Abstract: A weft insertion device for a jet loom prevents weft the distal or leading end of the weft from being ejected from the weft passage before reaching the exit end of the passage in the reed, while improving the flying speed of a weft. The weft insertion device has a reed provided with a plurality of reed pieces (3A, 3B, 9A, 9B) having guide openings (4, 5, 14, 15) recessed in the front faces thereof. The wall portion of each guide opening of the reed has at least one wall surface (4b, 5b, 14e, 14g, 15e) provided to guide air flowing through a weft passage (S). The inclination angle of the wall surfaces (4b, 14e, 14g), provided at the wall portions of the guide openings of those reed pieces (3A, 9A) which are arranged in a first section (L1), located closer to a main nozzle, suppresses air leakage toward the opening side of the weft passage.

Abstract: A warp knitting machine comprises a brake operative upon current interruption. The guide bars are displaced by an electrical setting motor as well as a control arrangement, which establishes the position of the guide bars in dependence upon the angular position of the main shaft. The control arrangement bases its control upon a predetermined displacement function relating the positions of the main shaft and guide bar. The setting motor and control arrangement are connected to a main power source via an intermediate circuit, which has at least one storage condenser. This machine allows for a rather rapid change of the lapping pattern and a continuance of controlled guide bar displacement right up to the standstill of the main shaft.

Abstract: Connectors which are removably mounted within connecting rods which are used to assemble the rods to levers for controlling the movement of heddle frames in a weaving loom and which include expandable jaws for securing the connectors within the rods.

Abstract: A system for fastening the drawing cables on the suspension levers of textile dobbies of the negative type, wherein the levers include flanges to which mounting eyes connected to the cables are secured. The cables are guided in grooves formed in a bearing pad which is cooperatively seated against the outer edge of the levers.

Abstract: In loom control for weaving a preselected pattern design or the like, electronically controlled electric actuators (1,10) are programmed for required operation in accordance with the pattern by a computer, each actuator (1) being connected to a warp thread (W) or to more than one such thread of the shed (S) for positive operation of the threads (W) in effecting required shed formations in weaving the pattern. A flexible connection member (2) between the actuator (1) and an eye member (3) receiving a warp thread (W) may be arranged in an endless manner for positive operation of the eye member (3) in either direction. In the case of a knitting machine each actuator is connected to one or more yarn feeders and/or to the carriage or carriages of the machine for their operation in knitting the preselected pattern.

Abstract: Device for guiding the rapier rods in a rapier loom, comprising several rapier guides. The first rapier guide supports the rapier rod heads and consists of guide tables which are adjustably mounted on an adjustable bracket, which in turn is adjustably mounted on an adjustable carrier structure. The carrier structure is adjustably mounted on a suspension bar and the suspension bar is adjustably mounted on the rapier guide housing. The second rapier guide consists of a number of rollers which guide the back of the rapier rods and position the raoier rods relative to the vertical shaft of the drive gear wheels. These rollers are provided in a roller frame, and these rollers can be set and fixed in a vertical and horizontal direction perpendicular to the rapier rods. The roller frame is adjustably mounted to the rapier guide housing. The third rapier guide consists of profile guides which are accommodated so that they are adjustable in height in a U-section.

Abstract: A plastic heel of shoes or boots decorated with irregular figure on its surface. The irregular figure is a copy of leather or leather-like material. The heel has high quality of appearance and excellence in strength, water resistance and heat resistance so as to extend the life thereof. The costs of producing the heel is reduced by using a metal mold thereof compared with the method for producing a heel by bonding leather or leather-like material to a surface of a heel body one by one.

Abstract: An edge trimmer guide for a sewing machine which is removably attached to a sewing machine has a head, a body and a foot. The cylindrical head is provided with an outer wall and an inner wall, both of which are formed integral with a vertical wall and are arranged concentrically to form a clearance therebetween into which a front edge of a side cover of the edge trimmer is fittable. The outer and inner walls extend horizontally in parallel to form a first and a second horizontal wall of the body respectively in such a way that a clearance is arranged therebetween into which a horizontal edge of the side cover of the trimmer is fittable. Another clearance is arranged between a slanted wall extended from the vertical wall and a depending wall of the first horizontal wall. A vertical edge of the side cover of the trimmer may be fitted into the second clearance while a guide foot is projected horizontally from the depending wall in parallel with the slanted wall toward the vertical wall of the head of the guide.

