Patents by Inventor Colin Philip Smith

Colin Philip Smith has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Creel and yarn package holders with quick stop mechanism
    Patent number: 5803134
    Abstract: A yarn package holder on a creel, with a mechanism for rapidly stopping the yarn package holder once yarn is no longer being drawn. The mechanism has a pivoted member, one end of which carries a transverse braking control arm that overlies the yarn, and the other end of which is secured to an end of a tensioning cord wrapped at least once around a pulley on the yarn package holder. When yarn is being drawn, the braking control arm is lifted, which has the effect the loosening the cord around the pulley so that the braking effect is small. When yarn is no longer drawn, the braking control arm drops, which has the effect of tightening the cord around the pulley and rapidly stopping the yarn package holder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 31, 1997
    Date of Patent: September 8, 1998
    Assignee: Texkimp Limited
    Inventor: Colin Philip Smith