US1466700A - Machine for hooping pails - Google Patents

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Sept. 4, 1923. 1,466,700

S. COOPER MACHINE FOR HOOPING PAILS Filed Aug. I11, 1919 v 4 Sheets-Sheet l Sept. 4, 1923. AGG'OO s. COOPER MACHINE FOR HOOPING PAILS Filed Aug. 1l, 1919 4 Sheets-Sheet 2 Sept. 4, 1923.

1,466,700 s. COOPER MACHINE FOR HOOPING PAILS Filed Aug. ll

1919 4 Sheets-SheetI 5 sept. 4, 1923. 1,466,700

S. COPER MACHINE FOR HOOPING PAILS Filed Aug. ll 1919 4 SheetS-Sheet 4 Patented Sept. 4s, i923.,

simon COOPER, or BROOKLYN, New Yoan, .es-sienes TOMENASHA WOODEN `JS/'Miliz' g Y 1,455,709 g'fEN OFFICE. Y

COMPANYLDE IVENASEA, XVISCONSN, A CQRPORTON' OI VISCONSIN.

Messina son nonnina:- ria-Ins.

Application filed August 11, 191s. serial No. V31e,et's.

To allw'zom t 02mg/ concern: l

eit known that l, SIMON Coornii, a citi- :een ot the United States, residing at Brookivn` in the county of Kines and State ot' New Yori;y have invented certain new and useful improvements in'llachines tor l'flooping` Pails, of which the ollowingv is a speciicatioir Y i lxiy present invention relates to "the manufacture ot' pails, particularly the f apolication oit the hoops, the general objects of the invent-ion being;` to 4apply the hoops under tension and to form the hoops directly on the pail. Accompanying `objects are fto 'tively prevent untwisting.

accomplish the same rapidly and economically andjin simple'and practical way;k In a preferred embodiment of thefinvention tthe material* for the hoops is supplied .troma continuous strip oii wire,` theend of which attached to the pail, which is thererupon rotated to wrap the wire under tensionV about the pail. This measured lengt/hof wire is then severed vand 'securedfin the 4form of a hoop by twisting` the end portions to- `ether and driving` the extreme ends yinto the body oiI pail` the latter serving to posi- Various other features of the invention, including details of mechanismforper- 'forming the several operations are disclosed in the accompanyingl drawings, and will be clear from the following specification.

ln said drawings, Figure l is a plan view Ofi a machine constructed in accordance with and embodying 'the invention; 4Figure 2`isKL a front elevation of the same, cwithp'ortions" broken away to'reveal other parts; Figure v3 is appart sectional. and endelevation, taken substantially von the plane'lof line 3-3 'ot' Figure l; Figure i is an enlarged and partlybrol'en sectional view of the"twistingandj cutting head; Figure '.5 isan end view of the, same; Figure -6 is a sectional view on substantially the planeetV line 6-,46 of Figure 5; Figures 7 to 12 are fragmentary detail views illustrating* successive steps in Shirroundinn` this support. isa ring 17, car- *c ryingr a pivoted donT 18 for clamping 4the end the wire Y(c Figures l and. 7) against the side of the Vpailrsai'd ring` being supported by suitable'rollers 19 and being provided with gear teeth 20 in itsperiphery engaged by a driving pinion21. They supply Ot' wire is mountedonV a vcarriage 2.2,A sliding on a support 23 and nrovided with wirestraighteningrV rolls 24; land wire gripping and grindyingr rollsv25. At the commencement of voperations this wire carriage advances toward thepail supportk to project the extending with the pail will suiiice to clamp the wire l to the sideothe-pail or within a shallow groove which is sometimes formed inthe side of. thek pail. The forward advancement of the wire carriage is *accomplished by a cam 28, on shaft 29, workingva bell crank lever 30,)which is connectedby a link 3l`l vwith a rocking lever 3l', connected by a link 32, to the wire carriage,k saidr camfop'erating to retract the carriage after the dog' has taken hold of the wire.` Y

rllhe vpail support and gearring rotate in synchronisin and the operation of these parts ishaltedfat a point substantially 'corresponding); to the position indicated inV Fie;- ure?, lwhere aY complete turn of 'wire has been wrapped about the pail Ythe overlapping' portions et the wfirefhave been `brought into position beneath Vthe twistingY ,and severing head. 'This 'twistingV head consists Otan anvil element or head proper 33,

