Patent ID: 6953136

Claim:
A drawing machine, comprising a single closed drawing organ having a first drawing element and a second drawing element positioned substantially parallel to said first drawing element, a plurality of first clamping devices connected to said first drawing element, each of said first clamping devices including a first clamping chuck, a plurality of second clamping devices connected to said second drawing element, each of said second clamping devices including a second clamping chuck, each of said first and second clamping devices having a retaining element adapted to move each of said first and second clamping chucks between a closed position, in which said first and second clamping chucks are proximate to each other, and an open position, in which said first and second clamping chucks are remote from each other; a first pair of wheels adapted to guide said first drawing element; and a second pair of wheels adapted to guide said second drawing element, said retaining element of said first clamping device engaging through said first drawing element in a direction parallel to the axis of said first pair of wheels, and said retaining element of said second clamping device engaging through said second drawing element in a direction parallel to the axis of said second pair of wheels.