Patent · US Expired

Method of fixing the starting end portion of a line to be wound upon a reel

US3994058A · kind A · utility

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4Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 24, 1975
Grant dateNov 30, 1976
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Expiry dateFeb 24, 1995

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY10T29/49826
  • WIPO fieldHandling
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A method of fixing the starting end portion of a line, such as for example, a wire or the like, to a reel, such as for example, a bobbin, upon which the line is to be wound, characterized in that at least two bends are provided within the starting end portion of the line or the like, such that, assuming that the inflection disposed most remote from the tip of the starting end portion of the line to be the first inflection, at least a part of the line portion interposed between the tip of the starting end portion of the line and the first inflection will be disposed forwardly of the first inflection and oriented in the winding direction when the starting end portion of the line is inserted and fixed within a slot provided within the flange or drum portion of the reel.

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