Patent ID: 7475491
Filing Date: 2009-01-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
1. A method of coiling an elongated article into a number of generally equal circumference coils, the method comprising the steps of: providing an article of a length, said article having at least two sets of indicators, wherein a first set of said at least two sets of indicators includes a plurality of individual indicators, each being common to each other and unique from all indicators not part of said first set of indicators, and being generally equally spaced apart a first distance along the length of said article, and wherein a second set of said at least two sets of indicators includes a plurality of individual indicators, each being common to each other an unique from all indicators not part of said second set of indicators, and being generally equally spaced apart a second distance along the length of said article, said first distance being greater than said second distance; and coiling said article into a number of coils of generally equal circumferences by either aligning each indicator of said plurality of individual indicators of said first set of indicators to one another or aligning each indicator of said plurality of individual indicators of said second set of indicators to one another.