Abstract: Mountain Mike's Reproductions ATV Gun Rack/Pop-up Shooting Rest is a rack to be mounted on an ATV (All-Terrain Vehicle). This rack will hold a gun or rifle securely for travel and double as a shooting rest when stopped. Its appearance is similar to many ATV gun mounted rack. The difference is its ability to be released on one end and with the use of gas spring pop-up and double as a shooting rest. It will be mounted to pop-up to the left for left handed shooters or turned around to pop-up to the right for right handed shooters. The one side of the rack which comes up is levered to maintain a vertical position and rotates 360 degrees to work as a shooting rest. It can be used from a stationary ATV in the riding position or by off-mounted riders around the ATV. While traveling, the rack is securely held down in the locked position with the use a cam clamp. When stationary and ready to use the clamp lock down is released and the end of the rack is pushed up by the gas spring.

Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.

Abstract: A combustion type power tool capable of avoiding wasteful injection of combustible gas from a gas canister even if an unintentional operation of the push lever takes place, and capable of avoiding wasteful electric power consumption even if a battery used as power supply remains set in the tool. While the tool is not being used, a stop unit is set at a stop position, preventing a gas canister from injecting gas, and while the tool is being used, the stop unit is set at a release position, allowing the gas canister to inject gas as a result of movement of a combustion chamber frame.

Abstract: In an air nail gun, a stop ring is movably mounted around a movable seal member, which controls the supply of a compressed air into an air chamber to force a piston and a firing pin and to further drive a nail out of the air nail gun, having an upper inside wall disposed in contact with the movable seal member in an airtight status, a lower inside wall, and an inside annular flange disposed between the upper inside wall and the lower inside wall and protruding toward the movable seal member such that when the movable seal member is returned upon each nail firing action the stop ring is kept in position to prohibit the compressed air from moving through the movable seal member, and the movable seal member carries the stop ring toward a top block when an outside annular flange of the movable seal member touches the inside annular flange of the stop ring.

Abstract: A portable linear fastener driving tool is provided that drive staples, nails, or other linearly driven fasteners. The tool uses a gas spring principle, in which a cylinder filled with compressed gas is used to quickly force a piston through a driving stroke movement, while a driver also drives a fastener into a workpiece. The piston/driver is then moved back to its starting position by use of a rotary-to-linear lifter, and the piston again compresses the gas above the piston, thereby preparing the tool for another driving stroke. The driver has protrusions along its edges that contact the lifter, which lifts the driver during a return stroke. A pivotable latch is controlled to move into either an interfering position or a non-interfering position with respect to the driver protrusions, and acts as a safety device, by preventing the driver from making a full driving stroke at an improper time.

Abstract: A powered surgical stapler is disclosed. The stapler includes a housing, an endoscopic portion extending distally from the housing and defining a first longitudinal axis, a drive motor disposed at least partially within a housing and a firing rod disposed in mechanical cooperation with the drive motor. The firing rod is rotatable by the motor about the first longitudinal axis extending therethrough. The stapler also includes an end effector disposed adjacent a distal portion of the endoscopic portion. The end effector is in mechanical cooperation with the firing rod so that the firing rod drives a surgical function of the end effector. The stapler further includes a control system having a plurality of sensors coupled to the drive motor, the firing rod, the loading unit and the end effector, the plurality of sensors configured to detect operating parameters thereof.

Abstract: An articulation mechanism for use with a surgical instrument includes a shaft, a first member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the articulation shaft, a second member disposed in mechanical cooperation with the shaft, and a flexible shaft having proximal and distal portions. The flexible member is operatively coupled to the first and second members. Upon rotation of the articulation shaft, at least one of the first and the second members moves longitudinally with respect to the other of the first and second members between a first position where the first and second members are approximated to each other and a second position where the first and second members are spaced apart from each other. This longitudinal motion causes the distal portion of the flexible member to articulate relative to the proximal portion.

Abstract: A surgical device includes a loading unit having proximal and distal portions. The proximal portion of the loading unit is configured to be attached to an actuation apparatus. The surgical device further includes a flexible shaft interconnecting the proximal portion and the distal portion of the loading unit. Additionally, the surgical device has a tool assembly disposed in mechanical cooperation with the distal portion of the loading unit. The tool assembly is configured to articulate upon activation of the actuation apparatus.

