DETACHABLE FLYER BOW SYSTEM, APPARATUS AND METHODS OF USING SAME
First Claim
1. A system for securing a flyer bow to a wheel of a wire twisting machine, the wheel having an outer surface and a rotational axis, the system comprising:
- a base having a front side, a back side, an inner side, and an outer side, the outer side comprising a longitudinal recess, the center of the width of the recess defining a longitudinal axis, the recess comprising;
an inner lateral dimension and an outer lateral dimension, the inner lateral dimension being greater than the outer lateral dimension, anda front lateral dimension and a rear lateral dimension, the front lateral dimension being smaller than the rear lateral dimension; and
an end block attachable to the end of the flyer bow, the end block comprising a recess engagement portion disposed to slidably engage the longitudinal recess;
wherein the base is sized and can be fixed to the outer surface of the wheel such that the longitudinal axis of the recess and the rotational axis of the wheel are substantially coplanar.
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Abstract
A detachable flyer bow system, apparatus and methods of using the same are provided. The systems each comprise a base having a longitudinal recess with an inner lateral dimension that is greater than the outer lateral dimension and a front lateral dimension that is smaller than the rear lateral dimension, an end block attachable to the end of the flyer bow with a recess engagement portion to slidably engage the longitudinal recess of the base. The end block may cooperatively wedge within the base and its cross section may have a dovetail shape. The base may have an opening to allow at least a portion of the end block to clear the opening for the inward insertion of the end block into the base, or the outward removal of the end block from the base. The opening may be located between the front side and the back side of the base. Methods for securing a flyer bow to a wire twisting machine, methods of attaching a flyer bow to an end block, and flyer bows in combination with end blocks are also provided.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for securing a flyer bow to a wheel of a wire twisting machine, the wheel having an outer surface and a rotational axis, the system comprising:
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a base having a front side, a back side, an inner side, and an outer side, the outer side comprising a longitudinal recess, the center of the width of the recess defining a longitudinal axis, the recess comprising; an inner lateral dimension and an outer lateral dimension, the inner lateral dimension being greater than the outer lateral dimension, and a front lateral dimension and a rear lateral dimension, the front lateral dimension being smaller than the rear lateral dimension; and an end block attachable to the end of the flyer bow, the end block comprising a recess engagement portion disposed to slidably engage the longitudinal recess; wherein the base is sized and can be fixed to the outer surface of the wheel such that the longitudinal axis of the recess and the rotational axis of the wheel are substantially coplanar. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 18)
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8. In combination, a flyer bow and two end blocks, each end block attached to an end of the flyer bow for securing the end of the flyer bow to a base fixed to a wheel of a wire twisting machine, each wheel having an outer surface and a rotational axis, each base having a front side, a back side, an inner side, and an outer side, the outer side comprising a longitudinal recess, the center of the width of the recess defining a longitudinal axis, the recess comprising an inner lateral dimension and an outer lateral dimension, the inner lateral dimension being greater than the outer lateral dimension, a front lateral dimension and a rear lateral dimension, the front lateral dimension being smaller than the rear lateral dimension, the base is sized and fixed to the outer surface of the wheel such that the longitudinal axis of the recess and the rotational axis of the wheel are substantially coplanar, wherein:
each end block comprises a recess engagement portion disposed to slideably engage the longitudinal recess of a base. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of securing a flyer bow to a wire twisting machine, the wire twisting machine comprising a first wheel and a second wheel, the first and second wheels located on opposing sides of the machine, a first base attached to the first wheel and a second base attached to the second wheel, the flyer bow comprising a first end block attached to a first end of the flyer bow and a second end block attached to a second end of the flyer bow, the method steps comprising:
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slidably engaging the first end block with the first base; moving apart the second end block from the first end block and the first base; slidably engaging the second end block with the second base; and moving together the second end block and the first end block. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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