US 11,713,144 B2
Wire release mechanism
Mark Vaughn, Neosho, MO (US)
Assigned to Accent Wire Holdings LLC, Tomball, TX (US)
Filed by Mark Vaughn, Neosho, MO (US)
Filed on Jul. 1, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/918,285.
Application 16/918,285 is a continuation in part of application No. 15/479,362, filed on Apr. 5, 2017, granted, now 10,737,814.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/319,139, filed on Apr. 6, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2020/0331644 A1, Oct. 22, 2020
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. B65B 13/00 (2006.01); B65B 13/22 (2006.01); B65B 13/26 (2006.01); B65B 13/02 (2006.01)
CPC B65B 13/22 (2013.01) [B65B 13/02 (2013.01); B65B 13/26 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A wire release mechanism comprising:
a gripper lever;
a gripper pivot bolt;
a gripper yoke;
a hinged gripper with an engagement face;
a cutter lever arm;
a cutter yoke;
a cutter shaft;
a cylinder;
a twister pinion comprising a plurality of outer teeth, a hollow interior, and an ingress portion;
pinion bushings; and
a wire guide; wherein
said gripper lever is in mechanical and rotatable communication with said gripper pivot bolt and is actuated into movement about said gripper pivot bolt by said cylinder;
said hinged gripper is in mechanical and rotatable communication with said gripper yoke;
said twister pinion with outer teeth, a hollow interior and an ingress portion is rotatable and in mechanical communication with said pinion bushings; and
said cutter lever arm is in mechanical communication with said cutter yoke and said cutter shaft, and is attached to said cutter shaft, and wherein movement of said cutter lever arm will rotate said cutter shaft.