Cable spinning
OwnerHugh Stewart Geddes Knoxinventor
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Abstract
The invention is a machine for reeling and unreeling wire for use in the aerial spinning process for forming suspension cables in the construction of a suspension bridge, which machine comprises a frame including two substantially horizontal support means, two permanently mounted reels for reeling and unreeling the said wire, each reel being mounted on one of the said horizontal support means and capable of rotation about the horizontal support means in either direction and variable speed drive means for each reel including a positive driving connection to each reel for driving the reel in either direction.
Claims8
A machine for reeling and unreeling wire for use in an aerial spinning process for forming suspension cables in the construction of a suspension bridge, comprising in combination, a frame including a nonrotatable shaft, two permanently mounted reels for reeling and unreeling said wire, each reel being mounted on said nonrotatable shaft and rotatable about said shaft in either direction, and separate, independent and reversible variable speed drive means for each reel including a positive driving connection to each reel for driving each reel in either direction of rotation independently of each other.
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