`which is advanced from'the position shown in Figure? to the position shown in Figure body of the pail, said yheadvbeing` open at opposite Vvsides as indicated at in'FiQiire 5` to receiveythe crossed Wire ends. V.Guides 35 are provided at the opposite sides of this head for slides 86 and 37 slide 36 rhaving'ra Vcutting `edge 387 cooperating witlrthe cutting edge 39 yon the head to sever thewire (Figure 9) and the respective yslides co'- operatingat their inner` edgesV with hendino' shoulders 40 and il 'on the head.A` The head is given a slight rotary movement in the direction of the arrowiin Figure' Qjiist. after it has passedv kover the :crossed endstol 'the wire and before it has firmly gripped the wire against the pail, to carry the bending shoulders beneath the ends of the wires (Figure 8), the slides then operating, one to sever the wire and both, to bend the ends of the wire toward the pail (Figure 9).

The head is then turned from the position shown in Figure 9 to the position shown in Figure l0 to twist the ends of the wire together, the bent ends, gripped as they are, over the bending shoulders, serving meanwhile to prevent. back-slip of the wire in the twisting head and the twisting resulting' in a greater tightening of the thus-formed hoop upon the pail. After these operations the twisting head is retracted, as indicated in Figure ll.

The several movements of the twisting and severing` mechanism accomplished. by cams 42, 43 and 44, cam 42 oper ing to advance and retract the tubular shaft which carries the anvil element of the t ing head, cam operating to advance and retract the shaft 4S, which carries the slides or bending fingers and which 1works within. the tubular shaft 45, and cam 44 imparting the necessary rotary movements to the head. All of these cams are mounted on the shaft 29. The iirst two ofthese cams are con,- nected by rocking levers 4i and 48, with the tubular shaft 45 and inner shaft 49 andO, and the third cam is by a cam roller 5l on the ar segment 52, which meshes with a Igear 58, in mesh with a 54, which latter, in turn, meshes with a gear on the tubular shaft 45.

The lower gear 53 is mounted on a shaft co responding to the twisting head shaft 45 and formingr part of a duplicate twisting mechanism for sin'iultaneously securing' a second hoop wire to the lower portion of the pail. n similar fashion the cam levers 47 and 48 are provided with downward eXtensions for operating the lower twisting head, a second wire feeding carriage is provided beneath the first carriage anda clamp dog is provided on the under side of the gear ring for the second hoop wire. These duplicate elements appear in part in TFigure 2 and are given corresponding reference characters. c

The next step in the hoop forming operation is to drive the inwardly bent ends of the hoop wire into the body of the pail. For

:this purpose the pail support is given a slight Vfurther advancement to carry the hooked ends of the wirevbeneath a slide 56, which acts as a hammer, and as indicated in Figure 12' to clinch the bent ends firmly in the body of the pail. This locks the twisted ends of the wire together, preventing unytwisting, secures the hoop in fixed position on the pail, and disposes of the ends in such a way that they cannot injure hands or clothing in the subsequent handling of the pail. The hammer slide is operated at the proper time by a cam 57, on shaft 29 and connected with the slide through the pas sageway of rock lever 58 and link 59 and cooperating with the hammer, at the inside of the pail is an anvil 60, which is shown carried by one of the positioning ribs 1G. ,linchward rotation of the parts is prevented while the hammer is operating, by a holding pawl 6l on the gear ring arranged to eng: a relatively stationary stop shoulder 62.

After the clinching or stapling operation just described, the twisting head is again advanced by its cam mechanism, to engage a lug 63 outstanding from the rearward side of the' clamping dog to thereby trip said dog from holding engagement with the hoop wire, whereupon the completely hooped pail is then free to be removed from its form or support. lt will be noted that in clamping the wire to the pail, this dog also acts to hold the pail firmly against its support.

The intermittent rotation of the pail snp port is accomplished in the present disclosure by means of a clutch 64, controlled from a cam 65 on the cam shaft 29, by` a lever 66, said clutch, serving when coupled, to transmit motion from the shaft 6T on which it is mounted, through bevel pinion 68 and bevel gear @9,fto upright shaft T0, which carries a gear 71, at its lower end, meshing with a gear 72 on the lower end of the upright pail support shaft 15 and the pinion 2l at its upper end, in mesh witn the teeth of the gear ring. The machine is `brown into operation by means of a lever 'i' 4 on the end of a shaft 75, which serves to throw in the pin of a onesrevolution clutch 76, on the main power shaft 77. At the end of a complete cycle of operations, when the pail support, gear ring and cam shaft have each mane a complete revolution, a cam 78, on the cam shaft releases the pin of the one .revolution clutch and the parts come to rest in position readyA to receive and operate upon another pail.

