Apparatus for continuous winding of strand material

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR WINDING OF STRAND MATERIAL, COMPRISING A TURNTABLE, TURNTABLE DRIVE MEANS FOR TURNING SAID TURNTABLE A GIVEN ANGULAR AMOUNT, WINDER DRUMS JOURNALLED ABOUT RESPECTIVE AXES PARALLEL TO THE TABLE AXIS AND SPACED FROM EACH OTHER SAID ANGULAR AMOUNT, AUXILIARY REELS COAXIALLY ADJACENT TO SAID RESPECTIVE DRUMS, DRUM DRIVE MEANS ON SAID TABLE CONNECTED WITH SAID RESPECTIVE DRUMS FOR ROTATING EACH DRUM AND ADJACENT REEL, GUIDE MEANS ENGAGEABLE BY THE MATERIAL TO BE WOUND FOR PASSING IT ONTO ONE OF SAID DRUMS DEPENDING UPON THE ANGULAR POSITION OF SAID TURNTABLE, CONTROLLABLE CLAMPING MEANS FOR EACH OF SAID REELS ENGAGEABLE WITH THE MATERIAL FOR TEMPORARILY HOLDING IT ON SAID REEL, A LENGTH-METERING GAGE ENGAGEABLE WITH THE MATERIAL, AND CONTROL MEANS CONNECTING SAID GAGE WITH SAID RESPECTIVE TABLE AND DRUM DRIVE MEANS AND WITH SAID GUIDE MEANS AND CLAMPING MEANS FOR SEQUENTIALLY CONTROLLING SAID RESPECTIVE MEANS TO TRANSFER THE MATERIAL AFTER GAGE-INITIATED ROTATION OF SAID TURNTABLE FROM A FILLED DRUM TO THE REEL OF AN EMPTY DRUM BEFORE COMMENCING THE WINDING OF MATERIAL ON THE LATTER DRUM, WHEREBY THE STARTING END OF MATERIAL EXTENDS LATERALLY OUT OF EACH FULL DRUM.