Work holders – Plural holders to hold workpieces relative to each other – Fixed work-contacting portions for each holder
Patent
1980-11-19
1984-02-07
Watson, Robert C.
Work holders
Plural holders to hold workpieces relative to each other
Fixed work-contacting portions for each holder
269 69, 269296, 269909, 269 37, 211205, 209704, B25B 120
Patent
active
044298617
ABSTRACT:
Disclosed is a tobacco leaf grading and stripping apparatus or rack which is easily movable to desired locations accessible to the cured tobacco, and comprises base means, tobacco stick hanger means having a generally wheel-shaped, polygonal periphery, rotatably mounted on the base means and comprising a plurality of individual arms extending outwardly from stanchion means in a spoke-like manner, and each of the arms being provided on its outer portions with support means adapted to receive and support one end of a loaded tobacco stick such that adjacent support means can support jointly the whole stick in a generally horizontal posture. Any number of arms can be provided for supporting any desired number of loaded tobacco sticks, about four or five sticks being preferred. In using this apparatus, one or more operators can be positioned at convenient locations around the periphery of the hanger means supporting the loaded tobacco sticks, and the hanger means then rotated as necessary to bring the tobacco stalks into a convenient position for stripping. The apparatus thereby allows the operator to employ both hands in stripping the leaves and greatly reduces the need for movement away from his work station. As the stalks become completely stripped, the hanger means may be rotated to bring that particular stick to a station where a new loaded stick can be placed on the hanger without interfering with the stripping in progress on the other sticks.
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