Title: Method and apparatus for laying up elongate members

Abstract: A method of and apparatus for laying-up hoses and electrical cable cores in which the hoses and cores are initially laid out horizontally and threaded through tubes extending between a plurality of lay plates. The hoses and cores are pulled from the tubes while the lay plates are rotated synchronously to form a laid-up unit. The tubes are freely rotatable with respect to the lay plates, so that the hoses and cores are themselves twist free in the laid-up unit. The horizontal arrangement avoids the need for the hoses to be wound on enormous bobbins and laid up using conventional laying-up techniques.

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Inventors: Spicer, Lyndon R. (South Wales, GB)
Warren, Bernard C. (Sidcup, GB)

Application Number: 909240
Filing Date: 1978-05-24
Publication_date: 1979-05-01
Assignee: International Standard Electric Corporation (New York, NY)
Primary Class(es): 57/13 57/3, 57/352, 57/361
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US Patent Ref:

1382258	Jun, 1921	Turgeon	57/33.
1447538	Mar, 1923	Fullington	57/25.
1774880	Sep, 1930	Francis	57/59.
3097473	Jul, 1963	O'Grady et al.	57/106.
3098342	Jul, 1963	Smith	57/15.
3572024	Mar, 1971	Lyons	57/3.
3583145	Jun, 1971	Fisher et al.	57/106.

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Primary Examiner: Watkins, Donald
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Peterson; Thomas L.