Patents Assigned to W. H. Company, Inc.
  • Fabric napping apparatus
    Patent number: 4463483
    Abstract: A high speed fabric napping apparatus is provided in which the fabric is fed in a straight line overpairs of worker rolls, one of each pair rotating in the direction of the pile of the fabric and the other rotating counter to the pile direction. The speed of each of the worker rolls is individually adjustable to control the tension applied to the cloth. A single cleaning roll is adapted to move back and forth amongst a plurality of worker rolls for removing lint collected by the worker rolls.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 11, 1982
    Date of Patent: August 7, 1984
    Assignee: W. H. Company, Inc.
    Inventor: William J. Holm