Patent ID: 7290570
Filing Date: 2007-11-06
Classification: B21F

Abstract:
1. A twist attachment device suitable for attaching a main wire to a support using an attachment wire segment, comprising: a frame having a pair of spaced-apart inner frame plates and a pair of outer frame plates spaced from said inner frame plates, respectively, by a pair of plate gaps; a pair of wire twist gears rotatably carried by said frame in said pair of plate gaps, respectively, said pair of wire twist gears having a pair of wire notches, respectively, for receiving the main wire and a pair of wire segment openings adjacent to said pair of wire notches, respectively, for receiving the attachment wire segment; a housing having a top housing plate and a bottom housing plate carried by said frame and closing said pair of plate gaps; and a drive mechanism operably engaging said pair of wire twist gears for rotating said pair of wire twist gears on said frame.