Abstract: A two part wire receptacle for receiving wire being laid therein by a flier in a coiled pattern is disclosed. The first part is permanent wire receiving basket has a relatively flat surface with a plurality of upstanding inner wire guide elements defining the inner periphery of the coil and a further plurality of upstanding outer wire guides defining the outer periphery of the coil. Another form of the first part may be embodied in a machine for receiving and packaging wire being laid therein in a coiled pattern. In the machine, a permanent wire receiving basket has a relatively flat surface, a plurality of upstanding inner wire guide elements defining the inner periphery of the coil, and an upstanding generally cylindrical outer wire guide defining the outer periphery of the coil.

Abstract: A wire processing system wherein lengths of insulated wire are sequentially presented to processing stations for insulation stripping and subsequent terminal crimping, is disclosed employing an improved wire gripping and transporting arrangement having a flexible conveyor belt with a plurality of wire keepers molded to and distributed about the belt, each keeper including a pair of upstanding resilient projections having a gap therebetween to receive and grip a section of wire, an input station where wire is pushed into the gap between projection pairs, and an output station including a picker to be positioned adjacent the projection pair between the wire and the belt with relative motion between the picker and the keeper ejecting the wire from the gap. The belt is entrained on a drive wheel having a plurality of generally flat peripheral surfaces, and on an idler wheel.