Patent ID: 7114679

Claim:
A geared core winder locking system comprised of a geared core winder, comprising a shaft containing a gear portion, a first donut-shaped piece with a central opening and locking pin openings, wherein said first donut-shaped piece fits over the shaft such that said first donut-shaped piece is located on one side of the geared portion, a second donut-shaped piece with a central opening, wherein said second donut-shaped piece fits over the shaft located on the opposite side of the geared portion of the shaft from the fist donut-shaped piece, a plurality of geared rods secured between the first and second donut-shaped pieces, wherein each geared rod interactingly engages the geared portion of the shaft and a plurality of plates each of which is secured to one of the geared rods, and a locking mechanism comprising a donut-shaped locking piece placed on the shaft of the geared core winder, wherein the donut-shaped locking piece contains a central opening, a plurality of key locking pin openings, a rotation limitations system contained within its central opening, and a plurality of key locking pins contained within the plurality of openings in the donut-shaped locking piece.