Abstract: Apparatus for the removal of yarn residue from a bobbin, cop carrier or the like, comprising a cutting element, supported by a movable support and a sensor, being formed by an elongated finger which is slidable longitudinally in a bore of a holder mounted on the support over a predetermined limited distance.The free end of the finger converges to a point at said free end and is adapted to bear near the cutting element on the bobbin or the like which is to be cleaned. The sensor is spring biased longitudinally in the direction of said free end.

Abstract: A device for directed discharge of conical articles, like yarn bobbins, having with a number of pairs of juxtaposed supporting units of which the distance corresponds with the length of the articles each unit comprising at least two supporting members, movable with respect to each other.