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US 7,069,962 B2Granted
Wire cutting and twisting tool with spool assembly and manual wire feeding mechanism
OwnerDara Chenginventor
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Abstract
A wire twisting tool with a spool assembly, locking mechanism, manual wire feeding mechanism, and cutting jaws is claimed. The tool is designed to quickly and efficiently cut wire and twist it, utilizing a series of matching grooves into which are placed two steel balls which allow the cutting and twisting head portion to rotate about the body portion as the body portion is pulled back by a user.
Claims8
A tool for spooling, cutting, and twisting wire, comprising:
- a tool body with a spool end and a head end, where the spool end is shaped to fit conveniently into a human hand, and the head end is a cylinder, and an upper side, over which fits a user's palm, and a lower side, over which fits a user's fingers,
- a first body part and a second body part manufactured to fit together to form the tool body, where the tool body has a comfortable, ergonomic fit to the human hand which facilitates a user's holding and pulling on the tool,
- a quick release means of fastening the first body part to the second body part, namely a quick release locking mechanism, such that opening the tool body can be accomplished quickly and easily by a user to replace wire, lubricate internal parts, and perform other internal tasks,
- a spool, consisting of a cylindrical tube with two sides such that wire can be coiled upon the spool for storage and easy removal, with an orifice in the center of the cylindrical tube through which an axel can fit to retain the spool in a desired location, located inside a tool cavity, the tool cavity being defined as a space in between the first body part and the second body part, where the spool rotates freely about a spool axel which projects from the first body part, where the spool axel projects outwardly from the first body part, and when the spool is placed on the spool axel and the second body part is attached to the first body part, the spool is prevented from falling off the spool axel by the second body part being attached to the first body part in such proximity to the end of the spool axel that the spool cannot fall from the spool axel, and is manufactured with a length such that the end of the spool axel fits into a receiving socket located on the second body part when the first body part and the second body part are attached together, where the spool can be easily removed from the tool body for replenishment of wire or replacement, but which, when the first body part is attached to the second body part cannot fall from the spool axel,
- a winding crank located on the side of the upper side section of the tool body which can unwind wire out through the jaws of the tool for cutting and twisting, or rewind excess wire onto the spool depending on the direction it is cranked by a user,
- a wire round around the spool, which is then strung through the tool cavity such that it exits the tool cavity in a manner in which the wire can be used by a user to tie together external materials,
- a tool head comprising two ends:
- a cylindrical spool end located at the portion of the tool head closest to the winding crank on the tool body, which fits over the head end of the tool body, and a cutting end, located at the other end of the tool head, which comprises jaws, comprising an upper jaw member and a lower jaw member, which cut the wire and are attached to one another at a jaw pivot point, and a lever device, comprising a lever bar which provides a fulcrum bar against which the lever bar can apply force through a connection between the lever and the upper jaw member at a lever pivot point, the purpose of the lever device being to apply sufficient pressure to the upper jaw member to cut wire, where there is a lever spring attached between the end of the lever closest to the upper jaw member and the cylindrical section of the tool head, and a spindle section which, when attached to the tool body extends into the tool body, where the first body part and the second body part have manufactured into their sides two ball indentations, each with a diameter slightly larger than a steel ball, the ball indentations being semicircular indentations into the head end of the tool, there are two steel balls located in the ball indentations, the tool head has manufactured into it a series of grooves, made with a diameter slightly larger than the diameter of the steel ball, where as the tool body is pulled back by the user, the tool head rotates around as the series of grooves manufactured into the tool head rotate about the two steel balls located in the ball indentations of the tool body,
- and a lock washer which fits over the cylindrical spool end of the tool head, located at the portion of the tool head closest to the winding crank on the tool body, and fixes the tool head to the tool body.
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