Manually operated wire twisting and tying tool and method of twisting and tying the wires together

A manually-operated wire twisting and tying tool for twisting and tying a pair of wires together, comprising:

• a support member defining a longitudinal axis;
• a first handle member mounted upon a first end of said support member and adapted to be grasped by one hand of an operator;
• a first wire-twisting implement mounted within said first handle member;
• a second handle member mounted upon a second end of said support member and adapted to be grasped by another hand of an operator;
• a second wire-twisting implement mounted within said second handle member,
• said first and second handle members, having said first and second wire-twisting implements mounted therein, being rotatable with respect to each other around said longitudinal axis such that when said first and second handle members are rotated with respect to each other, said first and second wire-twisting implements of said first and second handle members impart twists to the pair of wires so as to effectively tie the pair of wires together;
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• visual indicating means for indicating to an operator when a predetermined plural number of revolutions between said first and second handle members, and said first and second wire-twisting implements mounted therein, has been completed so as to ensure the proper twisting and tying together of the pair of wires.

A method of twisting and tying a pair of wires together, by using a manually-operated wire twisting and tying tool, comprising the steps of:

• providing a support member;
• mounting a first handle member, adapted to be grasped by one hand of an operator, upon a first end of said support member;
• providing a first wire-twisting implement within said first handle member;
• mounting a second handle member, adapted to be grasped by another hand of an operator, upon a second end of said support member;
• providing a second wire-twisting implement within said second handle member;
• providing axially oriented slot means, that extends through said support member, said first handle member, said first wire-twisting implement, said second handle member, and said second wire-twisting implement, for accommodating the pair of wires to be twisted and tied together in preparation for a wire twisting and tying operation;
• providing a radially oriented slot that is oriented within a radial plane which is substantially perpendicular to said axially oriented slot means and which intersects said axially oriented slot means;
• inserting the pair of wires, that are to be twisted and tied together, into said radially oriented slot;
• pivoting said tool such that the pair of wires to be twisted and tied together are effectively transferred from said radially oriented slot to said axially oriented slot means in preparation for a wire twisting and tying operation;
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• rotating said first and second handle members, having said first and second wire-twisting implements mounted therein, with respect to each other such that said first and second wire-twisting implements of said first and second handle members impart twists to the pair of wires so as to effectively tie the pair of wires together.