Abstract: Thread clamping arrangement for a carrier gripper of a rapier loom wherein the arrangement includes a rigid support coupled to a lateral wall of a body of the carrier gripper. Each of an elongated first clamping element and an elongated second clamping element are provided. A clamping gap is formed by the first and second clamping elements. A magnet is included that exerts an attracting force on each of the first and second clamping elements.
Abstract: Thread clamping arrangement for a carrier gripper of a rapier loom wherein the arrangement includes a rigid support coupled to a lateral wall of a body of the carrier gripper. Each of an elongated first clamping element and an elongated second clamping element are provided. A clamping gap is formed by the first and second clamping elements. A magnet is included that exerts an attracting force on each of the first and second clamping elements.