US3348369A
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Stranding apparatus
Assignee: Ericsson Inc
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Filing: 1965-04-26
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Granted: 1967-10-24
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Expires: 1985-04-26
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Burr Harvey
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-04 19:35
CPC Classifications
D; D07; D07B; D07B3/00; D07B3/08; D07B3/10
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
120 words
STRANDING APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) A CRADLE, (B) STORAGE MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID CRADLE, (C) METERING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID CRADLE, METERING TWISTED STRAND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL WIRES INTO SAID STORAGE MEANS AT A PRESELECTED RATE OF ADVANCE, (D) A FLYER ROTATING AROUND SAID CRADLE AND SUPPORTING SAID STRAND, (E) SAID STRAND BEING TWISTED BY THE ROTATION OF SAID FLYER, (F) A SMOOTH-SURFACED CAPSTAN UPSTREAM OF SAID FLYER (A) SAID WIRES BEING WRAPPED AROUND SAID CAPSTAN AND ADVANCED THEREBY, (B) SAID WIRES BEING SLIPPABLE ON SAID CAPSTAN SO AS NOT TO ADVANCE THEREWITH AT SPEEDS SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING SAID RATE OF ADVANCE, AND (G) MEANS DRIVING SAID CAPSTAN AT A SURFACE SPEED GREATER THAN THE SPEED OF SAID METERING MEANS.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
120 words
STRANDING APPARATUS COMPRISING: (A) A CRADLE, (B) STORAGE MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID CRADLE, (C) METERING MEANS SUPPORTED BY SAID CRADLE, METERING TWISTED STRAND COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF INDIVIDUAL WIRES INTO SAID STORAGE MEANS AT A PRESELECTED RATE OF ADVANCE, (D) A FLYER ROTATING AROUND SAID CRADLE AND SUPPORTING SAID STRAND, (E) SAID STRAND BEING TWISTED BY THE ROTATION OF SAID FLYER, (F) A SMOOTH-SURFACED CAPSTAN UPSTREAM OF SAID FLYER (A) SAID WIRES BEING WRAPPED AROUND SAID CAPSTAN AND ADVANCED THEREBY, (B) SAID WIRES BEING SLIPPABLE ON SAID CAPSTAN SO AS NOT TO ADVANCE THEREWITH AT SPEEDS SUBSTANTIALLY EXCEEDING SAID RATE OF ADVANCE, AND (G) MEANS DRIVING SAID CAPSTAN AT A SURFACE SPEED GREATER THAN THE SPEED OF SAID METERING MEANS.
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