(under subclass 96) Subject matter further provided with a mechanism having a pair jaws capable of gripping the means at several locations along the length of the means.
(1) Note. The grippers of the subclass usually function at one end to hold and drive the tap and at the other end to open to allow nut blanks to be fed along the tap. Consequently, the machines of this subclass are made to operate continuously, the nut blanks being fed upon one end of the tapper and the finished nuts being discharged from the other end.