Abstract: A shoe butler, for putting on and taking off one's shoes, having an elongated shaft with an upper handle and a lower shoe horn, a rubber chock held apart from behind the shoe horn by a spring attached to the shaft and band means, operable through a finger-actuable trigger adjacent the handle, to draw the chock in an upwardly arcuate path into sliding contact with the rear of the shoe horn to clasp the rear wall of the shoe therebetween. A tongue extends from a lower end of the shaft to engage the band means as the chock is drawn into contact with the shoe horn to lock the chock tightly against the shoe.

Abstract: A sewing machine has a retractable handwheel which is always biased toward the outside of the frame by a resilient member. When pushed into the frame against the biasing action of the resilient member, the handwheel is locked in a retracted position in the frame by an actuating member. The handwheel is released in conjunction with operation for opening a cover covering the spool chamber of the sewing machine to allow the handwheel to be projected outwardly of the frame, so that the manual rotation of the handwheel may be effected.

Abstract: A stream iron includes a support base, a handle, a reservoir portion which has an elbow-like water entry tube for preventing water stored inside the reservoir portion from spilling out when the steam iron is tilted forward, and an ironing plate having a bi-metallic plate. A related arrangement prevents water from flowing out of the ironing plate and getting clothes being ironed wet after the steam button has been pressed if the temperature of the ironing plate is lower than a certain minimum value.

Abstract: A clothes hanger having a first and second member. The first member has a supporting hook, a circular hinge section and a first supporting arm. The second member has a second supporting arm and a pivoting axle extending through the circular section for allowing the arms to move downwardly towards each other and a stop engagable with the top of the first supporting arm for limiting the extent of upward movement of the arms. A spring between the first and second members yieldably urges the first and second arms upwardly and away from each other to cause the stop to engage the first arm for supporting a garment from the arms, but allows the garment to be pulled downwardly and off of the hanger by causing movement of the arms downwardly and towards each other.

Abstract: First and second panels are removed from a length of apparel fabric. Each panel is folded so as to form suitable pleats and folds in the mutually adjoining edge regions of the panels. Both zipper halves are preferably simultaneously inserted into one of the pleats. Each folded and pleated panel together with its associated zipper half are stitched together, for instance by means of a sewing machine head. During performance of the foregoing operations the first and second panels are removed from adjacent regions of the apparel fabric, folded, pleated and stitched to the associated zipper half such that substantial continuity of visual patterns in the fabric is substantially uniformly maintained from one panel across the zipper connection to the other panel. In a preferred embodiment, a strip of reinforcing fabric is incorporated in an outer lap formed by a hem fold of one of the panels.

Abstract: A plurality of like fabric layers, each of which is formed with a concavely curved edge, a convexly curved edge, and a straight edge, are held together at one end with a metal grommet. A selected edge and selected numbers of layers are disposed under a presser foot against a thickened edge of material to be sewn to support and maintain the presser foot level, and to thereby prevent stitch shortening.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to a direct drive feed mechanism for sewing machines which is driven by an electronically controlled reversible electric motor and includes a linearly operable feed dog mechanism which is compact in structure and modular in nature. More particularly, the disclosure of this invention relates to a novel four motion feed mechanism for a sewing machine wherein reciprocating feed motion of the feed dog is initiated by a reversible electric motor which in turn is controlled by electronic logic means. Because of the novel structure of this invention, the feed of the fabric by the machine can be readily controlled so as to be capable of producing a plurality of programmed feed patterns.

Abstract: Rotating baffle supported from below substantially closes opening at knitting level of tubular fabric produced by circular pile fabric knitting machine, and deflects air jet carrying stray fiber up toward exhaust intake above machine. Secondary rotating baffle at lower level further reduces movement of air with entrained fiber into tubular fabric, and carries stop motion ring. Rotation of the ring with the goods minimizes skewing at the tube slitting point.

Abstract: In a circular knitting machine, a self-balancing, circular bobbin table which has formed therein a circular groove within which a plurality of balls freely roll to dynamically balance the table as it is rotated during the knitting operations.