Inventors:
James D. Bobeczko - Concord Township OH
Thaddeus A. Kasiewicz - Girard OH
Assignee:
Lincoln Global, Inc. - Monterey Park CA
International Classification:
B65H 2002
Abstract:
A wire feeding mechanism suitable for advancing ferrous and nonferrous wire along a pathway without causing damage to the wire, including a plurality of drive rollers stationed in opposing pairs along the pathway, each comprising a cylindrical hub and a flexible cover extending thereabout. The flexible covers conform to the cross-sectional contour of the wire therebetween under the compressive forces generated by the opposing drive rollers as the wire is driven along the pathway.