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Apparatus for winding strand material

Assignee: Johns Manville Corp
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Filing: 1962-09-18
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Granted: 1965-06-15
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Expires: 1982-09-18
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Svend A Petersen

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-26 21:52
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65H; B65H54/00; B65H54/02; B65H54/026; B65H63/00; B65H63/04; B65H63/08; B65H63/086; B65H2701/00; B65H2701/30; B65H2701/31; B65H2701/312

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 167 words
APPRATUS FOR WINDING STRAND MATERIAL COMPRISING: A SOURCE OF STRAND WOUND IN A PACKAGE; POWERED STRAND WINDING MECHANISM, INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR, ADVANCING SAID STRAND FROM SAID SOURCE; DETECTION MEANS FOR DETECTING THE PENDING EXHAUSTION OF THE STRAND PACKAGE; FEELER MEANS POSITIONED TO ENGAGE SAID STRAND IN ITS PATH OF TRAVEL; SERVING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TENSION OF SAID STRAND TO SEVER SAID STRAND WHEN THE TENSION EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE AND THUS FREE SAID FEELER MEANS FROM TENSION OF SAID STRAND; AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID WINDING MECHANISM, SAID CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT PORTION FOR CONTROLLING THE ROTATION OF SAID MOTOR, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUATION OF SAID FEELER MEANS TO OPEN SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT PORTION WHEN FREE FROM TENSION OF SAID STRAND, AND DETECTION RESPONSIVE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUATION OF SAID DETECTION MEANS TO OPEN SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT WHEN THE NUMBER OF CONVOLUTIONS REMAINING IN SAID PACKAGE HAVE BEEN REDUCED BELOW A PRESELECTED NUMBER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 167 words
APPRATUS FOR WINDING STRAND MATERIAL COMPRISING: A SOURCE OF STRAND WOUND IN A PACKAGE; POWERED STRAND WINDING MECHANISM, INCLUDING AN ELECTRICAL MOTOR, ADVANCING SAID STRAND FROM SAID SOURCE; DETECTION MEANS FOR DETECTING THE PENDING EXHAUSTION OF THE STRAND PACKAGE; FEELER MEANS POSITIONED TO ENGAGE SAID STRAND IN ITS PATH OF TRAVEL; SERVING MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE TENSION OF SAID STRAND TO SEVER SAID STRAND WHEN THE TENSION EXCEEDS A PREDETERMINED VALUE AND THUS FREE SAID FEELER MEANS FROM TENSION OF SAID STRAND; AND ELECTRICAL CIRCUIT MEANS FOR CONTROLLING THE OPERATION OF SAID WINDING MECHANISM, SAID CIRCUIT MEANS INCLUDING A NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT PORTION FOR CONTROLLING THE ROTATION OF SAID MOTOR, MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUATION OF SAID FEELER MEANS TO OPEN SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT PORTION WHEN FREE FROM TENSION OF SAID STRAND, AND DETECTION RESPONSIVE MEANS RESPONSIVE TO THE ACTUATION OF SAID DETECTION MEANS TO OPEN SAID NORMALLY CLOSED CIRCUIT WHEN THE NUMBER OF CONVOLUTIONS REMAINING IN SAID PACKAGE HAVE BEEN REDUCED BELOW A PRESELECTED NUMBER.

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3.5 Years (Year 4) 1968-06-14 1968-12-14 1969-06-15 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
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11.5 Years (Year 12) 1976-06-14 1976-12-14 1977-06-15 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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