Abstract: Spin-drawing apparatus for simultaneously drawing and optionally entangling one or more yarn ends. The apparatus comprises three pairs of heated cylindrical rolls which provide for two stages of yarn drafting, the first two pairs of rolls being inclined at an acute angle to a vertical plane and being generally mutually parallel, and the third pair of rolls being generally perpendicular to the vertical plane. The yarn ends are (a) initially directed to the inner ends of the first pair of rolls, (b) directed from the outer ends of the first pair of rolls to the inner ends of the second pair of rolls, (c) directed from the outer ends of the second pair of rolls to the inner ends of the third pair of rolls, (d) directed from the outer ends of the third pair of rolls through optional corresponding yarn entanglers, and (e) directed from the optional yarn entanglers to corresponding yarn packages.

Abstract: During warping, the threads removed from the bobbins of a warp creel are supplied by means of a respective adjustable and settable thread brake to a reed located on the warping carriage of the warping machine and from that location the threads are ordered or arranged in a warp section prior to winding onto the warping drum. During operation of the warping machine, all of the thread brakes can be simultaneously adjusted by a central brake adjusting device controlled by control signals of a processor which, prior to the start of warping, stores by means of an input station, the warp section tension to be kept constant during operation, apart from other data. In the processor, the set or reference value of the warp section is constantly compared with actual value signals fed into the processor by a tension measuring device. If there exists a set value-actual value difference, the central brake adjusting device is controlled in the sense of correcting the thread tension by means of the thread brakes.

Abstract: Ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene fibers of high tenacity and modulus shrink controlled amounts at temperatures in the range of 100.degree.-145.degree. C. Fabrics and twisted multifilament yarns of these fibers are heat-shrunk or heat-set at these temperatures.

Abstract: A tenter entry feed assembly and method is disclosed for a tenter which includes a pair of spaced entry feed assemblies (A, 25, 27). Each entry feed assembly includes a parallel pinning rail section (B), an adjacent elongated fabric conveyor (C, 40), and an elongated contoured feedplate (55) adjacent to each conveyor. Also carried by each entry feed assembly is a sprocket wheel (46) at least one of which is keyed for rotation with a shaft (48). The fabric conveyors (C) and contoured feed plates (55) extend next to a main feed roll (54) of the entry system. In this manner, a pinning point (29) is defined which is very close to the main feed roll and the distance between the feed roll and the pinning point is substantially reduced so that control over the fabric may be had positively by conveyor (40) in the zone. Pinning of the selvages of the fabric (F) occurs in a natural relaxed state generally without tension. An output (88) of shaft (48) is connected to a phase adjusting drive ( 94).

Abstract: In a film stretching machine having tentering chains travelling in an endless loop, the forward advance tracks of the tentering chains are laterally adjustably arranged within the machine housing for adjusting to fit different material web widths and for adjusting the lateral or widthwise stretching ratio. The tentering chain reversal guide arrangements at the inlet and outlet ends of the machine are correspondingly laterally slidably adjustable. The return tracks for the tentering chains are arranged outside of the housing in a fixed position and orientation relative to the housing. Straight transition guide portions pivotally connect the stationary return chain tracks to connection points of the respective laterally movable reversal guide arrangement. The straight transition guide portions are each articulated at one end to the respective return chain track and at the other end to the respective reversal guide arrangement. The return chain tracks may be either open or completely closed channels.

Abstract: An ironing board cover is foldable into an interfitting relationship with an appropriate ironing board. The covering includes an associated pad whereupon positioning over an ironing board yields a smooth and continuous ironing surface. The pad is securable by means of a plurality of transverse belts securable by means of Velcro.RTM.-type fasteners. The various corner portions of the ironing board pad may optionally also be securable by Velcro.RTM. connectors. Gradation lines are formed on both longitudinal side portions of the ironing board cover and at end portions thereof for indication of dimensions which may be accommodated by the ironing board cover of the instant invention.

