Winding machine for magnetic cores of small size

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A WINDING MACHINE FOR WINDING A CUT LENGTH OF WIRE AROUND AN ANNULAR CORE HAVING A CENTER AXIS AND A SMALL CENTER OPENING SAID MACHINE COMPRISING: A PAIR OF ENDLESS BELTS ARRANGED IN FACE TO FACE CONTACT WITH EACH OTHER AND MOUNTED FOR ROTATION AROUND AN AXIS OF ROTATION, SAID BELTS FOR ENGAGING SAID WIRE THEREBETWEEN; MEANS FOR PRESSING THE FACING PORTIONS OF SAID ENDLESS BELTS FIRMLY TOGETHER TO PREVENT SLIPPING BETWEEN SAID WIRE AND SAID ENDLESS BELTS; GUIDING MEANS FOR SEPARATING SAID FACING BELTS FOR A RELATIVELY SHORT DISTANCE; SUPPORTING MEANS FOR SUPPORTING SAID ANNULAR CORE BETWEEN THE SEPARATED PORTIONS OF SAID ENDLESS BELTS WITH SAID CORE CENTER AXIS NORMAL TO SAID BELTS'' AXIS OF ROTATION; MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID CORE AROUND SAID CENTER AXIS AND MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID ENDLESS BELTS AROUND SAID AXIS OF ROTATION; WIRE GUIDING MEANS FOR GUIDING AND POSITIONING THE WIRE AS IT IS CARRIED BETWEEN SAID SEPARATED PORTION OF THE ENDLESS BELTS AND THROUGH SAID ANNULAR CORE; WHEREBY WHEN ONE END OF SAID CUT LENGTH OF WIRE IS SECURED AND THE OTHER FREE END INSERTED BETWEEN SAID ENDLESS BELTS SAID WIRE IS FRICTIONALLY ENGAGED AND CARRIED BY SAID BELT FACING PORTIONS TO BE THREADED AND DRAWN THROUGH SAID SMALL CENTER OPENING THEREBY WINDING SAID WIRE AROUND SAID CORE AS SAID CORE AND ENDLESS BELTS ARE ROTATED.