Abstract: A one piece semi-flexible garment hanger having a flexible strap adjacent the hook of the hanger. The strap may be doubled and fastened in a loop to hold the bottom bar of the hanger to the top bar and hook in tensed, stiffened condition, or further hangers can have the hooks thereof engage the loops of prior hangers to make a multiple hanger construction.

Abstract: The invention concerns a method of threading in a thread (1) into a texturing nozzle (2) known as such, and an apparatus for implementing the method. The texturing nozzle is brought from a working position (A) into a threading-in position (B) for threading-in, in which position a treatment chamber (13) provided with slots (12) and located upstream from the outlet opening (14) of the texturing nozzle is subject to a vacuum for sucking in a thread brought to a position in front of the inlet opening (44) of the texturing nozzle.The apparatus for implementing the method comprises a duct (19, 32, 32a, 41, 41a), which can be tilted open, for taking up substantially sealingly against the surrounding atmosphere the treatment chamber (13) of the texturing nozzle (2) provided with slots (12), as well as for taking up a suction device (18, 40) sucking the thread (1) through the texturing nozzle (2).

Abstract: A weaving loom comprises a plurality of interchangeable sections forming the loom frame. The sections are separably connected together in end-to-end abutment. The connection between abutting sections is an unique tab and slot construction preventing them from being pulled apart axially but causing the sections to disconnect when one section is twisted downwardly relative to the other section about their abutting ends. Pegs project upwardly from the frame sections, and when the loom is in use, yarn woven around the pegs back and forth between opposite sides of the loom frame prevents the loom sections from becoming disconnected.

Abstract: The centering and entrainment devices, by means of which the warp beam can be clamped or chucked, are axially slidably guided at side plates of the beam warping machine. With their outer ends they are hingedly connected at a respective lever. Both of the levers are pivotably mounted, by means of their one end about stationary pivot pins, in a plane which contains both of these pivot points as well as the axis of the warp beam. At their opposite ends both of the levers are interconnected by a rod arrangement, wherein a threaded sleeve having two opposite internal threads and rotatably mounted in one side plate allows changes in the length of such rod arrangement. Consequently, both of the levers can be synchronously and axially symmetrically moved towards and away from one another, so that the coaxially guided centering and entrainment devices can be symmetrically advanced towards and displaced out of the warp beam.

Abstract: An apparatus for continuous untwisting and crimping of a cloth, including in a treating chamber, a pair of endless net conveyers spaced vertically apart and forming a gap therebetween to serve as a cloth passage. A plurality of jet pipes, each having a series of nozzles, are arranged to jet a high pressure fluid into the cloth passage. The jet pipes are provided in a zigzag up and down arrangement on the outside of the gap with the net conveyers between them. As a long knitted or woven cloth is passed continuously through the cloth passage while it receives the force of a fluid jetted zigzag from both sides, the cloth adopts a snaky or undulating state, and is stretched, beat and crumpled strongly so that the cloth is untwisted and crimped effectively.

Abstract: A bow making apparatus enables the formation of a puffy type bow and includes a top section having two longitudinal projecting tines or fingers emanating from a common base and positioned above a relatively congruent bottom member also having two projecting tines oriented in the same plane and underlying the tines of said top section, with said top and bottom members positioned one above the other and separated by a predetermined amount, manifesting a ribbon collection location. The tine configuration of said members permits the looping of a ribbon about said tines in directions parallel and transverse to said plane.

Abstract: A process for stuffer box crimping of a yarn of synthetic thermoplastic filaments wherein the discharge resistance on the yarn plug formed in the stuffing chamber is increased or reduced in response to a continuously measured value of advancing pressure of the yarn plug within the stuffing chamber, preferably in response to the frictional force between the yarn plug and an axially movable inner wall surface of the stuffing chamber. Suitable measuring and control means may be provided to increase or decrease the discharge resistance in response to the difference between the measured value of the advancing pressure and a predetermined constant value.

Abstract: A plurality of yarns are drawn from supply sources onto feed rolls and over a set of draw rolls in adjacent relationship. The yarns are urged into a desired contiguous relationship on the draw rolls by a concave guide surface in the course of passing from the yarn feed rolls to the draw rolls.

Abstract: A length of filament, such as wire or optical fiber, is loosely coiled on a flat carrier, in the form of a figure of eight coil, the lobes of which are laid respectively in clockwise and anticlockwise directions, by feeding the filament downwards through a gimbal mounted guide member attached to reciprocating means whereby the guide member is oscillated about two horizontal axes at right angles, corresponding to the transverse and longitudinal axes of the figure of eight coil produced. The guide member preferably incorporates a compressed air injection gun, to assist in maintaining the downward travel of the filament at a desired constant speed, the relationship between the filament travel speed and the oscillation frequencies being controlled to produce a figure of eight coil of a desired size.

Abstract: A stuffing attachment for a continuously operating crinkling unit for continuous material, has a stuffing ring which can be moved forwards and backwards in a straight line with an aperture through which a strip of the continuous material passes. The stuffing ring is pushed through a clamping device into the starting zone of a compression tube of the crinkling unit and thereafter withdrawn. As the stuffing ring is withdrawn, the clamping device closes, so that it grips the strip, holds it fast, and pulls it through the aperture of the stuffing ring as the latter travels further back.

