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Date of Patent:
Jun. 13, 2017

Filed:

Jul. 12, 2013
Applicant:

Enterprises International, Inc., Hoquiam, WA (US);

Inventors:

Darrell Robinson, Montesano, WA (US);

Donald Smith, Aberdeen, WA (US);

Lyndon Cozzutto, Aberdeen, WA (US);

David Doyle, Aberdeen, WA (US);

Philip Floyd Jones, Hoquiam, WA (US);

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 13/04 (2006.01); B65B 13/28 (2006.01); B65B 13/06 (2006.01); B65B 13/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65B 13/04 (2013.01); B65B 13/06 (2013.01); B65B 13/22 (2013.01); B65B 13/28 (2013.01);
Abstract

A twister assembly for use in connection with bundling one or more objects with a length of wire may cut, grip, eject, and twist the length of wire. The twister assembly includes a main shaft driven by a main shaft motor and a twister shaft driven by a twister motor. The main shaft may be operatively coupled to a gripping mechanism, which is operable between an open and a closed position, a cutting mechanism, and an ejector mechanism. The twister shaft may be operatively coupled to a twisting mechanism, where the twisting mechanism includes a plurality of gears configured to rotate a twister pinion. The twister pinion is further configured to engage the length of wire and twist a portion of the length of wire to form a knot. Related twister assemblies and methods are also provided.


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