Power is supplied to the machine, in the present instance, by means of pulley 79, on the power shaft 77, said shaft carrying a pinion 80, in mesh with a gear l, which carries a pinion 82 in mesh with gear S53 on the cam shaft.

It will be seen that with my invention the hoop wire is automatically applied and secured to the pail with a firm, even tensio-n and that the joint-s produced are of a lasting, peri Lanent character, free of objectionable points or the like. rihe mechanism employed is subject to modification, as will be understood, to meet various requirement-s and this without departing from the spirit scope of the invention, as hereinafter claimed. I wish it to be further understood that the terms employed herein, except for requirements of the prior art, are used VAas a hoop in a descriptive rather than in a iiiiii`.tiii

pail, and means for securing the ends oi the wire together while on thepail.

i2. In a machine for hoopine` pails, the combination with a rotating' pail support, of means ior feeding' wire from a source ot supply7 means il'or clamping the -.tree end of' the wire against the side ot said pail, snp` l@lying a measured portion of -wii'e kto the rotating pail and severinfi said measured .f portion Yfrom the balance oi `the wire.

In a machine for hooping` pails, the

combination with a rotating rpail support, means for feeding' wire it'roin 'a support, a

member arranged concentrically about the rotating pail support and provided with means for clamping one end oi the -wii'e Yagainst the side of the paihmeans for simultaneously moving the pail support and the vcoiicentrically arranged member to supply a measured length otgwire to the rotatingpail. severing'Y said iiieasiii'edf length of wire j iiroin the balance of the wire on the support,` and means for securing' together the ends of said severed length of wire to form a hoop upon the pail. n f

1i. ln. a machine for hooping pails, the combination with a. rotatingpail support, of a supply of wire. means forclaniping the free end ot the wire against vtheside o't the pail on the rotating' support, there-by withdrawing' ii'ii'e from said suppli7 by rotating' said support and wrapping the wire about a pail on the support, andineaiis for severing' 'the wrapped section vfrom the balance of the wire and tor securing the wrapped section upon the pail.V n.

5. ln a pail hooping'machine, means l'or wrapping a length of wire about a gpail, means for twisting the ends ofsaid length of wire together into'a hoop/on the pail, and means for driving' the endsct said wire'into the material oil' the pail. y v .f v

6. ln a pail hoopinp; machine, means for wraiainv' awleno'th of'wire abouta nailr s t? L j means for twisting the ends of said length ot'wire together into a hoop'v on thepail, nieans for bending the ends of said length-oit wire into hooks and means for driving saidy hooked ends into 'the'body ot the pail.

7. ln a pail hoopin;lV Imachine.,means for wrapping' a length of wire about a-'pail,` means tor twisting the ends of.' said. wire together and for forming said end portions into hooks. and means #for drivin@ said hooked ends into the bod;T ot the pail.v

S, ln a pail hooping machine, a twisting lie-ad provided along itskopposite sides with entrance yslots leading in from the face thereot for 'the insertion of crossed wire ends, bending shoulders in said'head adiacent the inner ends oit said slots for snp *porting the ends ol the crossed wires when said head' is given af slight axial turn, and bodili7 movable slides on said head disposed to bend the ends ot' the crossed wires over the'beiiding shoulders. in apailhoopin ina-chine, a. twisting l l l-'f"A a" t b l' i' l ll i' neat iaiing a pau o.L enting sioueeis `arranged thereimen'trance slots at opposite sides of the liead'leading in ifrom the lower sani shoulders. .and bodily movable slides on said head to beiid'the ends of `an inserted cross wi 'e over the bending shoulders.V

i0. ln a pail hooping` machine, a twisting' head provided alonfry its opposite sides with entrance slots leading' rin from the face thereot rtor the insertion oi crosscdwire ends...bending` shoulders in said head adjacent the innei1 ends of said slots for supporting' the ends ot the crossed wires when said head is given a slight axial turn. bodily movable slides on said head disposed race of said head and communicating' with f' to bend 'the endsoi the crossed wire over Y the bending' shoulders, and meansv'tor rotatine'V the. head Ato twist the crossed wire ends;'-together.`

cent the inner` ends of said slots 'for snpporting` thev endsv of the crossed wires when said. head is given a slight axial turn. bodi "to'bend theends of the crossed wireover .the bending shoulders7 and'means for roi'nevable slides on said head disposed fte-tingl the head in one direction to twistthe crossed wire ends together and then in the' reverse direction to free the bent ends from the bending shoulders.