Abstract: Apparatus for manufacturing a bulky textured yarn from a thermoplastic multifilament yarn by applying a pressurized heated fluid in a condition of automatically controlling the operating parameters of the texturing operation. During the steady operational condition of manufacturing the bulky textured yarn, the yarn tension is continuously detected in a drafting zone between a texturing device and a winding device, and the operating characteristics, such as surface temperature of the heating roller and, temperature of the pressurized heated fluid supplied to the texturing device, which affect the shrinkage of the processing yarn passing through the texturing device, are automatically adjusted so as to control the yarn tension in the drafting zone.

Abstract: Apparatus for stripping residual yarn from textile bobbins using an oscillating feed drum to feed bobbins singly to a position offset from the stripping position. Two pairs of centering forks transport the fed bobbin to a position in axial alignment with a plunger. Mounted with one pair of the centering forks is a pair of stripping blade support members, each having a pocket and a stripping blade having a plurality of symmetrically disposed stripping surfaces being slidably inserted in the pocket.

Abstract: A process is described for improving needling efficiency in the preparation of continuous fiber glass strand needled mat involving subjecting the continuous glass strand mat to environmental treatments before and during needling to control mat moisture and temperatures. A low relative humidity and warm temperature environment is maintained during needling and the mat is exposed to similar treatment prior to needling.

Abstract: A chain for a tentering frame includes links which carry so-called tentering hooks and needles for holding a fabric web to a movable conveyor forming the tentering frame. Each link (9) carries an intermediate support member (7) which holds at its free end a journal pin (3) below the margin of a fabric web (1). The journal pin (3) supports an arched bail (2) in a tiltable manner for movement between a working position and a rest position. The bail carries at its upper free end a further journal pin (12) which supports a tentering hook (10) in a tiltable manner. The first journal pin (3) further supports a needle bar (13) which is tiltable with its needles into a fabric penetrating position or into an inoperative position. The needle bar (13) preferably has a flat surface which cooperates with the tentering hooks (10) as a counter-holder when the needles are in a rest position.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for producing texturized multifilament yarn or the like which includes a control arrangement for controlling the length of a yarn plug in a bulking chamber and accumulating tube so that the processed yarn can be removed at a constant speed by a yarn take-up unit.

Abstract: The disclosed garment hanger has an elongated, molded plastic body with clamps at each end. Each clamp has a pair of spaced legs interconnected by an integral web between its ends which holds the legs substantially spaced from each other. The web has a relatively thin central section which functions as a hinge. The legs are biased into clamping position by a spring which is suspended in a pocket between the handle portions of the clamps. The lower end of the spring has a substantially circular head which becomes distorted in shape and presses against the bottom of the handle portions of the legs and against the web as the clamp is opening for effecting a change in the operating characteristic of the clamp.

Abstract: A cheekplate holder assembly for use in a stuffer box crimper for continuous filament tow, with the cheekplate and its holder assembly as a unit being safely and readily removable from and reinsertable into the stuffer box crimper and the cheekplate movable into operative position against the endfaces of the feedrolls of the stuffer box crimper without stopping the rotation of the feedrolls.

Abstract: An elongated horizontal base is pivotally connected at one end with an upstanding link and has a stop forming tongue struck out of its link connected end portion in contact with the link. The link is connected at its upper end portion with a horizontally disposed U-shaped yoke for engagement with and removing a boot. The yoke and link may be pivoted to a common plane and pivoted as a unit to underlie the base when not in use.

Abstract: Improved apparatus for imparting visual surface effects to a relatively moving substrate material by application of discrete streams of heated pressurized fluid to surface areas of the material. The apparatus includes an elongate manifold assembly disposed across the path of relative movement of the material and comprising a pair of elongate manifold housings which are coupled by quick release clamping means in fluid tight relation to facilitate pattern changes and maintenance of the treating apparatus. The manifold housings are constructed and arranged so that any distortion of the manifold assembly caused by differential thermal expansion of the same is resolved to minimize displacement of the manifold toward or away from the substrate. Baffle means, filter means, and fluid passageways are provided in the manifold assembly to evenly distribute the heated air at uniform temperature throughout the full length of the assembly.

Abstract: A method of taking up a bundle of filaments is disclosed wherein the bundle of filaments is ejected together with a compressed fluid toward a container and coils of the bundle of filaments are formed when the bundle of filaments is received in the container. Before arriving at the container, the above-mentioned compressed fluid is deviated from a passage of the bundle of filaments having a spiral shape. The apparatus for effectively carrying out this method comprises a rotary member rotating around the central line of the upstream portion of a guide passage for feeding the bundle of filaments toward the container and means, which ejects the bundle of filaments being conveyed into the rotary member in the above-mentioned upstream portion by means of a compressed fluid. The rotary member has a guide passage that expands gradually toward the outlet end of the guide passage.