Patent ID: 9604274
Date: 2017-03-28
CPC Classifications: B21D,B21F,B21J,B21K,B65G,C21D,F27D

Claim:
1. A material transfer line clearing device for use in clearing material from a downstream portion of a processing line, the processing line having a material path of travel for moving the material along the path of travel, the clearing device comprising: at least one push rod; a push rod rack removably supporting the at least one push rod and positioned proximate to the material path of travel, the push rod rack adapted to selectively position the at least one push rod in the material path of travel; a push rod advance device for selectively moving the at least one push rod in a downstream or an upstream direction along the material path of travel; and a material track positioned along the material path of travel, the material track having two discontinuity breaks separated by a first distance along the material track, the material track supporting the material and at least one push rod when positioned on the material track.