Coil transfer tool

Claim 2

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, individually wound and positioned on a form from said form to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in theiR respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said main body for supporting one of said wound coils; and c. means movably fastened to said main body for holding said wound coils supportably on said sets of pins.

Claim 3

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, wound and positioned on respective forms of respective configurations, from said forms to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in their respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. an alignment element fastened to said main body and adapted to engage a mating structure on said forms and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; and c. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said alignment element for supporting one of said wound coils.

Claim 4

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, wound and positioned on respective forms of respective configurations, from said forms to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in their respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. an alignment element fastened to said main body and adapted to engage a mating structure on said forms and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; and c. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said alignment element for supporting one of said wound coils.

Claim 5

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, wound and positioned on respective forms of respective configurations, from said forms to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in their respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. an alignment element fastened to said main body and adapted to engage a mating structure on said forms and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; c. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said alignment element for supporting one of said wound coils; and d. means movably fastened to said main body for holding said wound coils supportably on said sets of pins.

Claim 6

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, wound and positioned on respective forms of respective configurations, from said forms to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in their respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. an alignment element fastened to said main body and adapted to engage a mating structure on said forms and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; c. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said alignment element for supporting one of said wound coils; and d. means movably fastened to said main body for holding said wound coils supportably on said sets of pins.

Claim 7

The tool of claim 3 wherein said plurality of sets of pins comprises one more than said plurality of coils for supporting each of said wound coils with two pins on the inside of each of said wound coils and with two pins on the outside of each of said wound coils.

Claim 8

A tool for transferring N coils, where N is any integer, wound and positioned on respective forms of respective configurations, from said forms to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in their respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body; b. an alignment structure fastened to said main body and adapted to engage a mating structure on at least one of said forms and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; c. N plus one sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising a pair of pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said alignment structure for supporting said wound coils with a set of pins on the inside of each of said wound coils and with a set of pins on the outside of each of said wound coils; and d. means movably fastened to said main body for holding a wound coil supportably on a respective set of pins, said movable means having spaced projections thereon for holding each of said coils along its length.

Claim 9

A tool for transferring N coils, where N is any integer, wound and positioned on respective forms of respective configurations, from said forms to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in their respective configurations, comprising: a. a main body; b. an alignment structure fastened to said main body and adapted to engage a mating structure on at least one of said forms and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; c. N plus one sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising a pair of pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to said alignment structure for supporting said wound coils with a set of pins on the inside of each of said wound coils and with a set of pins on the outside of each of said wound coils; and d. means movably fastened to said main body for holding a wound coil supportably on a respective set of pins, said movable means having spaced projections thereon for holding each of said coils along its length.

Claim 10

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, each being separately wound and positioned on a form, from said form to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in a predetermined configuration while maintaining a connection between said wound coils, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. a plurality of alignment elements fastened to said main body in a symmetrical arrangement with respect to said main body, each of said alignment elements being adapted to engage a mating structure on said form and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; and c. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to a reSpective one of said alignment elements for supporting one of said wound coils.

Claim 11

A tool for transferring a plurality of coils, each being separately wound and positioned on a form, from said form to an arrangement for utilizing said wound coils in a predetermined configuration while maintaining a connection between said wound coils, comprising: a. a main body portion; b. a plurality of alignment elements fastened to said main body in a symmetrical arrangement with respect to said main body, each of said alignment elements being adapted to engage a mating structure on said form and on said utilization arrangement for aligning said tool therewith; and c. a plurality of sets of pins fastened to said main body, each of said sets of pins comprising at least two pins which are correspondingly and symmetrically positioned relative to a reSpective one of said alignment elements for supporting one of said wound coils.

Claim 12

The tool of claim 6, and further comprising a pushing device mounted on said main body for simultaneously engaging the coils mounted on said pins.

Claim 13

A tool for transferring sets of coils wound on a machine, where each of said sets comprises at least one coil, from said machine to a utilization device, said tool comprising: a. a body portion; b. a plurality of elongated spacer pins mounted on said body portion, said spacer pins being arranged in a generally circular configuration and extending in the same direction from said body portion substantially parallel to each other; and c. a plurality of elongated alignment pins mounted on said body portion, said alignment pins being symmetrically arranged with respect to selected groups of said spacer pins and extending from said body portion in the same direction as and substantially parallel to said spacer pins.

Claim 14

A tool for transferring sets of coils wound on a machine, where each of said sets comprises at least one coil, from said machine to a utilization device, said tool comprising: a. a body portion; b. a plurality of elongated spacer pins mounted on said body portion, said spacer pins being arranged in a generally circular configuration and extending in the same direction from said body portion substantially parallel to each other; and c. a plurality of elongated alignment pins mounted on said body portion, said alignment pins being symmetrically arranged with respect to selected groups of said spacer pins and extending from said body portion in the same direction as and substantially parallel to said spacer pins.

Claim 15

The tool of claim 8, and further comprising a pushing device movably mounted on said body portion for ejecting coils mounted on said spacer pins from said tool.