Patent ID: 7690544

Claim:
An automatic coiling machine, comprising: a housing having an upper wall and at least one sidewall; a drive roller having a substantially flat outer circumferential surface and rotatably mounted to the at least one sidewall; means for selectively driving rotation of the drive roller; an idler roller having a substantially flat outer circumferential surface and rotatably mounted to the at least one sidewall below and forward of the drive roller, wherein said drive roller has an axis of rotation positioned above the axis of rotation of said idler roller, the idler roller contacting the drive roller so that rotation of the drive roller drives rotation of the idler roller, wherein the at least one sidewall includes forward and rear portions, the forward portion being angled so that the axis of rotation of said drive roller is angled with respect to the axis of rotation of said idler roller thereby creating a V-shaped opening between the circumferential surfaces of the drive and idler rollers; and a substantially U-shaped fairlead mounted to the at least one sidewall, the fairlead being positioned above and adjacent a contact intersection of the drive roller and the idler roller; wherein an elongated flexible element to be coiled passes through the fairlead and within the v-shaped opening between the drive roller and the idler roller and is collected in a coil below the rollers.