Kris D Baymiller

US Patent:

59877340, Nov 23, 1999

Filed:

Jul 30, 1998

Appl. No.:

9/126407

Inventors:

Bruce L. Overgard - Colton SD
Kris D. Baymiller - Sioux Falls SD
Walter Rohrbach - Burnsville MN
Walter Gysling - Shorewood MN

Assignee:

Balance Systems, Inc. - Sioux Falls SD

International Classification:

B23P 1900

US Classification:

29700

Abstract:

A semi-automatic lacing machine used to lace a pair of blocks together to form a block and tackle assembly that will frequently be used in the manufacture of other products. The apparatus includes a structure for receiving a pair of blocks and a line therein, and structure including a first and a second guide, and a threader to advance the line through the first and second guides and thereby through the blocks received within the apparatus.