i2. ln pail hooping machine. a. twisting' head provided Vwith oppositely extendino' shoulders adaptedcto siipport rwire ends when the head is given a slight axial means for bendiiig'the ends ont the wire over the'fshoulders and means for roi'atinp; said head in one direction to twist the bent wire endsftogether and rthenja they reverse direction 'to tree the twist-ina" head 'troni 'the bent wire ends. c

13. ln a machine oi the character de scribed, .a twistiiig'head provided witl an opening' leadingfin trom the tace `thereof''for 'the entrance ont crossed wire ends and shoul-Y in said head Jfor supporting' the wire ends. bending'iine'ers and means iter operatthe aiiieto bend-the'wire ends over said shoulders. Y

rinachine oi the character described, a .twistinof head provided with an opening,` leading/j irom the tace thereof 'for the reception ot' crossed wire ends and shoulders in said head for supporting the wire ends, bending fingers, means for operatinaj the same to bend the wire ends over said suppoiting` shoulders, and means for bodily rot-ating the twisting head to carry the supporting shoulder int-o supportingposition beneath the crossed wire ends after the same have been entered in the opening provided theret'or.

l5. in a machine of the character de- .-;erihed, a twisting,v head comprising a pair et relatiieiy slide` le members, one oi said icnibtrs being' provided with an opening lciuiing` .in lroin the iface thereof ior the entrance oit crossed wire ends and a pair ot' shoulders arranged within the opening `t'or supporting' the wire ends, the other ot said members having bending fingers thereon. and means lor operatingsaid i'ingers to bend the wire ends over the supportingv shoulders.

i6. ln a machine ot the character described, a twisting,` head comprising a pair of relatively slidable members, one oi said ifieinbers having;- spaced wire supjortine' shoulders adapted to receive and support the opposite ends ot a crossed wire, means for bodily rotating said member to carry the supportingshoulders beneath the crossed wire ends, the other of said members havingr bending fingers coactive with the supportin; shoulders to bend the wire ends over the sait'L shoulders, and means for operating said lingers.

l in a. pail hooping machine. a tubular shaft member, a rod member slidable therein rotatable therewith, a twisting head carried by one ot said members and bending elementcarried by the other of said meml 18. in pail hooping machine. a tubuia'..`

sha't member, a rod member slidable Atherein but keyed to rotate therewith. a twisting' head carried by one ot said members and provided with iiendine shoulders and bending iingers carrie/i by the other of said members and arranged to co-operate with said` bending shoulders. v

i9. in va machine of the character oescribed, a twisting head provided with an entrance leading` trom its exposed tace into the body thereoiI for the recept-ion ot crossed wire ends, wire supporting shoulders ef;- tending transversely into the entrance and a cuttingY edge adjacent one et said shoulders, 1wending lingers cooperating; with said shoulders and one or said lingers having a cutting,` edge cooperating with the cutting' edge on the twistinp` head, a pail support, means for reciprocating the twistimal head 'toward and away trom said pail support and means for rotating the twistingfhead.

20. in. a. machine oi: the ch aracter described.

a twisting head provided with an entrance ifor twisted wire ends leading in trom the vlower face of said head and with guides at opposite sides or said entrance, wire supporting shoulders within the entrance and terminating at said guides and bending' fingers slidably engaged in said guides and cooperating with said shoulders.

2l. In a pail hooping machine, a suppor, provided with means YAr'or holding av paii thereon, wire twisting,` head adjacent said support, means for securing the end of a wire to the pail on the support, means V.For rotating` the pail support to wrap the wire about the pail and carry the end of the wire beneath the twisting head, and means for operating` the twisting end to secure the wire in hoop form.

in a pail hooping machine, a support prorided w'th means igor holding a pail thereon, a wire twisting head adjacent said support, means tor. securingr the end oit a wire to the pail on the supgort, means i'or rotat'ngr the pail support to wrap the wire about the pail and carry the end of the wire beneath the twisting,` head, means ior operating the twisting end to secure the. wire in hoop form, a hammer adjacent the twistg head tor setting the ends ot the hoop wire into the "ody of the pail, and the rotating resaid arranged to iu i rotate the pail suppm't to carry the wire ends beneath said hammer.

