Electrical solenoid winding machines

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AN ELECTRICAL SOLENOID ARRAY WINDING MACHINE COMPRISING: A SUPPORT AND SUCCESSIVELY ALIGNED GROUPS OF SOLENOID FORMS DISPOSED ON SAID SUPPORT CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO REMOVABLY RECEIVE SOLENOID WINDINGS; CONDUCTOR SUPPLY MEANS FOR SUPPLYING A GROUP OF CONTINUOUS LENGTH CONDUCTORS; GUIDE MEANS FOR GUIDING SAID GROUP OF CONDUCTORS TO RESPECTIVE SOLENOID FORMS OF ANY SINGLE ALIGNED GROUP OF SAID FORMS; INDEXING MEANS CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED FOR AUTOMATICALLY ALIGNING EACH OF SAID SUCCESSIVELY ALIGNED GROUPS OF FORMS AND SAID GUIDE MEANS; AND COMMON DRIVE MEANS PROVIDING RELATIVE MOVEMENT OF THE SOLENOID FORMS AND SAID GUIDE MEANS TO SIMULTANEOUSLY WIND THE CONTINUOUS CONDUCTORS ABOUT THE RESPECTIVE SOLENOID FORMS OF EACH OF THE SUCCESSIVELY ALIGNED GROUPS, SAID DRIVE MEANS BEING CONSTRUCTED AND ARRANGED TO WIND SAID SOLENOIDS SO THAT CORRESPONDING SOLENOIDS IN SUCCEEDING GROUPS ARE WOUND FROM SUCCEEDING PORTIONS OF RESPECTIVE CONTINUOUS CONDUCTORS TO FORM SERIALLY CONNECTED SOLENOIDS WHICH ARE READILY REMOVABLE FROM SAID SOLENOID FORMS.