Apparatus and method for tensioning resistive wire

Metal working – Method of mechanical manufacture – Electrical device making

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29452, 29592R, 140 715, H01C 1728

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045177350

ABSTRACT:
An apparatus and method for use in the attachment of a length of resistive wire under a preselected tension to wire-supporting end portions of a pair of generally parallel, resilient posts attached to a post support member. The apparatus includes a spindle for rotatably supporting a spool containing a substantially continuous supply of the resistive wire from which the length of resistive wire to be attached to the resilient posts is obtained; a brake for applying a rotational drag on the spool at least as great as the preselected tension; a gravity-actuated tension arm for applying the tension to a portion of the continuous resistive wire extending from the spool, the arm engaging the extending portion of continuous resistive wire and being supported for pivotal motion in a substantially vertical plane, the arm having an adjustable counterbalance weight for adjusting the tension applied to the preselected tension; a retainer for releasably holding the post support member to position the pair of resilient posts in a desired location and planar orientation for attachment of the length of resistive wire, the retainer including a wire index for positioning of the length of resistive wire substantially transverse to the resilient posts, and further including a lockably adjustable holder for holding the support member and selective longitudinal positioning of the wire-supporting end portions relative to the length of resistive wire; a pair of releasable wire clamps, one of the clamps being positioned to the outside of each of the posts for selectively clamping the extending portion of the continuous resistive wire; a wire guide for positioning of the length of resistive wire in substantially coplanar relation to the resilient posts; and a tension gauge for measuring the tension on the extending portion of the continuous resistive wire.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3265276 (1966-08-01), Roffelsen
patent: 3702566 (1972-11-01), Obermaier et al.
patent: 3791901 (1974-02-01), Beauregard

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