Stator coil winding machine

Claim 1

A HEAD FOR WINDING THE SLOTS OF A STATOR COMPRISING A BODY ADAPTED FOR RECIPROCATION, A NEEDLE CARRIED BY SAID BODY AND ADAPTED FOR TRAVEL WITHIN THE SLOTS OF THE STATOR DURING AXIAL TRAVEL OF THE HEAD THROUGH THE STATOR, SAID NEEDLE HAVING AN EYE ADAPTED FOR PASSAGE THERETHROUGH OF A WIRE, WHEREBY THE WIRE IS LAID IN THE SLOT INCIDENT TO TRAVEL OF SAID NEEDLE THROUGH THE SLOT, A PAIR OF LIFT LEVERS, MEANS MOUNTING SAID LIFT LEVERS ON SAID BODY IN OPPOSITELY EXTENDING RELATION TO EACH OTHER ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID NEEDLE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF SAID LIFT LEVERS OUTWARDLY FROM RETRACTED POSITIONS LOCATED INWARDLY OF SAID NEEDLE, SAID LIFT LEVERS HAVING MEANS FOR TEMPORARILY ENGAGING THE WIRE AND GUIDING WIRE TRAVEL FROM SAID EYE WHEN SAID LIFT LEVERS ARE DISPLACED FROM SAID RETRACTED POSITIONS, AND A MEMBER MOVABLE ON SAID BODY IN THE DIRECTION OF RECIPROCATION THEREOF RELATIVE TO SAID BODY AND SAID LIFT LEVERS AND LOCATED AT ALL TIMES RADIALLY INWARDLY OF THE OUTERMOST PORTION OF SAID NEEDLE, WHEREBY TO AFFORD PASSAGE THEREOF THROUGH THE BORE OF THE STATOR, AND OPERABLY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID LIFT LEVERS FOR PRODUCING LIFT LEVER MOVEMENT IN RESPONSE TO MOVEMENT OF SAID HEAD.