Abstract: A pleating machine having a frame supporting two pairs of rollers formed with intermeshing teeth. Each pair is comprised of upper and lower intermeshing rollers, with a roller of the first pair intermeshing with a roller of the second pair to form a continuous train of gears. Each roller is provided with registering circumferential grooves along the length thereof. A needle having a pointed tip end and an eye end is disposed in "floating" relation in the machine with its pointed end positioned between the first pair of rollers (entrance rollers) and with its eye end extending just beyond the second pair of rollers. The needle is provided with a predetermined length which extends from the pointed tip to the eye end of the needle which is disposed proximate an arc prescribed by rotation of a point on the outer periphery of the lower of the second set (exit) of rollers.

Abstract: A substantially twist-free, crimped, continuous, multifilament yarn containing randomly-spaced, tightly entangled nubs and the process and apparatus used for making such yarns is disclosed. The nub yarn is made by feeding a substantially entanglement-free, multifilament, crimped, continuous yarn through a forwarding jet, through an aspirating entanglement jet where nubs are formed and passing the yarn through a loop guide. The nubs of the yarn are less than one inch in length and the yarn is useful in textile and carpet end uses.

Abstract: A device for the crimping of synthetic yarns, bundles or bands, which includes a pair of pressure rollers and a subsequent stuffer box chamber having two plates, arranged parallel to the axes of the rollers, of which one is mounted at least partially movable for reducing the chamber area, and two lateral walls, closing off the chamber to a nip of the pressure rollers. At the level of the nip of the pressure rollers and in each case positioned adjacent to the edge area of the end surface of a rollers, a pressure disk is provided onto. An adjustment unit which is connected to at least one sensing device, which holds, through the adjustment unit, the pressure disk against the end surface of the roller under a pressure force. The sensing device is constructed as an instrument for determining the bending, adjusted on the basis of the pressure force, of a carrier for the pressure disk and the pressure force is adjustable in dependence on the continuously determined bending of the carrier.

Abstract: A link device for stretching a sheet material consists of pantograph-like link member units having a sub-link held substantially at a right angle to the running direction and rollers fitted to said sub-link. Due to the low running resistance of the rollers and the pantograph-like structure composed of long and short links, an endless guide-rail can be introduced in the stretching apparatus for a sheet material and the running of the chain can be stabilized, thereby resulting in a high-speed stable stretching operation. Reduction of the running resistance makes it easy to adjust the stretching ratios according to the desired stretching conditions.

Abstract: A cap shaping and drying apparatus (10) for caps (100) having a crown (101) and a bill (102); wherein, the apparatus (10) includes: a suspension unit (11); a bill capturing unit (12) operatively associated with the suspension unit (11) and adapted to captively engage the bill (102) of the cap (100), and a support unit (13) connected to the bottom of the suspension unit (11); wherein, the support unit (13) is configured to support the interior of the crown (101) of the cap (100).

Abstract: A combination garment display form and hanger that includes a molded plastic shell having a front face depicting at least part of a human torso. The shell further contains a hanger slot recessed into the upper part of the shell that is specifically contoured to complement display racks of various sizes and shapes. The shell has a rearwardly disposed peripheral wall about its perimeter that contains spaced strap receiving indentations recessed into the peripheral wall with adjacent indentations being separated with a flat section of wall so that a garment can be wrapped smoothly over the indentations.

Abstract: Methods are disclosed for treating fibrous webs with water jet streams. A water impermeable member is employed as a member for supporting the fibrous web in the water jet steam treatment. The jet treatment is carried out on a plurality of water impermeable rolls multistagedly and parallely arranged in order to provide effective draining treatment and effective entangling treatment of fibers after having been carried out on a water impermeable belt in order to transfer toward said rolls. The nonwoven fabrics obtained through the method do not substantially comprise openings and the fibers are intricately and firmly entangled in three dimensional direction.

