Patent ID: 6290156
Filing Date: 2001-09-18
Classification: A62C,B65H

Abstract:
An apparatus for winding an elongate strand of material into a coil, the apparatus comprising;a drum supported for rotational movement, the drum having a peripheral surface with opposite first and second ends and a crossover point on the peripheral surface spaced between the first and second ends; anda dividing member mounted on the drum and projecting radially from the peripheral surface at a position circumferentially spaced from the crossover point such that the strand of material may be wound onto the drum with alternate turns on opposite sides of the dividing member by passing the strand across the crossover point between sequential turns, whereby first and second portions of the coil are formed on the opposite of the dividing member, the dividing member being selectively separable from the drum such that removal of the dividing member allows the coil to be removed from the drum by sliding the coil past one end of the drum in an axial direction.