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US 5,853,033 AGranted
Wire untwisting apparatus
OwnerGregory S. Kavanaghinventor
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Abstract
The invention presented is a wire untwisting apparatus for untwisting a multi-wire cable. More specifically, the inventive wire untwisting apparatus includes a plate having a wire engaging face and wire securing face, the plate having at least four wire guides extending therethrough, and a shaft operably connected to the plate such that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the plate.
Claims9
A wire untwisting apparatus for untwisting a multi-wire cable, comprising:
- a plate having a wire engaging face and a wire securing face, the plate having at least four wire guides extending therethrough, at least four wire securing ports extending through the plate;
- and
- a shaft operably connected to the plate such that rotation of the shaft causes rotation of the plate.
A method for untwisting a multi-wire cable, comprising:
- a) providing a plate having a wire engaging face and a wire securing face, the plate having at least four wire guides extending therethrough, and a structure associated with the plate for preventing the wires from feeding back out of the wire guides;
- b) feeding each wire of the multi-wire cable through one of the wire guides;
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- c) rotating the plate to thereby untwist the multi-wire cable.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.