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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7377029 | Wire winding device for electrical components A wire winding device for electrical components has a transmission member, a wire feeding member, a wire winding member, a spool feeding member, and a driving member. Spools are respectively inserted into the wire winding member via the spool feeding member and rota... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7311124 | Method of producing a spring wire and wire thus produced Method of producing spring wires shaped as a cylinder. The wire includes at least one first plurality of layers of wound fibres, the layers being disposed on top of one another and impregnated with a matrix. The first plurality of layers includes at least two stacke... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7267142 | Method for increasing the torque of a pre-tensioned spring that is wound around a rotating body comprising a longitudinal axis The present invention relates to a method wherein a first end and a second end of a pre-tensioned spring are positioned against a first and second stop. A rotating body is first rotated about its longitudinal axis such that the first end engages once in a cam wheel ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7261128 | Wire wrapping hand tool A hand tool capable of wrapping and unwrapping wires on terminals is provided with a an electrically-insulating drive housing or adaptor and coupling which insulate the bit, and sleeve if present, and driver from the housing and the gear train thereby protecting the... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7210506 | Cycle counter for cable tie tool The cycle counter is incorporated in a cable tie tool and provides an accurate count of the number of cable ties cut by the tool. The cycle counter includes a sensor which detects the displacement of the blade of the cable tie tool required to sever the strap of the... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7143791 | Single piece wire winding tool and method A single piece wire winding tool for winding a first part of a wire about a second part of the wire while providing a loop in the wire intermediate the first and second wire parts. One of the contemplated uses is that of making wire leaders for fishing tackle. The t... | 12/05/2006 |
| 6740015 | Torso exercise methods and machines A torso exercise machine includes a frame designed to rest upon a floor surface; a seat pivotally mounted on the frame; at least one handlebar pivotally mounted on the frame; and a link pivotally interconnected between the seat and the handlebar. The link constrains... | 05/25/2004 |
| 6299825 | Wire take-up mechanism A process and apparatus is provided for forming spring wire into coils. A take-up block with a peripheral surface receives convolutions of wire as it is rotated. At least one pinch roll confines convolutions of the spring wire to the peripheral surface. T... | 10/09/2001 |
| 6269845 | Wire wrapping and unwrapping tool A tool capable of wrapping and unwrapping wires on terminals is provided with a quick-release mechanism to allow rapid and simple replacements of bits and sleeves used for the wrapping and unwrapping functions. This feature uses a bit driver comprising a ... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6149091 | Coiling method and relative device Method to coil metal wire made of steel arriving directly from an in-line rolling plant, in which the metal wire is delivered to a rotating loop-forming head (11) cooperating coaxially with a hollow drum (12) to form the coil (13), the hollow drum (12) ha... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6065703 | Vertical coil winder for winding up hot rolled products A vertical coil winder for winding hot rolled products. A reel includes a cylindrical container and a plurality of vertical rods provided within the container. A gap is defined between the container and the rods to receive a hot rolled product which is wo... | 05/23/2000 |
| 5966811 | Twist `N` curl A method of using a wire twisting tool for making jewelry, in which a T-shaped tool having a handle is attached to a shaft. The handle has an aperture for receiving the end of a wire and the handle is used to twist the wire about the shaft to form a curle... | 10/19/1999 |
| 5897071 | Wire-coiling system Wires are coiled by rotating about a main axis a curved laying tube having an upstream end opening generally at the axis and directed axially upstream and a downstream end opening radially offset from the axis and directed generally tangentially and feedi... | 04/27/1999 |
| 5823456 | Coiling assembly for iron and steel products Coiling assembly for iron and steel products, which cooperates with an element (16) to feed the rolled product and includes a stacking element (11) associated with a coaxial cylindrical drum (13) so as to define an annular channel (14) to contain, form an... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5632086 | Jewelry wire bender A wire bending jig kit for making attachments used in jewelry making has a plate with four pins positioned on the plate in a cross pattern. Jewelry wire will be bent around the pins in a specific sequence to produce various types of articles, such as clas... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5590848 | High speed laying head A rolling mill laying head as a quill supported for rotation about its longitudinal axis between axially spaced first and second bearing assemblies. A laying pipe is carried by the quill for rotation therewith. The laying pipe has an entry section lying o... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5590432 | Fastener driving wire uncoiling tool A tool for driving a fastener and uncoiling a spool of wire. The inventive device includes a handle for being grasped and manipulated by an individual. A driving assembly extends from the handle for engaging a fastener to permit manual rotation of the fas... | 01/07/1997 |
| 5245749 | Wire wrapping and unwrapping kit A kit organization includes a first tool member and a second tool member arranged for the selective wrapping and unwrapping of wire relative to a post, wherein the wrapping tool includes a longitudinal groove directed along an exterior surface of the tool... | 09/21/1993 |
| 5036578 | Cutting, stripping and wire-wrapping hand tool A cut, strip and wrap tool for removing insulation from a wire while wrapping about a terminal, comprising on a rotatable bit a wire-receiving slot which is circumferentially offset from a sleeve window at one end to a cutter at the opposite end. The bit ... | 08/06/1991 |
