VORRICHTUNG ZUM UEBERFUEHREN VON ELEKTRISCHEN LEITERSTUECKEN ZWISCHEN EINER MESS- UND SCHNEIDEMASCHINE U.A. BEARBEITUNGSMASCHINEN

Electrical lead transfer apparatus 1 for use with a measuring, cutting and insulation stripping machine 21 comprises a flexible conveyor consisting of a length of coil spring 2 of resilient material arranged in an endless loop. The spring is constrained to travel intermittently a limited distance in the direction if its length from the machine to other processing machines, viz. a terminating machine 31 and an insulating machine 41. The coils of the spring 2 constitute a multiplicity of transversely extending resilient grippers which receive cut lengths of insulated conductor from an insertion device 5 coupled to the measuring and cutting machine. An ejecting device 4 consisting of a flanged pulley is provided for ejecting each length of insulated conductor from the spring.