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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 18, 2001
Applicant:
Inventors:
James D. Bobeczko, Concord Township, OH (US);
Thaddeus A. Kasiewicz, Girard, OH (US);
Assignee:
Lincoln Global, Inc., Monterey Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/002 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/002 ;
Abstract
A wire feeding mechanism suitable for advancing ferrous and nonferrous wire along a pathway without causing damage to the wire, including a plurality of drive rollers stationed in opposing pairs along the pathway, each comprising a cylindrical hub and a flexible cover extending thereabout. The flexible covers conform to the cross-sectional contour of the wire therebetween under the compressive forces generated by the opposing drive rollers as the wire is driven along the pathway.