Abstract: A tying machine includes a tying device, grippers for two groups of warp threads (K.sub.a, K.sub.n) which are to be tied together and a device for separating the outermost warp thread of each group and moving it out of the plane of the warp. In the region between the separating device and a gripper, the warp threads are guided over a thread guide where the outermost warp thread is deflected and moved out of the plane of the warp. A measuring device for measuring the force exerted by a deflected warp thread on the point of deflection or on the separating device is arranged in the region of deflection, and the signal of this measuring device serves as criterion for the presence of a double thread. The measuring device may be a piezoelectric pressure convertor or an elongation measuring strip or a piezo sensor which is sensitive to deflection. Thus, the measuring device is virtually unaffected by dirt or dust.

Abstract: Disclosed is a remotely-controlled adjustable-curvature roll of the present invention which includes a hollow, cylindrical axle in which two rods are inserted. Each of the rods is securely fastened to an endplate at one end of the axle, and the opposite end of each rod is threaded within one of two oppositely rotating intermeshed gears. An air-impact motor is connected to one of the meshed gears to rotate the gear to which it is connected. The rotation of the gears in one direction causes an increase in the compression applied to one of the rods while at the same time exerting an increased tension on the other rod which is connected to the oppositely rotating gear. This combination of tension and compression causes the curvature of the roll to change. A remote control unit regulates the flow of air from an air supply to the air-impact motor. The remote control unit includes a filter for filtering the air supply and an oil mist lubricator for adding a lubricant to the air supply.

Abstract: This invention concerns a process for monitoring and/or regulating cloth tension of a length of cloth processed on a cylinder napping machine, whereby the napping machine has pile rollers and/or counterpile rollers on the jacket of the cylinder which subject the cloth to pile-raising energy and/or counterpile-raising energy, and a certain set point tension value which assures optimum distribution of cloth tension on the cylinder is set at the cloth inlet and the cloth delivery end of the napping machine, during operation the cloth tension is measured preferably continuously and controlled at the inlet end and the outlet end and the tension values are compared, and in the event of a deviation from the predetermined tension values the respective deviating tension is automatically adjusted again to the predetermined set point value.

Abstract: A removable skirt and trouser clip for garment hangers includes a pair of rigid, elongated fingers connected in a pinching relationship by a spring, and jaws located at one end of each of the fingers are urged together by the spring for holding garments therebetween. A connector adjacent another end of one of the fingers attaches the fingers below the horizontal crossbar of a garment hanger. The connector includes a pair of opposed members with a plurality of recesses located on the mating faces of each of the opposed members for receiving and clamping about the crossbar.

Abstract: A tow of continuous filaments is fed by aspiration into a stream of compressible fluid. The stream containing the filaments is directed into contact with a barrier disposed within a chamber at a force sufficient to initiate crimping of the filaments. A major portion of the compressible fluid is separated from the filaments and expelled from the chamber. The filaments are transported through the chamber by continuous movement of a surface therein at sufficient velocity to cause overfeeding of the filaments, whereby the filaments are forced against a mass of the tow and emerge from the chamber in crimped form.

Abstract: The hanger includes a hook element (12) which extends upwardly from a neck element (13), Two shoulder elements (14, 16) extend downwardly at an angle from the neck element (13). The lower ends of the shoulder elements are connected by a divided crossbar (18). Extending outwardly from the ends of the crossbar (18) are shelf-like extensions (20,22) which are movable into and out of the ends of the crossbar (18).

Abstract: A mannequin providing a small scale model of a living or fanciful figure, the mannequin being created from a blank of non-woven, synthetic plastic, flexible sheet material having paper-like qualities. The blank is die-cut to define a predetermined pattern of interconnected sections. Each section is contoured to provide the form of a particular member of the figure and includes locking tabs projecting from one edge thereof and complementary slots adjacent the opposing edge to receive the tabs. Each section is convertible into a locked tubular element by rolling the section and inserting the tabs thereof into the slots. The sizes and shapes of the resultant tubular elements simulate the members of the figure. By means of different pattern designs, blanks may be provided each capable of creating a unique three-dimensional figure formed by interconnected tubular elements whose sizes and shapes are appropriate to the figure implicit in the picture.