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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 06, 1978
Filed:
Apr. 14, 1976
James M Lalikos, Springfield, MA (US);
Harold K Waite, East Longmeadow, MA (US);
Titeflex, a division of Atlas Corporation, Springfield, MA (US);
Abstract
Apparatus for interweaving bundles of wire strands over the surface of a tubular core to form a braided sheath. Each multi-strand bundle is wound on a supply bobbin which forms part of a bobbin-carrier. The bobbin-carriers are driven in opposing directions around the tubular core along sinuous paths as the core is drawn longitudinally with respect to the carriers. Each bundle of wire strands is passed through an elongated slot in a twisting member which, when rotated, wraps those strands under less tension about those strands under greater tension, continually equalizing length and tension among the bundled strands during the braiding operation.