Air wipe device for wire

Claim 1

AN AIR WIPE DEVICE FOR WIRE, COMPRISING: AN OUTER BODY MEMBER HAVING AN AXIALLY EXTENDING PASSAGE THERETHROUGH, SAID PASSAGE HAVING AN ENLARGED CYLINDRICAL PORTION AT ONE END AND A RESTRICTED PORTION AT THE OTHER END, AN ANNULAR TAPERED FEMALE VALVE SEAT FORMING THE WALL OF A PORTION OF SAID PASSAGE CONNECTING SAID ENLARGED AND RESTRICTED PORTIONS, SAID PASSAGE AT ITS RESTRICTED END TAPERING OUTWARD FROM SAID VALVE SEAT, AN AIR INLET PASSAGE THROUGH THE SIDEWALL OF SAID MEMBER COMMUNICATING WITH THE ENLARGED PORTION OF THE PASSAGE FOR RECEIVING AIR UNDER PRESSURE; A TUBULAR INNER BODY MEMBER HAVING A WIRE RECEIVING AXIAL PASSAGE THERETHROUGH AND HAVING AN ANNULAR TAPERED MALE VALVE SEAT AT ONE END ALIGNED WITH THE FEMALE SEAT AND FORMING WITH SAID FEMALE SEAT A TAPERED ANNULAR ORIFICE, THE EXTERIOR OF SAID INNER BODY HAVING A PERIMETRICAL PORTION CLOSELY FITTING WITHIN THE ENLARGED PORTION OF THE OUTER MEMBER PASSAGE AND HAVING ON ONE SIDE OF SAID PERIMETRICAL PORTION AN ANNULAR GROOVE THEREAROUND IN COMMUNICATION WITH SAID AIR INLET PASSAGE, SAID PERIMETRICAL PORTION HAVING AXIALLY DISPOSED GROOVES THEREIN COMMUNICATING WITH SAID ANNULAR GROOVE; AN ANNULAR SPACE BETWEEN SAID OUTER AND INNER MEMBERS COMMUNICATING WITH SAID AXIALLY DISPOSED GROOVES AND SAID ANNULAR ORIFICE; SAID OUTER AND INNER MEMBERS BEING THREADEDLY CONNECTED FOR SECURING THE INNER MEMBER WITHIN THE OUTER MEMBER AND FOR AXIALLY POSITIONING THE INNER WITH RESPECT TO THE OUTER MEMBER; AND MEANS FOR SUPPORTING THE DEVICE FOR THE WIRE TO PASS THERETHROUGH.