. . . "FIGS. 23 to 26 show in combination a metal strip connecting apparatus proposed prior to the present invention, in which: FIG. 23 is a schematic plan view of the conventional apparatus; FIG. 24 is a sectional view taken along the line XXIV--XXIV in FIG. 23; FIG. 25 is a sectional view similar to FIG. 24, which shows a movable table moved close to a fixed table; and FIG. 26 is a sectional front view" .