Abstract: An intravascular stapler may include a handle; a catheter attached to the handle; a stapler head attached to the catheter; and a staples held by the stapler head, wherein the stapler head is configured to sequentially deploy staples. An intravascular stapler may include a reciprocating driver within the stapler head, wherein the driver reciprocates back and forth substantially along a first axis, and wherein the staples are advanceable substantially along a second axis that is substantially perpendicular to the first axis. An intravascular stapler may include internal anvils held by and movable within the stapler head, each internal anvil positioned in proximity to and movable in tandem with a corresponding staple.

Abstract: A method, with an associated system, for providing a cast component comprises annealing heat treatment to reduce casting stresses; initial machining the cast component; initial nondestructive testing (NDT) the machined cast component to identify NDT indications in the cast component; treating and removing NDT indications from the machined cast component; weld upgrading the treated and removed NDT indications from the machined cast component, the weld upgrading providing stress relief; intermediate nondestructive testing the cast component to identify NDT indications in the weld upgraded cast component; normalizing and temper heat treatment of the cast component; second intermediate nondestructive testing the cast component to identify NDT indications in the cast component; further treating and removing NDT indications from the cast component; post-normalization and temper weld upgrading the treated and removed NDT indications providing stress relief; and final nondestructive testing the cast component to iden

Abstract: A method for initiating payment of a bill via a printed billing form. The form contains information relating to a payment and coded data printed as a collection of tags. Each tag identifies a bill identity and a location of the tag on the bill. The method comprises the steps of: (i) interacting with the printed billing form by operatively positioning an optically imaging pen relative to the form; (ii) imaging a tag on the form; (iii) generating indicating data regarding the identity of the form and a position of the pen relative to the form; and (iv) transmitting the indicating data to a computer system. Payment of the bill is initiated in the computer system using a payment parameter identified from the indicating data.

Abstract: An automated banking machine that operates responsive to data bearing records includes a card reader (16) operative to read data corresponding to financial accounts from user cards. An exemplary machine (10) includes a fascia (12) which extends on the outside of a wall (14) and includes a user interface (15). Responsive to user inputs through the user interface, the machine is operative to receive a stack of currency notes (84) from a user. Notes in a currency note stack can be evaluated through operation of a currency note validator device (88). Acceptable currency notes can be stored for recycling.

Abstract: An apparatus and method is provided for using a single portable consumer device for purchase transactions, providing identification, and contacting a law enforcement agency. In one embodiment the present invention provides a portable consumer device comprising a body, a first memory containing financial information on the body, and a second memory containing driver license information on the body.

Abstract: A stored-value card includes a housing, an auxiliary member and an account identifier. The housing includes a base and a cover coupled to the base. The cover and the base each include a primary panel and a side wall extending therefrom. An edge is defined by the side wall of the cover and is positioned to abut an edge defined by the side wall of the base to define a chamber between the base and the cover. The auxiliary member is formed separately from the housing, is at least partially positioned within the chamber, is accessible from a position external to the housing, and is configured to move relative to the housing upon user interaction with the stored-value card. The account identifier is coupled to the housing and signifies a financial account or record linked to the stored-value card. Other cards, assemblies and associated methods are also disclosed.

Abstract: A method of checking train tickets includes the steps of a) detecting authorization data stored in a ticket held by a passenger in a train station and identifiable by an RFID technology by first ticket detecting devices and sending the detected authorization data to a mainframe, b) detecting the authorization data of the ticket held by the passenger on the way of a train by at least one second ticket detecting device to check whether the authorization data detected is feasible for the passenger to take the train and sending the detected result to the mainframe, and c) detecting the authorization data of the ticket held by the passenger after the passenger gets off the train by third ticket detecting devices installed in a train station to determine whether the passenger intending to exit the train station needs to pay an excess train fare.

Abstract: Information to identify a single operation is stored in the nonvolatile memory of a storage in response to a predetermined operation at an operating part, and price data stored in the nonvolatile memory of the storage is read in response to the predetermined operation at the operating part and a price based on the read price data is displayed on a display for a predetermined time.

Abstract: In order to provide a printer and an issuing apparatus for effectively preventing a user from mistakenly inserting a card into a discharge port of tickets or the like without increasing the number of components, in the printer or the issuing apparatus having the printer built-in, an outlet of a discharge port (14a) for discharging a printed sheet is formed into a shape other than a linear shape, such as a corrugated shape or a “dogleg” shape when seen from a front thereof. Further, it is desirable that the discharge port be formed to be gradually reduced in opening area from an inlet side thereof to an outlet side thereof.

Abstract: Provided are a printer and an issuing apparatus in which there is no risk of causing a jam even when a user blocks a discharge port of a printed sheet, and in which occurrence of sheet jam can be effectively prevented. In a printer or an issuing apparatus having the printer built-in, a send-out means (16) formed of a pair of rollers with which a sheet is sandwiched from thereabove and therebelow to be conveyed by a rotational force is provided upstream of a discharge port (14a) for discharging the printed sheet. One roller (16a) of the pair of rollers is attached so as to be free to rotate at a leading end of a rockable arm (16c) having a rotation center downstream of a conveyance path and is biased toward another roller (16b) by its own weight or a slight spring force, and a space is provided for allowing the roller to move in a direction in which the roller is spaced apart from the other roller and for tolerating a deflection of the sheet to be transferred.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a self check-out system which uses contact free tags embedded in a receptacle, e.g., a plate, glass, etc. The system relates the tag to a service area and uses that relationship to associate the receptacle with a charge to be made to a customer.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for performing machine checking of electronically-stored personal data in a passport booklet. The data are transmitted in an obscured form to a reader device after the passport has been presented to this reader device, and the accuracy of the obscuring is first verified and the obscuring is then removed. A positive signal is issued in the event of a successful verification. The recovered personal data are subsequently checked for authenticity. The verification and removal of the obscuring, as well as the authenticity check, ensue in a time-staggered manner after the passport booklet has been removed from the reader device by a verifying person in order to conduct further checks.

Abstract: The invention relates to a smart card connector adapted to receive and place a smart card in a reading position, said smart card connector comprising: a contact support; at least one, preferably a plurality and in particular six reading contacts, each of said reading contacts comprising a contact bulge for contacting a contact pad of the smart card and at least one control bulge for pivoting the reading contacts into its contact position with the contact pad of the smart card, and wherein each contact element comprises a termination section for mounting to the contact support; a sliding element reciprocally slidably mounted in said contact support between an initial position and an end position, and reading contact actuating means which can be brought into engagement with the control bulge such that the contact bulges of the reading contact will be pressed against the contact pad of the card to be contacted only shortly before the card reaches its reading position.

Abstract: A magnetic detection system for authenticating a document includes a first magnetic scanhead adapted to create a first magnetic field for saturating the magnetization of an area on each of the bills. The magnetic detection system further includes a second magnetic scanhead with an electromagnet. The electromagnet is capable of creating a second magnetic field of adjustable intensity. The second magnetic field is the opposite polarity of the first magnetic field. The intensity of the second magnetic field is adjusted by changing the amount of current supplied to the electromagnet. The amount of current supplied to the electromagnet is based upon a characteristic of the document to be authenticated.

Abstract: A portable, cordless hand-held device for locating an active electronic article surveillance (EAS) device, managing the activation/deactivation status of the EAS device and logging information relating to alarm events triggered by the EAS device. The device includes an EAS detector for detecting the presence of an EAS tag or label, a state manipulator for manipulating the activation/deactivation state of the detected active EAS label, at least one data capture device for capturing data related to the alarm event, and a memory for storage of the captured data.

Abstract: A method is provided for reading distorted optical symbols using known locating and decoding methods, without requiring a separate and elaborate camera calibration procedure, without excessive computational complexity, and without compromised burst noise handling. The invention exploits a distortion-tolerant method for locating and decoding 2D code symbols to provide a correspondence between a set of points in an acquired image and a set of points in the symbol. A coordinate transformation is then constructed using the correspondence, and run-time images are corrected using the coordinate transformation. Each corrected run-time image provides a distortion-free representation of a symbol that can be read by traditional code readers that normally cannot read distorted symbols. The method can handle both optical distortion and printing distortion. The method is applicable to “portable” readers when an incident angle with the surface is maintained, the reader being disposed at any distance from the surface.

