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Wire-tying tool
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1969-10-29
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Granted: 1971-07-20
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Expires: 1989-10-29
Abstract
Abstract A wire-tying tool for forming a wire loop around articles to be tied together and for twisting together side-by-side portions of the loop to form a wire tie wherein the tool has a handle mounted on an elongate shaft having a wire passage therethrough and a pair of opposed arcuate arms mounted on one end of the shaft and having the free ends of the arms in spaced-apart aligned relation with the spacing therebetween being greater than a transverse dimension of articles to be tied together. A finger is pivotally mounted on the free end of each of the arms and each of the fingers has a wire passage therethrough with the passages being alignable with a wire passage through one of the arms to receive a wire from the wire passage through the shaft and handle. The wire is fed into the fingers and the arms and fingers are rotated to twist together the wire tie by operation of the handle and movement of the fingers is operative to cut the wire after the tie has been made.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman L Wooge
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-31 08:29
CPC Classifications
A; A01; A01G; A01G17/00; A01G17/04; A01G17/06; A01G17/08; A01G17/085; B; B21; B21F; B21F15/00
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
150 words
A wire-tying tool comprising: a. a handle having a wire passage therethrough; b. a pair of opposed arcuate arms mounted on said handle and having a wire passage extending through one of said arms, said arms terminating in spaced apart ends with the spacing therebetween being greater than a transverse dimension of articles to be tied together; c. a finger pivotally mounted on the free end of each of said arms, each of said fingers having a wire passage therethrough; d. means associated with said fingers and said arms for positioning said wire passages through said fingers in an aligned relation with the wire passage through said one arm to receive a wire therefrom; e. means associated with one of said fingers for receiving and gripping the wire during tying thereof; and f. means associated with the other of said fingers for cutting said wire after tying the articles together.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
150 words
A wire-tying tool comprising: a. a handle having a wire passage therethrough; b. a pair of opposed arcuate arms mounted on said handle and having a wire passage extending through one of said arms, said arms terminating in spaced apart ends with the spacing therebetween being greater than a transverse dimension of articles to be tied together; c. a finger pivotally mounted on the free end of each of said arms, each of said fingers having a wire passage therethrough; d. means associated with said fingers and said arms for positioning said wire passages through said fingers in an aligned relation with the wire passage through said one arm to receive a wire therefrom; e. means associated with one of said fingers for receiving and gripping the wire during tying thereof; and f. means associated with the other of said fingers for cutting said wire after tying the articles together.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein said handle includes: a. an elongate shaft having a bore extending longitudinally therethrough and a guide track on an exterior surfAce thereof, said bore through said shaft communicating with said wire passage through said one arm; b. a tubular member sleeved on said shaft; and c. means within said tubular member and engageable within said guide track for effecting relative rotative movement between said shaft and said tubular member in response to movement of said tubular member along said shaft.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
67 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 2 including: a. a wire-guiding member within said tubular member; and b. a dog within said tubular member, said dog being positioned to engage a wire within said tubular member and hold same in clamping engagement with said wire-guiding member whereby movement of said tubular member along said shaft toward said arms effects feeding the wire into said fingers.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
93 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 3 wherein: a. said tubular member is an elongate member having an aperture therethrough intermediate the ends thereof; and b. said dog is pivotally mounted in said aperture and has one end portion within said tubular member for engaging said wire and an other end portion extending outwardly of the exterior surface of said tubular member whereby said dog may be moved out of engagement with the wire during movement of said tubular member toward said arms to avoid feeding excess wire into said fingers.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
99 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 4 including: a. said arms being joined together to form a generally C-shaped member having a socket intermediate the ends thereof to rotatably receive said handle; and b. means engageable with said shaft for preventing relative rotation between said handle and said arms when the articles to be tied are within the space defined by said arms and said fingers and for effecting relative rotation between said handle and said arms and fingers to twist the wire around the articles to be tied when said articles are outside said defined space.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 1 wherein: a. each of said free ends of said arms has a chamber therein; b. each of said fingers are elongate members pivotally mounted intermediate their ends; and c. an end portion of each of said fingers extends into said respective chambers.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
97 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 6 wherein said wirecutting means includes: a. a wire-supporting surface positioned within the chamber at the free end of the arm having said wire passage therethrough for receiving and supporting the wire thereon; and b. a cutter blade positioned on the end portion of said finger within said chamber at the free end of the arm having said wire passage therethrough, said cutter blade being positioned in spaced-apart relation with an edge of said wire-supporting surface and movable toward said edge of said surface to cut a wire therebetween.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
47 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 7 wherein said wire-gripping means includes: a. a wire-guiding surface within the other chamber; and b. a wire-gripping dog within said other chamber positioned to engage the wire therein and hold same in clamping engagement with said wire-guiding surface.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
92 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 8 wherein: a. said wire-gripping dog within said other chamber has end portions thereof extending beyond said wire-guiding surface; b. said wire-gripping dog is pivotally mounted within said other chamber; and c. the end portion of said finger within said other chamber is shaped to engage said end portions of said wire-gripping dog to move same out of engagement with the wire when said end portion of said finger is moved beyond said wire-guiding surface while engaging said end portions of said wire-gripping dog.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
80 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 2 wherein: a. said fingers are pivotally mounted intermediate their ends and extend outwardly from the free ends of said arms; and b. ratchet means are mounted in said tubular member and engageable with said sHaft for permitting rotation of said tubular member relative to said arms when said handle is moved toward said arms and for effecting rotation of said arms when said tubular member is moved away from said arms.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
55 words
The wire-tying tool as set forth in claim 2 including: a. a latch member mounted on said tubular member and having an end thereof engageable with said shaft to prevent movement of said tubular member along said shaft; and b. means engageable with said latch member for urging said end into engagement with said shaft.
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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows
| Annuity Stage | Window Opens | Payment Deadline | Surcharge Period Until | Estimated Fee | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1974-07-19 | 1975-01-18 | 1975-07-20 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1978-07-19 | 1979-01-18 | 1979-07-20 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1982-07-19 | 1983-01-18 | 1983-07-20 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |