US3973600A
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Method and apparatus for feeding, cutting, stripping, coiling and tying off elongated flexible material
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1975-01-06
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Granted: 1976-08-10
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Expires: 1995-01-06
Abstract
Abstract This invention relates generally to the art of coiling elongated flexible material, and specifically to a system which includes a method and apparatus for continuously and repetitively forming, at one time, one or more discrete of descrete lengths of elongated flexible material from a source of material greater in length than any discrete length, each of said coils being tied off individually preparatory to discharge from the system.
Inventors
- 👤 Robert L. Choromokos
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-26 16:22
CPC Classifications
B; B65; B65B; B65B27/00; B65B27/10; B21; B21F; B21F3/00; H; H01; H01B; H01B13/00; H01B13/0003; H01B13/012; H02; H02G; H02G1/00; H02G1/12; H02G1/1202; H02G1/1248
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
79 words
In a method of forming coiled and tied lengths of elongated flexible material from continuous stock in a continuous process, the steps of feeding elongated flexible material from a continuous stock into and through a cutting station, cutting said elongated flexible material to thereby form a discrete length of said elongated flexible material, winding said length of material into a multi-loop coil, tying said multi-loop coil at a tying station, and discharging said tied coil from the typing station.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
79 words
In a method of forming coiled and tied lengths of elongated flexible material from continuous stock in a continuous process, the steps of feeding elongated flexible material from a continuous stock into and through a cutting station, cutting said elongated flexible material to thereby form a discrete length of said elongated flexible material, winding said length of material into a multi-loop coil, tying said multi-loop coil at a tying station, and discharging said tied coil from the typing station.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
59 words
The method of claim 1 further characterized firstly, in that said elongated flexible material includes a covering within which a core is received, and secondly, in that the covering of at least one end of the discrete length of said elongated flexible material is stripped prior to the winding of said discrete length of material into a multi-loop coil.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
46 words
The method of claim 2 further characterized in that the covering at the end of the continuous stock adjacent the cut end of a preceding discrete length of material is stripped prior to the feeding of the balance of the continuous stock through the cutting station.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
25 words
The method of claim 3 further characterized in that the stripping of the adjacent ends of the discrete length and the continuous stock occurs simultaneously.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
The method of claim 4 further characterized in that said simultaneous stripping action occurs substantially simultaneously with said cutting action.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
17 words
The method of claim 2 further characterized in that said stripping occurs substantially simultaneously with said cutting.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
78 words
Apparatus for forming coiled and tied lengths of elongated flexible material from endless stock in a continuous processing system, said apparatus including means for feeding elongated flexible material from an endless supply to cutting means, means for cutting said material into discrete lengths, means for feeding said discrete lengths to coiling means, means for coiling said discrete lengths into a coil, means for tying said coil, and means for ejecting said tied coil from the continuous processing system.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
78 words
Apparatus for forming coiled and tied lengths of elongated flexible material from endless stock in a continuous processing system, said apparatus including means for feeding elongated flexible material from an endless supply to cutting means, means for cutting said material into discrete lengths, means for feeding said discrete lengths to coiling means, means for coiling said discrete lengths into a coil, means for tying said coil, and means for ejecting said tied coil from the continuous processing system.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
40 words
The apparatus of claim 7 further characterized by and including means for interrupting the feeding movement of said endless stock for a period of time sufficient to enable the cutting action to be carried out while the stock is stationary.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
28 words
The apparatus of claim 8 further including means for stripping an external portion of the stock from at least one end portion of a discrete length of stock.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
26 words
The apparatus of claim 9 is further characterized in that the stripping means is associated with the cutting means whereby stripping occurs immediately subsequent to cutting.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
45 words
The apparatus of claim 10 further characterized in that the feeding means includes means for reversing the direction of movement of the end portion of the continuous stock associated with the stripped material to thereby remove the stripped material from the cutting and stripping area.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
56 words
The apparatus of claim 11 further characterized in that the means for reversing the direction of the movement of the end portion of the endless stock comprises means to reverse the direction of operation of the feed means whereby the stripped material may be pulled away from the undisturbed core material of the elongated flexible material.
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