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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 17, 1987
Filed:
Jan. 13, 1986
Harold J Hattersley, Jr, Bricktown, NJ (US);
Syncro Machine Co., Perth Amboy, NJ (US);
Abstract
A continuous dual spooler and a drive for driving the arbors selectively and controllably to wind wire on a full reel while stopping the other reel to permit replacement thereof with an empty reel. During transfer a snagger, mounted on a plate arranged for rotation about the axis of the reel, snags the wire and winds an initial number of turns of the wire onto the empty reel. Pins or other projections, mounted on a pin plate arranged substantially in the plane of the snagger plate for rotation about the axis of the reel, initially rotate in synchronism with the snagger plate and extends into the path of the snagged end of the wire when the snagger and pin plates rotate relative to each other. A control, together with the drive, temporarily disengage the arbor from the snagger and pin plate to allow free wheeling of the reel. Simultaneously the snagger and pin plates are rotated relative to each other a controlled amount to cause the pin or projection to engage the snagged end of the wire and unwind a desired amount from the initial turns of wire wound on the reel to provide a long end having a predetermined and predictable length.