| 4633921 | Adjustable support bracket for conductor wrapping tool attachment A portable hand held pistol grip type conductor wrapping tool has a tool body with a forward projecting nose portion having a transverse face and a polygonal boss formed thereon for receiving a generally disk shaped mounting bracket for a conductor insula... | 01/06/1987 |
| 4620574 | Hand squeeze terminal wire connecting tool A manually-operated terminal wire connecting tool having an eccentric cam pivot for adjusting the degree of contact between gear rack assembly and rotating drive assembly. The eccentric cam allows for selective adjustment of contact between gear rack and ... | 11/04/1986 |
| 4607669 | Repair tool for defective wrapped wire electrical connections The present disclosure describes a tool for correcting an otherwise rejectable pigtail in the last turn of a wrapped wire connection--the latter turn being oriented orthogonally to the longitudinal axis of the wrapping post but being displaced therefrom b... | 08/26/1986 |
| 4603457 | Method and device for making a wrapped joint In wrapping a wire around a pin, the turn being produced is rolled against the pin by a tool surface (21) which rotates with the wrapping motion, so that defined and reproducible contact areas are created. As far as the forces are concerned, the contact-m... | 08/05/1986 |
| 4598740 | Hand tool with visual display means A wire-wrap gun is provided with a visual display unit to assist the operator by displaying the addresses of the points which have to be electrically connected.... | 07/08/1986 |
| 4597419 | Bit driving attachment for conductor wrapping tool A support mechanism for a rotatable conductor wrapping bit for quick detachment from a conductor wrapping tool includes a housing for the bit and for a rotatable bit driver member. Radially inwardly projecting pins are disposed on the housng and project i... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4597453 | Drive unit with self-aligning gearing system A drive unit for a power tool has a motor driven output gear rotatable about an output axis, a rotatable carrier plate, and a plurality of idler gears rotatably mounted on pins affixed to the carrier plate such that the gears engage the periphery of the o... | 07/01/1986 |
| 4586358 | Method and apparatus for producing wound coils Disclosed is a machine and method for bending an elongate bar of metal or other appropriate material into a general "V-shape", the vertex of the "V" being a coiled spring. The machine for making the device has a motor driven, horizontally rotating spool w... | 05/06/1986 |
| 4467842 | Magnet wire wrapping bit A device for stripping insulation from magnet wire and wrapping the stripped wire around a terminal in a series of helical convolutions is described. The device includes the normal rotatable wrapping bit having a wire receiving groove disposed on the peri... | 08/28/1984 |
| 4425948 | Wire wrapping tool Wire wrapping tool with a cylindrical wrapping bit which during its rotation carries a wire in a longitudinal groove so that the wire can be wound onto a tag located in the axial prolongation of a wrapping bit. The wrapping bit (6) is provided with a nozz... | 01/17/1984 |
| 4418875 | Threading tool A threading tool intended primarily for use as an electrical wiring pencil has a tubular body housing a manually operable brake member which can be moved into frictional engagement with the edges of a rotatable spool to restrain movement of connecting wir... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4414697 | Tool for fiber optic cable clamp A tool is disclosed for helically winding the strength member of a fiber optic cable around a clamp sleeve and thereafter pushing a crimp sleeve over the helically wound strength member while holding the strength member in place on the clamp sleeve.... | 11/15/1983 |
| 4413660 | Apparatus for twist-tying ceiling hangers from joists Apparatus for the rapid twist-tying of a wire ceiling hanger onto a ceiling joist, comprising easily bendable wire of U-shape with a relatively longer leg and a relatively shorter leg having their respective axes in a common plane and radially spaced for ... | 11/08/1983 |
| 4407337 | Wire wrapping tool for wrapping insulated wire A wire wrapping tool comprises a head which is formed integrally with a shaft. The head includes a frusto-conical portion which has a chordally extending portion cut away to define a cutting edge. A blade portion is formed on the head, the blade having a ... | 10/04/1983 |
| 4380111 | Cutting, stripping and wrapping bit A combination bit for cutting and stripping insulation from a solid flexible conductor wire and wrapping a stripped end portion of the wire on a terminal in a series of helical convolutions includes a cooperable sleeve having a wall portion forming a guid... | 04/19/1983 |
| 4361941 | Valve and wire cutting, skinning and wrapping tool employing the valve The wire cutting, skinning and wrapping tool includes a hollow sleeve, a knife carried by the sleeve, a bit provided with a longitudinal groove which is able to slide in a forward and backward direction in the sleeve, the bit and the knife skinning an ins... | 12/07/1982 |
| 4338976 | Tool for attaching a dropper to a fence wire A tool for attaching a wire dropper or batten to the wires of a fence line comprises a body having first and second wire engagement devices which are located at substantially right angles to one another. The body includes a lever mounting device which can... | 07/13/1982 |
| 4331182 | Dressing finger assembly for automatic wiring machines The present disclosure describes a dressing finger assembly of advanced design for use on automatic wiring machines. Such machines make solderless wrapped electrical connections on pluralities of planar disposed terminals. A dressing finger is employed to... | 05/25/1982 |
| 4330093 | Thumb-controlled hand-held tool In the wire-wrapping of terminals which extend from a terminal block, an operator uses a hand tool which includes a housing having a bit that wraps a wire-like conductor about each terminal, and a handle which allows the tool to be held in a modified preh... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4329777 | Wire wrapping tool An improved tool for wrapping wire around an electrical terminal to make an electrical connection. The tool includes a bit and a sleeve for receiving the bit. One end of the bit has a connecting member for coupling the bit to the chuck of a hand-held driv... | 05/18/1982 |
| 4327781 | Wire storage and wrapping tool A wire storage and wrapping tool for making wrapped wire connections on wrapping posts incorporates a portable housing having a front end and a rear end, a hollow open-ended sleeve shaft extending through the housing and rotatably mounted therein with its... | 05/04/1982 |