Abstract: Various apparatus and methods relating to the use of alignment assist images and non-alignment assist images for capturing images of one or more targets are disclosed.

Abstract: A mobile device includes an antenna and at least one control device coupled to the antenna. The at least one control device is selectively operable in a first mode and in a second mode. In the first mode, the at least one control device transmits a payment card account number via the antenna to a point of sale terminal. In the second mode, the at least one control device transmits a message to the point of sale terminal via the antenna to request that the point of sale terminal download transaction information to the mobile device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a sheet-shaped material containing an RFID thread. The RFID thread comprises a strip-shaped film onto one side of which a semiconductor chip containing plural bits of memory and provided with an antenna wire is bonded. The strip-shaped film has plural openings formed therethrough except where the semiconductor chip is bonded. Since intertwining occurs between paper fibers via the openings, the RFID thread is strongly fixed in the paper.

Abstract: The present invention provides an electronic money card in which an end user of the electronic money card can print a pattern intended by the user on the front of the electronic money card to be used for promotion, advertisement, identity, commemoration and the like. The electronic money card 1 includes image information consisting of a pattern 10 intended by an end user of the electronic money card in combination of a photograph, a picture, characters, figures, symbols and the like that is put into electronic data, in which the image information is printed on one side or both sides of a raw card with a built-in IC chip used for the electronic money card.

Abstract: A segmented circular bar code is made-up of inner and outer locator rings, one or more data rings, two large orientation cells, an even number of radially-extending gaps dividing the bar code into a corresponding number of segments, and gap locator cells straddling each radially-extending gap. Each of the locator rings and the data rings is circular and has a finite width. All rings are concentric and there is no circumferential space between the rings.

Abstract: A dose counter for use with a medicament dispenser which comprises a ratchet; a first count wheel arranged to rotate about a first axis of rotation, the first count wheel including one or more ratchet drive receipt elements arranged thereon for receipt of drive from the ratchet to rotate the first count wheel about the first axis of rotation; a second count wheel arranged to rotate about the first axis of rotation, the second count wheel including a set of teeth arranged annularly thereon; and a kick wheel arranged to rotate about a second axis of rotation offset from the first axis of rotation, the kick wheel including a set of kick teeth arranged annularly thereon and in meshed relationship with the teeth of the second count wheel such that rotary motion of the kick wheel results in rotary motion of the second count wheel is described.

Abstract: A control device for conserving energy for heating water contained in a water heater (30) includes: an electronic detection device (21) for measuring the quantity of hot water remaining in the tank (2), the electronic detection device (21) including a capillary tube (10) containing a heat transfer fluid and an amplification device (15) placed outside the tank (2) of the water heater (30) and connected to an electronic control card (26), the amplification device (15) being suitable for transmitting a variation in resistance to the electronic control card (26) under the effect of the expansion of the fluid contained in the capillary tube (10), and control elements (50) connected to the electronic control card (26) for determining the hot water consumption profile of the users in order to control the period or periods of resumption of the heating of the water in the tank (2).

Abstract: A system and method for operating a building heating system. The system includes a controller that operates the heating system in three modes of operation. The controller controls a valve that regulates the flow of steam to the building water loop. By maintaining a constant steam flow rate during peak demand periods, steam consumption during peak demand periods are reduced while maintaining a comfortable environment within the building.

Abstract: In a railroad system a track is formed of ties positioned at predetermined intervals along the right of way, and supporting a pair of rails. Shoulders are disposed in pairs adjacent to the sides of each rail and are partially imbedded in the ties to limit the lateral movement of the rails and define the track gauge. Between each pair of shoulders there is provided a pad disposed under the respective rail. Insulators are provided between the sides of the pad and a respective shoulder. Over time, friction between the insulators and the shoulders may cause excessive wear. This wear is compensated by one or more shims attached to the shoulders by a strong adhesive.

Abstract: An over-spray blocking device for use to capture the over-spray of a sprayed liquid, such as a garden solution, made by manipulating a formed planar sheet into a funnel-shape, including a manipulable, substantially planar sidewall including an outer periphery, an inner rim defining an inner opening, and side edges defining a slot joining the inner rim to the outer periphery, and a pair of handles extending from side edges of the outer periphery, as a means for temporarily holding the side edges in overlapping position when the planar sidewall is manipulated into the funnel shape.

