Abstract: An apparatus for successively winding an elongated member comprising a pair of pinch rolls disposed between two spoolers to pinch the elongated member to be transferred from one of the two spoolers on which the elongated member is being wound to the other spooler while the elongated member is prevented by the pinch rolls from being adversely affected by a tension applied to the elongated member when it is caught and cut by a catching member on the other spooler.

Abstract: This invention relates to a method of fixing an end of a coiled wire on a take up spool and an apparatus therefor.When the wire is wound on the take up spool, an initiating end of the wire is caught by a catching pawl such as a snagger on a catching plate (snagger plate) which integrally rotates together with the take up spool and thereafter it is wound on the take up spool. Before or immediately before wire winding on the take up spool ends, a wire introduction cover advances to cover the filled take up spool. At that time, a terminating end of the wire on the filled take up spool is so led as to run along the inner surface of the wire introduction cover and come close to the catching plate. Wire drawing lever means on a wire drawing plate draws up the terminating end of the coiled wire to catch it on the catching pawl so that the initiating and terminating ends of the coiled wire intersect on the catching plate.