Apparatus and method for center twisting wires

An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further...

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Hauptverfasser:	Ciapala, Frank A, Handel, Jeffrey M
Format:	Patent
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	MECHANICAL METAL-WORKING WITHOUT ESSENTIALLY REMOVINGMATERIAL PERFORMING OPERATIONS PUNCHING METAL TRANSPORTING WORKING OR PROCESSING OF METAL WIRE
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Zusammenfassung:	An apparatus configured to twist a first wire about a second wire is presented herein. The apparatus includes a securing mechanism configured to secure ends of the first wire and the second wire. The first wire is arranged parallel to the second wire along a longitudinal axis. The apparatus further includes a gripping mechanism configured to grip central portions of the first and second wires, a tensioning mechanism configured to apply a lateral offsetting force to the gripping mechanism, thereby deflecting the central portions of the first and second wires orthogonally from the longitudinal axis, and a rotating mechanism configured to rotate the gripping mechanism, thereby twisting the first and second wires about one another. A method of twisting a pair of wires is also presented.