Electric wire threading apparatus for lamp arms and like conduits

Claim 1

AN APPARATUS FOR THREADING A RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE, INSULATED ELECTRIC CORD IN PERCENT LENGTHS THROUGH PORTABLE LAMP CONDUITS IN THE WIRING OF LAMPS, COMPRISING A BASE SUPPORTING THE APPARATUS FOR ACCESS BY AN OPERATOR, A PASSAGEWAY THROUGH SAID APPARATUS FOR SAID LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD, AN INLET GUIDE END FOR SAID PASSAGEWAY POSITIONED FOR ACCESS BY A FIRST HAND OF SAID OPERATOR FOR THE FEEDING OF A LEADING END OF SAID LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD INTO SAID PASSAGEWAY, THE LATTER EXTENDING BETWEEN SPACED SURFACES OF A DRIVEN WHEEL AND A COACTING IDLER WHEEL, SAID DRIVEN WHEEL BEING MOUNTED ON A RELATIVELY FIXED AXIS, POWER MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVEN WHEEL, MEANS MOUNTING THE IDLER WHEEL FOR RESILIENT MOVEMENT AWAY FROM A PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATION TO THE DRIVEN WHEEL FOR RECEIVING SAID LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD THEREBETWEEN FOR PROPULSION THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAY, AN OUTLET GUIDE END FOR SAID PASSAGEWAY LEADING FROM BETWEEN SAID WHEELS, A NOZZLE TERMINATING SAID OUTLET GUIDE END AND HAVING AN ELONGATED DELIVELY END TERMINATING IN A MOUTH, SAID NOZZLE BEING POSITIONED FOR ACCESS BY A SECOND HAND OF THE OPERATOR FOR MANUALLY FITTING AN END OF A LAMP CONDUIT ONTO SAID DELIVERY END FOR RETENTION THEREON WHILE THE LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD IS FED BY SAID FIRST HAND INTO THE INLET GUIDE END AND PROPELLED BY SAID WHEELS INTO AND THROUGH SAID LAMP CONDUIT.

Claim 2

AN APPARATUS FOR THREADING A RELATIVELY FLEXIBLE, INSULATED ELECTRIC CORD IN PERCENT LENGTHS THROUGH PORTABLE LAMP CONDUITS IN THE WIRING OF LAMPS, COMPRISING A BASE SUPPORTING THE APPARATUS FOR ACCESS BY AN OPERATOR, A PASSAGEWAY THROUGH SAID APPARATUS FOR SAID LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD, AN INLET GUIDE END FOR SAID PASSAGEWAY POSITIONED FOR ACCESS BY A FIRST HAND OF SAID OPERATOR FOR THE FEEDING OF A LEADING END OF SAID LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD INTO SAID PASSAGEWAY, THE LATTER EXTENDING BETWEEN SPACED SURFACES OF A DRIVEN WHEEL AND A COACTING IDLER WHEEL, SAID DRIVEN WHEEL BEING MOUNTED ON A RELATIVELY FIXED AXIS, POWER MEANS FOR ROTATING SAID DRIVEN WHEEL, MEANS MOUNTING THE IDLER WHEEL FOR RESILIENT MOVEMENT AWAY FROM A PREDETERMINED SPACED RELATION TO THE DRIVEN WHEEL FOR RECEIVING SAID LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD THEREBETWEEN FOR PROPULSION THROUGH SAID PASSAGEWAY, AN OUTLET GUIDE END FOR SAID PASSAGEWAY LEADING FROM BETWEEN SAID WHEELS, A NOZZLE TERMINATING SAID OUTLET GUIDE END AND HAVING AN ELONGATED DELIVELY END TERMINATING IN A MOUTH, SAID NOZZLE BEING POSITIONED FOR ACCESS BY A SECOND HAND OF THE OPERATOR FOR MANUALLY FITTING AN END OF A LAMP CONDUIT ONTO SAID DELIVERY END FOR RETENTION THEREON WHILE THE LENGTH OF ELECTRIC CORD IS FED BY SAID FIRST HAND INTO THE INLET GUIDE END AND PROPELLED BY SAID WHEELS INTO AND THROUGH SAID LAMP CONDUIT.