Lay Actuated Patents (Class 139/303)
  • Woven fabric having modified selvage and related assembly and method for the manufacture thereof
    Patent number: 6675837
    Abstract: A roll (25) of woven fabric (30) having a length greater than the diameter thereof wherein the diameter (28) is substantially the same across said length of the roll.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2000
    Date of Patent: January 13, 2004
    Assignee: SI Corporation
    Inventors: Randall Hugh Russ, Maurice D. Atwell, III, Derek S. Bass, Andy Ellis, Don Hendrix, Tracey G. Johnston
  • Weaving loom with sley associated device for positioning a weft cutter
    Patent number: 5568827
    Abstract: A weaving loom provided with a device for positioning at least one weft cutter relative to a sley of the weaving loom in a specific direction includes a holder which carries at least one weft cutter and a bearing piece accommodates the holder. The bearing piece can be fixed immovably on the sley, which itself has at least one sley leg and a first end is rotatably connected to the sley by coupling elements. The holder is mounted inside the bearing piece so that it slides in a specific direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 1994
    Date of Patent: October 29, 1996
    Assignee: N. V. Michel van de Wiele
    Inventors: Johnny Debaes, Ferdi Dejaegere
  • Weft gripping and cutting apparatus in rapier loom
    Patent number: 5090456
    Abstract: A picking apparatus of a rapier loom has gripping bodies between a weft selection device and a yarn cutter. The gripping bodies are movable up and down. The gripping bodies selectively grip a plurality of weft yarns in accordance with a color pattern. One yarn cutter cuts the weft yarn gripped by the gripping bodies and severs the cut weft yarn from a woven cloth after the weft yarn is picked. Thus, neither catch cords nor an extra length of fringe nor a selvage cutter are needed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 1990
    Date of Patent: February 25, 1992
    Assignee: Tsudakoma Corp.
    Inventor: Junya Kasahara
  • Weaving loom selvedge trimmer drive mechanism
    Patent number: 4489762
    Abstract: The selvedge trimmer of a weaving loom utilizing a short sword system is operated responsive to the arcuate reciprocal motion of the rocker shaft. A "four bar linkage" system operatively connects the rocker shaft with the cutter apparatus in such a manner that the arcuate movement of the rocker shaft is transmitted to the cutter mechanism after effecting a suitable reduction of the stroke length.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 1983
    Date of Patent: December 25, 1984
    Assignee: Draper Corporation
    Inventor: Donald R. Wazenegger