Abstract: A nozzle discharge assembly includes a housing having a connection for receiving a pressurized supply of liquid and a nozzle having a discharge orifice movable relative to the housing. A mechanism controls a movement of the discharge orifice so that the discharge orifice moves in a pattern relative to the housing for creating a substantially helical stream of liquid when the pressurized supply of liquid flows through the discharge orifice.

Abstract: Using a simple structure, a new function is added to a liquid such as tap water by taking a gas into the liquid. The bubble-generating structure of the present invention includes (1) a water-discharging nozzle, which is provided inside a pipe, (2) a receiving member, which is situated a specified distance from the water-discharging nozzle and which includes a flow path for passing liquid emitted from the water-discharging nozzle, and (3) an air hole provided in such a way as to take air into a space between the water-discharging nozzle and the receiving member. By taking in air due to a suction force that is generated when the liquid passes along the flow path, bubbles are generated in the liquid. When such a structure for generating bubbles in the liquid is included in a showerhead, a person taking a shower using the showerhead can have a healthy and comfortable feeling while showering.

Abstract: A low pressure fuel injector capable of atomizing fuel at relatively low pressure is configured to have reduced hydraulic resistance. Reduction in the hydraulic resistance minimizes the pressure drop within the fuel injector and thereby improves atomization of the fuel for improved fuel economy and performance, and decreased emissions.

Abstract: Systems and methods for painting a surface are disclosed. The method includes securing a track relative to a surface to be painted. A traveling control unit is mounted to the track. The spray head is suspended from the traveling control unit and in front of the surface to be painted. The spray head is moved relative to the surface by moving the traveling control unit along the track to move the spray head along a first painting axis and moving the spray head relative to the control unit along a second painting axis. A painting plan for a design to be painted is executed by emitting a spray of paint from the spray head at various coordinates. An image of the surface can be scanned and overlayed with a virtual representation of the design for evaluation prior to painting.

Abstract: A spray nozzle assembly includes a pressure dependent variable spray orifice and an internal chamber which is at least partially bound by a flexibly deformable sidewall. At its distal end, the sidewall terminates at a distal face defining the spray orifice extending therethrough. A metering member extends distally from the internal chamber and through at least a portion of the spray orifice. As the pressure of a liquid supplied to the internal chamber by a liquid supply pathway varies, the flexibly deformable sidewall expands or contracts in response thereto. As the sidewall expands and contracts, the distal face moves relative to the metering member to change the effective size of the spray orifice.

Abstract: A shredder includes a housing having a throat for receiving at least one article to be shredded, and a shredder mechanism received in the housing and including an electrically powered motor and cutter elements. The shredder also includes a detector that is configured to detect a thickness of the at least one article being received by the throat, and a controller that is configured to operate the motor to drive the cutter elements to shred the at least one article and to set a flutter threshold higher than the predetermined maximum thickness threshold, if the detected thickness is less than a predetermined maximum thickness threshold. The controller is also configured to thereafter continuously detect the thickness of the at least one article being inserted into a throat of the shredder; and to perform a predetermined operation responsive to the thickness detector detecting that the thickness of the at least one article is greater than the flutter threshold.

Abstract: A device for reducing solids and increasing pressure in a fluid handling system has comminution and inducer sections in a housing upstream of a pump impeller. A rotor has a hub with a small inlet diameter and a larger outlet diameter and a helical rotor blade with its blade pitch angle progressively increasing from inlet to outlet as a polynomial function. The comminutor section has a larger diameter than the inducer section and comminutor vanes extending inward forming a vane edge effective diameter equal to the inducer section diameter. The rotor blade turning within the closing fitting cage of vane edges provides a crushing and shearing action to solids in the fluid flow. Cutouts on the blade edge provide additional crushing and shearing action against the vanes. The fluid passageway sectional area at the outlet is bigger than the throat of the downstream main impeller.

Abstract: A grinding system includes a mill housing. A milling unit in the housing has a moveable milling member operable to grind coal. A drive system includes a drive shaft and at least one gear in a gear case drivingly connecting the milling member to the drive shaft. An exhauster is operable to draw air into the housing through an inlet and draw a mixture of air and powdered coal out of the housing through an outlet. A pressurization system is operable to maintain the gear case pressure at a higher pressure than an air pressure in the housing. In one method of grinding coal a gear case pressure is maintained at a pressure higher than a pressure at the housing inlet while the milling member grinds coal into a powder and the exhauster draws a mixture of powdered coal and air out of the housing.

