Patents Assigned to Etablissements Asselin
  • Patent number: 5031289
    Abstract: The device carries a bundle of fibers between an upper and lower table of a tufting machine. The bundle of fibers is transferred to a tufting machine by a transfer device having a pair of roller driven conveyors. The conveyors are individual drive belts having individual adjustability over the width of the transfer device. Individual tension is provided in each longitudinal region of the width permitting suitable guiding of each belt despite the very short developed length. The transfer device provides for positively driving the fiber bundle toward the interior of the tufting passage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 14, 1989
    Date of Patent: July 16, 1991
    Assignee: Etablissements Asselin
    Inventors: Guy LeRoy, Pierre Asselin