(under subclass 332) Work feeder including a receptacle for holding and discharging workpieces in a controlled manner to the rotary work feeder.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
72, Metal Deforming,
424, for a receptacle that holds a supply of discrete articles of work to be deformed.
82, Turning,
125+, for a magazine-type storage means in which a plurality of pieces of work can be accumulated in an orderly arrangement and positioned such that the pieces may be engaged by the work feeder or remover.
83, Cutting,
417, for means to store work articles including a hopper, work-storage magazine, or gravity fed chute serving to hold a reserve supply of work to be cut. 140, Wireworking,
27, and 28 for a wire fence making machine provided with a hopper that supplies slats for the manufacture of fencing and subclass 53 for a machine having a magazine for a supply of clips, lock plates, or similar members.
221, Article Dispensing,
241+, for subject matter including means to selectively vary the dimensions of the dispenser or some part thereof to thereby accommodate different size articles and wherein the supply of source dimensions are selectively variable.
470, Threaded, Headed Fastener, or Washer Making: Process and Apparatus,
164+, and see the notes thereto for feeding a nail, screw, or nut blank or nail plate or stock to a machine as part of the manufacture of that class.