Abstract: A shaped opening is provided in the screen apparatus of a grinder. The shaped opening helps accumulate, gather and congregate materials that have not been reduced sufficiently in size. The shaped opening is located on the trailing edge of the screen opening. By being located on the trailing edge, lodged materials are urged into the shaped area during the grinding function. As more lodged materials are urged into the shaped area, the materials are congregated sufficiently for the cutters to engage the material and pull it back into the grinding chamber (and out of the screen).

Abstract: A sidewall bobbin having a core having two spaced-apart sidewalls carried and extending radially-outwardly from the core. At least one of the two side sidewalls includes a material having magnetic properties for interacting with a bobbin case having magnetically-attractive properties to apply drag to a thread being unwound from the bobbin and to retard overspin of the bobbin upon a reduction of the rate of removal of thread from the bobbin.

Abstract: A large arbor anti-reverse fly fishing reel provides by its handle a convenient variable drug control up to a present drag force. The drag knob is preferably designed as a four-vane propeller knob being arranged within a handle depression extending inside the spool. By means of a bayonet coupling, which also serves as a variable drag control device, the handle can be securely attached to the reel thereby locking the spool. The spool can be provided with omega-like perforations for a maximum stability, lightness and ventilation, said ventilation being optionally enhanced by an air turbine formed by said perforation and a portion of the frame and/or a portion of the handle extending inside the spool.

Abstract: A modular cord retractor apparatus includes a spring-driven reel and may be used with a range of different electrical appliances incorporating a dual conductor cord. Fixed and rotating electrical contact pairs provide power to the cord reduce noise and wear. Rotating contacts are disposed at axially opposing ends of an axle assembly supporting the reel. Each rotating contact has a contact surface intersecting the axis and each fixed contact is mounted to a fixed reel mount. The axle assembly includes first and second axle portions of a dielectric material, each receiving a respective electrically-conductive strip, with the rotating contacts located proximate one end of each strip.

Abstract: The invention relates to improvements in fibre strip application heads for applying fibre strips (4) that are supplied with a support and protection paper (5), the fibre strip (4) to be applied being supplied with the immediate separation of the protection paper (5) at the exit from the feed reel (1), such that the fibre strip (4) circulates by itself through the head, passing through drive modules (10) formed by caterpillar strips, with the passage through a longitudinal cutting module (20) and through a waste separation module (22) in the path towards the application area.

Abstract: A power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus includes a housing, a DC brushless motor, a deceleration unit, a motor linker, a control and driving unit, and a first brake unit. The DC brushless motor, the deceleration unit, the motor linker, the control and driving unit and the first brake unit are received in the housing. Two ends of the motor linker are respectively connected with the deceleration unit and the DC brushless motor. The controlling and driving unit is connected with the DC brushless motor. The first brake is located in the controlling and driving unit. Thereby, the dimension of the power-driven rolling and receiving apparatus is smaller, its weight is lighter, its temperature is low and its operation noise is also low.

Abstract: A wire reel assembly includes a wire reel defining an axis and including first and second reel halves having first and second barrels and first and second flanges extending from the first and second barrels, respectively. The first barrel has an inner surface that is formed with a first engaging member protruding radially and inwardly therefrom. The second barrel has an outer surface that is formed with a second engaging member protruding radially and outwardly therefrom. The first barrel is sleeved on and is rotatable relative to the second barrel between a first angular position, in which the first and second engaging members disengage each other, and a second angular position, in which the first and second engaging members engage each other.

Abstract: There is provided a system for readily and efficiently fabricating a wound coil composed of a bobbinless coil. The system includes a coil winding device having an upper jig to which an upper plate is attached and a lower jig to which a lower plate is attached which are provided so as to be relatively displaceable and a tension device for applying predetermined tension to a wire rod fed from a wire rod supplying source. The coil winding device is provided with a claw section having first through third split claws that function as a winding section around which the wire rod is wound between the upper and lower plates and that slide in a radial direction when the upper jig is assembled coaxially with the lower jig.