Class 242/360 - LOOP FORMING (E.G., WINDING A BUNDLE OF WIRE COILS)

Subclass of Class 242 - Winding, tensioning, or guiding
Definition: Apparatus or method for either, (a) progressively winding
No. of patents: 21
Last issue date: 05/11/2010

Number	Title	Issue Date
7712696	Cable coiling method and apparatus A method (200) for coiling an earphone set (10) comprising at least one earphone (11), at least one cable (12), one for each earphone (11), and a connector (14), the method comprising: coil...	05/11/2010
7250570	Heating cable guide strip for electric radiant floor heating and method of use A heating cable guide strip for retaining and guiding a resistance heating cable in a serpentine path on a sub-floor adapted to receive a cementitious material to form a radiant heated floor is described. The method of use is also described. The heating cable guide ...	07/31/2007
7013236	Methods and apparatus for calculating routing arrangements for control cables The present invention provides a method for predicting a routing arrangement for control cable without preparing experimental control cables. In the method according to the present invention, characteristics of a control cable to be laid are obtained (S1, S	03/14/2006
6796522	Reel-less line retriever A reel-less line retriever suitable for rescue work provides open housing and guides such as may receive a flexible line along its length without threading through the guides and housing to be positioned between a pair of engaging wheels. The wheels are compressed a...	09/28/2004
6483033	Cable management apparatus and method A cable management system for electronic patchboard and routing systems. Cables are fabricated in a uniform length with appropriate termination Functional sets of cables are bundled and enclosed in a distinctly identifiable bundling material. Bundles are ...	11/19/2002
6372988	Seamless flat-round conductive cable for a retractable cord reel A seamless flat-round conductive cable is adapted for use in a retractable cord reel having a spool on which a round portion of the cable is wound and a cable expansion chamber in which a flat portion of the cable is disposed. The cable has a plurality of...	04/16/2002
6276625	Tether storage system A method of ROV tether storage without the use of electrical rotary slip rings, and a tether storage drum. The heart of the Tether Storage System (TSS) invention involves the rotating beam with a powered tether sheave and guide plate on a circular track. ...	08/21/2001
6273352	Tape drive system with engagement control feature A data storage tape drive system includes a data storage tape cartridge and a tape drive mechanism. The data storage tape cartridge includes a tape reel including a circular ring of teeth projecting in a direction generally parallel to an axis of rotation...	08/14/2001
6237868	Cooling pot with vertically adjustable coil plate An apparatus for receiving a continuous series of rings of a hot rolled product includes: a) a portable container having: i) a vertically disposed cylindrical side wall open at its upper and lower ends; ii) a base at the lower end of the side wall configured t...	05/29/2001
6158683	Apparatus for forming rolled wire-rod coil Successive rolled wire rod turns from a substantially horizontal conveyor are collected in an upright coiling chamber and are guided onto the coil on a support plate in this chamber by a plurality of angularly spaced arms swingably mounted outside the cha...	12/12/2000
6089489	Pipeline storage A storage system for storing continuous lengths of rigid pipe, particularly for storage of pipe prior to the spooling of the pipe onto the pipe storage reel of a marine pipelay vessel. The system comprises a loop of rail track with a plurality of rail bog...	07/18/2000
5853134	Apparatus for storing ropes or the like An assembly for storing a line in a coil in a storage room with a bottom and walls, as well as a central, upper opening to guide the line while it is being lead into or out of the storage room. The assembly comprising a central, round pole extending upwar...	12/29/1998
5505398	Device for supplying and exchanging a plurality of cables A device for supplying and changing a multiplicity of cables is disclosed ving a cable changing and supply unit, which is provided with stationary reels which guide individual cables fed from a cable storage and releasable clamping elements associated wit...	04/09/1996
5143315	Method and device for forming coils of metal wire In this method preformed turns of the wire are made to fall into a coil-forming pit having a substantially cylidrical wall with a vertical axis where they are superimposed and form a coil. In the course of the fall of the turns, there is exerted on the la...	09/01/1992
4944465	Spring driving and winding machine A spring snake driving and winding machine for a plumbing cleanout tool which has a pair of rollers of which at least one is driven so as to drive a cleanout snake into the plumbing cleanout tool so as to rapidly coil it. The rollers can be moved apart to...	07/31/1990
4913370	Coil collecting station for wire-rod mill trains Described is a coil collecting station for wire-rod mill trains with a coil collecting chamber consisting of a pre-collector, collecting pin and limiting cage, in which at least two collecting pins can be brought alternatively into a loading and/or discha...	04/03/1990
4871121	Method and tank for storing a submarine optical cable A submarine optical cable provided with optical repeaters and the like is spirally wound as a coil in a cable tank having a wall which defines at least a part of a cable storing space in which the cable is accommodated and is parallel to an axis of the co...	10/03/1989
4408378	Apparatus for forming a filament coil of figure of eight conformation A length of filament, such as wire or optical fiber, is loosely coiled on a flat carrier, in the form of a figure of eight coil, the lobes of which are laid respectively in clockwise and anticlockwise directions, by feeding the filament downwards through ...	10/11/1983
4324195	Tender for submarine cable A device for underwater taking in and paying out of a submarine cable or tether feeding a remote controlled submarine. A stationary guide tube has a funnel above and below it for guiding a tether therethrough. The tether is moved by a power driven wheel p...	04/13/1982
4172375	Coiling system for metallic strands Apparatus for guiding and coiling one or more metallic strands that are continuously advancing along their length from a casting apparatus. A coiling apparatus has an open-top coil-collecting basket with concentric, generally cylindrical inner and outer w...	10/30/1979
4033741	Method and apparatus for forming containerized glass strand package A novel method and apparatus for forming a containerized package of glass fiber strand is disclosed. The method comprises impinging attenuated glass fiber strand onto a rotating surface, swirling the glass strand due to its inertial forces upon impingemen...	07/05/1977

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Class 242/360 - LOOP FORMING (E.G., WINDING A BUNDLE OF WIRE COILS)