223. In a rotary pail hooping machine, a, piport, a dog' tor securing the end ot "'eto pail on the support, means tor tingv the pail support and thereby wrapping' a length oil wire about the pail ou the support, means ior securing` the ends ot said wire in a hoop on the pail and means for tripipiine, the den; from holding engagement "ith the wire after a predetermined movement ot' the paii support.

2li. .in a pail hoopinaj machine. a pail support, a dos; 'for securuifr the end et a wire to a pail on the supiliort, roei i Ytor ti-.vistirne` the ends or said wire together ito a. hoop, means `for setting; the ends ot tl wire into the bo l ot the hoop, means advanc-i tl par support to carry the wire ends trom the twisi'ii b ns to said setting means and saus for operating` the twisting head to trip the dog from holding engala'einent with the wire.

in a pail hoopincr machine. a. pail support, a dog for binding; tire end oit' a wire aoainst a pail onv the support, a. wire carrier of said hoop wire and means for holding the Vi'or rotatiiie the pafii fort to wrap the wire about the pail,f=neans for severing tho wrapped length ot v le Afrom'that on the can rior and meaiisfor tn ing the ends, tne wrapped length of wirek togetherfto term hoop on the pail. f A' En apail hooping macliine, a pail sup4 port, a `slidably supported wire-carriage provided with guiderolls the wire. means" lf'or rotating the pail support, and means for securing the advanced -endof thewire to the pail on the support, whereby'in the -rotation o'r said support the vwire will be drawn over the guide rolls and wrapped about the pail. y I 28. in a pail lioeping` machine, a pail -ripport, means for securing the end of a wire to a pail on said support, a wire carriage and means 'for reciprocating said carriage to carry the advanced end ot' the wire into engagement with said securingA means and to then i'etractthe carriage into position for the succeeding operationand means tor rotating the pail support to wrap a length of wiie about the pail body to 'forni end oi a wire against the side of 'the supported pail,.a gearing :tor intermittently rotating said support and ring, and means for holding the/ring against' backward rotation.

35. 'in apail hoopiiig machine, a rota-table pailsupport, cooperating hoop agplyiiigde ing means and throw-'out mechanism for interrupting action of said operating after performance by said part-s ot a predetermined cycle oi operations. l

36. In a rotary pail hooping machine, a pail support having a ijiositioning member onr'said support and rot-aiym'ieans outside positioning member for pressing the end ot and simultaneously holding the pail against the positioning member. Y

37. In a pail hooping machine, a rotatable pail-support, a pivoted` dog having a wire gripping portion disposed inl advance of a line intersecting thefcenters of .the support and dog, means torrotating thevpail support and thereby wrapping a. length ot' `wire about the pail ont-he support and means for trippingthe gripping point of thedog ltoward the support" at a predetermined movement of the pail support. Y

L38. The combination of means to rotate a pail, means to .clamp the free end of a wire to said pail whereby by rotating the pail a length of wire is wrapped about the pail to form a hoop against the body ot the pail and means for securing the ends et the hoop to tliebody of the pail.

39. The combination ot' means to rotate a pail f and means to clamp the Jr'ree end oi a wire to .said pail whereby by rotating the paila length o'wire ,is wrapped about the pail to form a hoop against the body ot' the pail, means for severing the wire, means `to prevent the hooped wire from slacking about the pail `while severing the same and means for interlocking the ends of the hoop.

40. The combination of means for wrapping wirey around a pail to Jform a hoop therefor, a combined cutting and twisting lhead for severing` the wire-and twisting the .ends one around the'y other to form a joint,

ine and meansi'or withdrawing said twisting ln a pail hooping maehine,a rotatv-f headfrom the path'ot rotation of the pail able pail support,` a ring rotatable withthek while the wire'is beingformed into a hoop. pail on said support',` aV wire holding dog` llly In avniachineffor forming a wire hoop carried by said ring, and adapted to bindy about a pail, means for clampingv a wire the end of wire Vagainst the side'oiE the supagainst the pail, means for' moving forward ported pail and gearing for intermittently the end of the wire into the grip of the and simultaneously rotating said support clamp, meansrrfor twistingthe ends of the and ring. wire together and means for thereafter dis- 34. ln a pail hoopiiig machine, a rotatable engaging the said clainpingmeans.- pail support, a ring rotatable with the pail 4:2. in a machine for `forming a wire hoop on said support, a wire 'holding rdog cara hoop thereon. y

29. In a pail hooping machine, a pail support, means lor rotating said pail support to wrap a hoop wire about the pail on said support, means forsecuring the ends pail support in its rotated position while said securing means is operating on` the wire. y v Y V30. In a pail hooping'f'machine, a pail support, a hammer for securing the ends ot a hoop wire on the pail on the support, means for rotating said support to wrap a hoop wire about the pail and to iring the ends off such wire beneath the hammer and means for holding the pail support in such advanced position` 3]. ln a pail hooping machine, a pail support, means for rotating'the same, a wire" twisting device, a wire end cliiiehiiig devicev and cam nieclianismstor intermittently and sequentially operatingsaid devices.

