Patent ID: 7272966

Claim:
An entry guide for a roll forming machine, comprising: a first pair of horizontal platforms secured to the machine at a first horizontal level; a second pair of horizontal platforms secured to the machine at a second horizontal level vertically displaced from the first horizontal level; a first pair of stop members each associated with a respective one of said first pair of horizontal platforms, wherein each of said first pair of stop members has a vertical surface extending upwardly and orthogonally from the respective one of said first pair of horizontal platforms and wherein the vertical surfaces of said first pair of stop members face each other, are parallel to each other and are spaced apart a first predetermined distance; and a second pair of stop members each associated with a respective one of said second pair of horizontal platforms, wherein each of said second pair of stop members has a vertical surface extending upwardly and orthogonally from the respective one of said second pair of horizontal platforms and wherein the vertical surfaces of said second pair of stop members face each other, are parallel to each other and are spaced apart a second predetermined distance different from said first predetermined distance.