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A wire feeding device is for placing wire that is restrained in troughs. The device has a housing. A wire feeding assembly is mounted to the housing. The wire feeding assembly includes a feed tube for the wire to pass through. The feed tube directs the wire for placement in a trough. The trough exte

A wire feeding device is for placing wire that is restrained in troughs. The device has a housing. A wire feeding assembly is mounted to the housing. The wire feeding assembly includes a feed tube for the wire to pass through. The feed tube directs the wire for placement in a trough. The trough extends at least one axial direction and has an opening for the wire to be placed in the trough, and the trough includes a restraining mechanism positioned over the opening to the trough. A wedge is adapted to be inserted into the trough to move the restraining mechanism for placement of wire into the trough. The wedge moves the restraining mechanism from a first position to a second position, the first position being over the opening to the trough and the second position being away from first position.

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A wire feeding device for placing wire into a trough extending in at least one axial direction and having an opening for placement of said wire therein, the trough including a restraining mechanism positioned over the opening to restrain said wire therein, the wire feeding device comprising: a housi

A wire feeding device for placing wire into a trough extending in at least one axial direction and having an opening for placement of said wire therein, the trough including a restraining mechanism positioned over the opening to restrain said wire therein, the wire feeding device comprising: a housing for said wire feeding device; a wire feeding assembly mounted to the housing, said wire feeding assembly including a feed tube for said wire to pass therethrough, said feed tube directing said wire for placement into the trough; and a wedge mounted to the housing for insertion into the trough to traverse a path tracing said trough and for encountering said restraining mechanism to move said restraining mechanism from a first position over said opening to the trough to a second position away from said first position so that said wire is placed within the trough, said wedge having a forward end and a rear end, said feed tube being disposed between said forward end and said rear end so that said restraining mechanism will be held in said second position while said wire is being placed in said trough, wherein said wedge extends along a longitudinal axis, said forward end being defined by the relative direction of movement of said wedge along the trough, said rear end opposing said forward end, said wedge having a lateral width generally perpendicular longitudinal axis, said forward end having a width that is narrower than the width of said rear end.