPOSED PAIRS OF SHEAR BLADES FOR SEVERING GOBS OF GLASS FROM A PLURALITY OF SUSPENDED MOLTEN GLASS COLUMN ACCUMULATED AT SAID FEEDER BOWL OUTLET. ONE BLADE IN EACH PAIR IS MOVABLY MOUNTED IN ITS ASSOCIATED CARRIAGE FOR VERTICAL ADJUSTMENT WITH RESPECT TO THE OTHER BLADE, AND A HAND OPERATED ADJUSTMENT KNOB CARRIES A SHAFT WHICH IS SLIDABLE IN THE FRAME AND ITS INNER END IS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE BLADE MOUNTING MEANS WHEN THE CARRIAGE IS RETRACTED FOR ACCOMPLISHING THESE ADJUSTMENTS DURING OPERATIONS OF THE SHEARS. A DROP GUIDE IS ALSO PROVIDED BELOW EACH ADJUSTABLE BLADE IN EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF BLADES, AND SAID DROP GUIDE IS ADJUSTABLE HORIZONTALLY THROUGH ANOTHER HAND KNOB AND SHAFT LOCATED ABOVE THE SHEAR BLADE ADJUSTING KNOB.