Metal working – Means to assemble or disassemble – Overedge assembling means
Patent
1989-02-17
1990-04-24
Watson, Robert C.
Metal working
Means to assemble or disassemble
Overedge assembling means
B21D 3700
Patent
active
049187970
ABSTRACT:
A metal roof panel seaming apparatus which includes a main body portion that can be rolled along an unformed or partially formed seam, the body portion including a plurality of adjacent pairs of rollers, positioned along the underside of the body portion, one set of the rollers independent movable from a first position cammed away from the partially or unformed seam, to a second position cammed into the seam, for undertaking the seaming process. The second roll of rollers are stationary in position, and serve as drive rollers along the opposite side of the unformed or partially formed seam as the seam is crimped between the various pairs of rollers during the seaming process. There is further included, that the plurality of the two rolls of rollers provide a means for allowing the apparatus to move bi-directional and the ability to undertake the seaming process in either direction. The apparatus is able to undertake seaming in either direction along the roof panel and the seaming process may be initiated at any point along the length of the panel upon camming the rollers into position to undertake the seaming process.
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Rook Peter M.
Watkins Neil A.
Woodruff George
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