Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 20
Claim 1
Independent Claim
124 words
A rod coil press comprising an elongated frame, a coil carrier assembly mounted at one end of the frame to swing laterally, said carrier assembly including a horizontal carrier arm projecting from a vertical face plate and mounting multiple strap tracks, a compactor assembly traversing said frame and including a vertical multiple-part compactor plate confronting said face plate, said compactor assembly having a passage accommodating interfitting relation of said carrier arm therein as said compactor assembly moves to compact a coil on said arm between said compactor plate and said face plate, multiple strap tracks carried by said compactor each complementing a strap track on said carrier assembly, means for advancing and retracting said compactor assembly, and means for swinging said coil carrier assembly.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
124 words
A rod coil press comprising an elongated frame, a coil carrier assembly mounted at one end of the frame to swing laterally, said carrier assembly including a horizontal carrier arm projecting from a vertical face plate and mounting multiple strap tracks, a compactor assembly traversing said frame and including a vertical multiple-part compactor plate confronting said face plate, said compactor assembly having a passage accommodating interfitting relation of said carrier arm therein as said compactor assembly moves to compact a coil on said arm between said compactor plate and said face plate, multiple strap tracks carried by said compactor each complementing a strap track on said carrier assembly, means for advancing and retracting said compactor assembly, and means for swinging said coil carrier assembly.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, wherein said carrier arm is of Y-shape in cross section and said compactor plate has notches communicating with said passage and receiving marginal parts of said Y-shaped carrier arms.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 2, and means for extending and retracting transversely a part of said carrier arm to increase and decrease the cross sectional dimension of said arm.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 3, wherein at least one strap guide is carried by a fixed part of said carrier and adjacent to the extensible part of the carrier.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
28 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, wherein said carrier arm mounts a plurality of longitudinal members defining spaced longitudinal parts of said first strap tracks.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
30 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 5, wherein spaced curved strap guides mounted on said coil carrier assembly constitute a part of each of said first strap tracks.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
74 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, wherein each strap track of said coil carrier assembly and of said compactor assembly includes a curved portion, and strapping means for advancing a strap through each pair of complementary strap tracks to pass through the eye of a coil and thence around the coil to define a loop encircling a part of the coil and positioned in a plane substantially radial of said coil.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
22 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 7, wherein said strapping means are carried by and shiftable longitudinally on said frame.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
37 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 7, wherein said strapping means includes a carriage shiftable longitudinally on said frame and a plurality of strapping mechanisms carried by said carriage and shiftable transversely of said frame.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
34 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 7, wherein a strapping assembly shiftable on said frame mounts said strapping means, and means independent of said compactor advancing means for shifting said strapping assembly.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
77 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 7, wherein said carrier arm has divergent plates defining a structure of Y-shape in cross section, said compactor assembly has longitudinal openings therein providing lateral access to portions of said arm between said divergent arm plates which are received in the compactor assembly, and a strapping assembly longitudinally shiftable on said frame mounts said strapping means, each strapping means being located adjacent a longitudinal opening of said compactor assembly.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
57 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 7, wherein a strapping assembly mounts said strapping means and includes a carriage traversing said frame and a plurality of spaced strapping means shiftably mounted on said carriage for substantially radial movement relative to the axis of the coil on the carrier arm when positioned adjacent to said coil.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
33 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, and means for expanding said carrier arm to control the inner diameter of a coil as it is compacted while mounted on said arm.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
34 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, wherein said carrier arm comprises three elongated plates positioned in centrally converging planes, and means movably mounting one of said plates transversely in its plane.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
58 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, wherein said carrier arm comprises an eLongated plate of V-shape in cross section with its opposite parts extending divergently upwardly from the central part thereof, guide means projecting downwardly from said central part, a sizing plate shiftable vertically on said guide means, and means for shifting said sizing plate.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
23 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 15, and a vertical pin and slot connection between said guide means and sizing plate.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
77 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 15, wherein said guide means has a plurality of spaced parallel inclined slots therein and said sizing plate has a plurality of spaced parallel slots therein inclined oppositely to the inclination of the slots in said guide means, said sizing plate shifting means including a member shiftable longitudinally of said carrier arm and carrying spaced members seated in the slots of both of said guide means and sizing plate.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
51 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 1, wherein said compactor assembly includes a wheeled carriage traversing said frame, a second vertical plate mounted on said carriage, and a plurality of spaced longitudinal frame members carried by said second vertical plate and each mounting a part of said compactor plate.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
54 words
A rod coil press as defined in claim 18, wherein said second vertical plate has a plurality of radial cut-outs therein located between said longitudinal frame members, and said second strap tracks each include a curved strap guide member carried by said compactor assembly and projecting outwardly of a cut-out of said second plate.