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Coil forming method and apparatus
Assignee: Scovill Inc
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Filing: 1961-12-26
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Granted: 1965-02-02
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Expires: 1981-12-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 John E Burbank
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 10:00
CPC Classifications
B; B21; B21D; B21D53/00; B21D53/46; B21D53/50; B29; B29L; B29L2031/00; B29L2031/774; B29L2031/7742; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S425/00; Y10S425/007; Y10S425/814; Y10T; Y10T29/00; Y10T29/49; Y10T29/49782; Y10T29/49785
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
73 words
A METHOD OF FORMING COILS FROM A THERMO-PLASTIC FILAMENT COMPRISING (A) POSITIVELY FEEDING FROM A BODILY ROTATING SOURCE OF SUPPLY AND PUSHING THROUGH A GUIDE ROTATING ABOUT THE SAME AXIS AS SAID SOURCE OF SUPPLY, AN AMOUNT OF FILAMENT EQUAL TO ONE COMPLETE CONVOLUTION OF THE COIL TO BE FORMED UPON EACH COMPLETE ROTATION OF SAID GUIDE, WHEREBY THE FILAMENT FREELY ASSUMES THE SHAPE OF A HELIX AS IT EMERGES FROM THE GUIDE;
Claim 2
Independent Claim
73 words
A METHOD OF FORMING COILS FROM A THERMO-PLASTIC FILAMENT COMPRISING (A) POSITIVELY FEEDING FROM A BODILY ROTATING SOURCE OF SUPPLY AND PUSHING THROUGH A GUIDE ROTATING ABOUT THE SAME AXIS AS SAID SOURCE OF SUPPLY, AN AMOUNT OF FILAMENT EQUAL TO ONE COMPLETE CONVOLUTION OF THE COIL TO BE FORMED UPON EACH COMPLETE ROTATION OF SAID GUIDE, WHEREBY THE FILAMENT FREELY ASSUMES THE SHAPE OF A HELIX AS IT EMERGES FROM THE GUIDE;
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