32. In a pail hooping machinea rotatable pail support, a ringrotatable-with the pail on saidsupport and awire holdingdog carried by said ring and adapted to coact with the side of the supported pail to grip *l* end cfa wire tliereagainst. ,Y

ried by said 'ring and adaptedto bind the Avices, operating means vfor said parts, con-- trolling mechanism for startinesaid operat engaging rthe inner wall oi? a pail mounted the pail and substantially opposed to saidy a wire against the outer surface of the pail about a pail, the combination of means for loo holding and rotating; the

ineens for clamping wire to the i nig; vthe rotation thereof to wrap s i 1.:

oth

Y f io paxil dur, i', tgle` leiter ineens b elated :it the seine speed :if th n, neens vfor seeurino Y on the pail and ineens to r il; members in e fixed position when ends are being` seemed -it-gt. ln a nuiehine 'tor wire hoopingpeil, wire twisting` Ineens Composed ot ai, vnrrying en anvil bl fit2 :L Cutter nid e. free to slide within said sieefe and Corry-- ino` the wire cutter.

fir-5. fn e machine for wire hoopinp,` poils, wire twisting ineens composed of a Sleeve ce Tying an anvil bloc-l1, :ieutter and a stem 'tree to slide within said sleeve and earryinO0 the wire cutter, and ineens for rotating botn sleeve and stem :tor twisting the wire ends.

e6. n e machine tor wire hooping poils, the combination et wire clamp, a slideble .'vire straightening carriage, vneens to inove said Carriage to supply suiioient length of wire extending from said carriage to be engaged by seid clamp against the peil and means t'or rotating the peil to wrap a. length of wire thereebout to :torni ke hoop.

Ll-T. in zi. machine for wire hooping poils, arotery peil support, e series oit operating stations arranged about the pail support, nie-ans for supplying; e length wire to the surface of the pail, and means for progressively rotating the peil support to sueeessively present the ends ot the length of wire to each of the operatingy stations.

41S. The herein disclosed method oiI hooping` e pail which consists in securing` one end ot e wire to a geil7 rotating the peil while holding seid wire under tension' to thereby wrap the wire under tension about the pail, severing said wrapped portion 'from `l`est oit he wire and twisting the vfree ends of tlie wire together.

El rhe herein disclosed method of hoopa. pail which consists in securing one end e wire to n pail, rotating' the pail while :olding seid wire under tension to thereby wrap the' wire under tension'about the pail, severingv seid wrapped portion 'from the rest t1 intiiining the initial tenne wire while sion oit the wire upon the pail7 and twisting t ree ends et the wire togo-,t1 er.

The herein diseiosed method ol' hoop- Ual which consists in securingy one t 'wire to n pail, rotating; the peil holdiY i seid wire under tension to thereby wrt!` p the wire under tension about the peil, severing` smid wrapped portion from the ot' the \':'ire twisting the Yfree ends ot the wire together, bending the end portions o? the wire into hooks und driving` seid hooi-s into the body et the pail to thereby iprevent nntwisting.

(The herein disclose iietliml ot hooppeil which consists in seein-nig` one :t wire to n pail, rotating: the nil holding' Seil wire under ionsion to y wrap the wire under tens-zien about peil, severi-riff sind i'i;1pped portion from Vtie rest oi the wire, bent" g; the ends l .fing said of said wirr' into hooks and d i hooi-:s into the bo( v ot the goil.

f'tpparntiis ot ehnrneto described coniprisinggn rotatable peil sijipport, ineens Ytor twisting the ends et e hoop wire and located at' one peint in the rotation oi' sind peil support, hammer lier operating on the twisted wii'o ends, ano located :it :i siii)- sequent point in the eoitinned rotation oit' the support, means tor nppl \,fing` :i hoop wire to peil ron the support while seid support is in the latter position and ineens for rotating' the pail support to Carry the ends oi the hoop wire irst to the twisting;v

ineens und tl n t' th herinner aforesaid.

ln testiniony whereof atti); my signature. 1

SON COQPER.

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