Coil winding machine

Claim 1

A COIL WINDING MACHINE, COMPRISING: A DRIVEN MANDREL FOR SUPPORTING AND ROTATING A BOBBIN TO WIND A WIRE THREADAROUND; A CARRIAGE; MEANS SUPPORTING SAID CARRIAGE FOR MOVEMENT IN A DIRECTION PARALLEL TO THE AXIS TO THE BOBBIN; A GUIDE MEMBER SWIVELLY MOUNTED ON SAID CARRIAGE, SAID GUIDE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO GUIDE WIRE FROM A SOURCE AND TO DIRECT IT ONTO THE BOBBIN IN A HELIX, SAID GUIDE MEMBER BEING ADAPTED TO SWIVEL RESPONSE TO THE ANGLE OF THE WIRE AS IT IS WOUND ON THE BOBBIN; A DRIVE SHAFT EXTENDING PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE BOBBIN; A ROTATABLE IDLER SHAFT ADJACENT AND PARALLEL TO SAID DRIVE SHAFT; AND A FOLLOWER RING HAVING CONVEX INNER AND OUTER PERIPHERAL SURFACES ROTATABLY CARRIED BY SAID SWIVEL GUIDE MEMBER, SAID RING ENCIRCLING SAID IDLER SHAFT AND BEING DRIVABLY ENGAGED BY SAID IDLER AND DRIVE SHAFTS IN A MANNER WHEREBY SAID RING WILL TRAVEL AXIALLY ON SAID SHAFTS IN A DIRECTION IT IS SWIVELED WITH SAID GUIDE MEMBER RESPONSIVE TO THE ANGLE OF THE WIRE BEING WOUND, AND SAID RING MOVING SAID GUIDE MEMBER AND CARRIAGE AXIALLY OF THE BOBBIN AT A SPEED DIRECTLY PROPORTIONAL TO THE SWIVEL ANGLE OF SAID RING AS DICTATED BY THE ANGLE OF THE WIRE BEING WOUND.