Method and apparatus for forming wire to noncircular cross sections
OwnerMaynard J. G. Tipperinventor
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Abstract
A length of wire is formed to a noncircular cross section preparatory to forming the wire into clips. The noncircular cross section is formed by a pair of rollers and the rolled wire is oriented for use in the clip forming machine by guiding the rolled wire in a relatively large loop so that the tendency for the wire to twist after rolling is readily overcome and so that the proper orientation of the wire is achieved while feeding the wire to the clipping apparatus.
Claims9
In the method of making a clip of noncircular cross section in a wire cutting and forming means the steps of:
- providing a source of wire,
- feeding said wire from said source,
- forming said wire to a noncircular cross section during the feeding thereof,
- guiding the formed wire to orient the same in a relatively large loop and thereafter,
- feeding the formed wire from said loop to said wire cutting and forming means.
Apparatus for forming wire clips of noncircular cross section comprising:
- means for establishing a supply of wire in a continuous length,
- roller means for forming said wire to a predetermined noncircular cross section,
- guide means for guiding said formed wire in a relatively large loop,
- wire cutting and forming means for making clips, and
- feeding means for feeding said wire from said loop to said wire cutting and forming means.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.