Abstract: A yarn texturing nozzle is disclosed which comprises a yarn feeding inlet portion wherein a yarn is subjected to a heated and pressurized treatment fluid to heat the yarn and also advance the yarn therethrough. The nozzle also includes a stuffer box located downstream of the inlet portion. The inlet portion comprises a rectangular block which is divided into two parts along a plane extending coaxially through the yarn passageway to facilitate yarn threadup, and the stuffer box includes a slot through the side wall thereof which further facilitates yarn threadup.

Abstract: The invention involves an injector which propels a curtain of water through perforations in a rotating cylinder.The curtain of water hits a non-woven fiber sheet at an angle, and the splashback is collected in a suction chamber. The width of the curtain of water is adjustable, and self-cleaning of the injector can take place while the machine is in operation.The invention is used for the production of perforations or embossed designs on non-woven fabric whether the fiber sheet is produced by the dry method or the wet method.

Abstract: A lightweight embroidered puffed design fabric (10) having puffed design elements (E) formed in a prescribed embroidered design (C) is disclosed. The design fabric includes a front fabric (A) on which the design is formed and a lightweight back fabric (B). The front and back fabrics are united by embroidery stitching (14) which forms a preshrink design pattern D for the puffed elements. Back fabric (B) is a gauze-type fabric which includes a relatively low count of highly shrinkable cotton weft and warp yarns (22, 24) loosely woven to form an open mesh 20 to facilitate full and uniform shrinking of the back fabric relative to said front fabric. Excess in the face of the front fabric forms puffed design elements (30, 32) in a manner controlled by preshrink design pattern D. In accordance with the method, front and back fabrics are united in composite fabric (11) by embroidering preshrink embroidered pattern (D) on front fabric (A).

Abstract: An improved method and apparatus for the compressive treatment of material are disclosed. The method and apparatus use a gull winged confining means in conjunction with two surfaces to form a stuffing chamber. The wing of the confining means which faces the first, faster moving surface is provided with a precompacting zone where the wing and first moving surface are spaced more than at other positions between the wing and first moving surface.

Abstract: A lightweight embroidered puffed design fabric (10) having puffed design elements (E) formed in a prescribed embroidered design (C) is disclosed. The design fabric includes a front fabric (A) on which the design is formed and a lightweight backing fabric (B). The front and backing fabrics are united by embroidery stitching (14) which forms a preshrink design pattern D for the puffed elements. Backing fabric (B) is a gauze-type fabric which includes a relatively low count of highly shrinkable cotton weft and warp yarns (22, 24) loosely woven to form an open mesh 20 to facilitate full and uniform shrinking of the back fabric relative to said front fabric. Excess in the face of the front fabric forms puffed design elements (30, 32) in a manner controlled by preshrink design pattern D. In accordance with the method, front and backing fabrics are united in composite fabric (11) by embroidering preshrink embroidered pattern (D) on front fabric (A).

Abstract: A device for forming a tampon comprising an inlet guide for a starting tampon material having an inlet opening and an outlet opening, the inlet opening being greater in the inner diameter than the outlet opening and the inlet guide having a plurality of grooves for preshaping and guiding the tampon material, a plurality of press plates disposed under the inlet guide and a plurality of fixed guide members, each of the guide members being inserted between two adjacent press plates.

Abstract: An air processing apparatus is disclosed having a feed roll pulling yarn from a source and feeding it to an air entangler at a feed rate. The yarn is entangled by a high pressure air stream in the air entangler, and a delivery roll pulls the yarn from the entangler at a delivery rate. The rolls are driven independently and independent controls are provided to independently vary the feed rate and the deliver rate to achieve a desired overfeed or underfeed of the yarn. A display shows the ratio of the feed rate to the delivery rate. A slub making apparatus feeds yarn to the entangler from a second source of yarn and includes a tensioner for tensioning the yarn as it is fed to the air entangler. An actuator selectively releases tension on the yarn from the second source so that it is rapidly overfed and the air entangler produces a slub in the entangled yarn.

Abstract: Apparatus for the production of short warps, particularly cloth designs in multicolor weaving in which differently colored yarns are wound one after the other and are crossed while being wound, including a drum of generally conical configuration upon which yarn is wound, the drum being rotated during a winding operation, a carriage adjacent the drum, guideways supporting the carriage for sliding movement generally parallel to the axis of the drum, the carrier having detachably secured thereto a carrier section, a slide bar carried by the carrier section for separating selected yarn from remaining yarn, the slide bar being movable generally parallel to and transversely of the drum axis to separate selected yarn, at least one lease rod and one overrun rod carried by the carrier section for movement parallel to the drum axis, and a cam for moving the lease rod generally transversely of the drum axis and the overrun rod generally parallel to the drum axis.

Abstract: The links (1) of a chain such as a tentering chain are respectively connected to each other by pins (6). In order to secure the pin against rotating and against axial shifting, an end of the pin (6) protruding beyond an outer surface of a lug (2) of the chain link (1) is provided with a radial bore (7) into which one prong (8) of a two pronged spring clip element (9) is inserted. The other prong (10) of the spring clip element (9) partially encircles the protruding end of the pin (6). A shoulder (14) projects from the outer surface of the lug (2) and a groove (13) extends into said shoulder so that a bottom (12) of the groove (13) forms a stop surface perpendicular to the lug plane. One end (15) of the one prong (8) and a transition part (11) between the two prongs (8, 10) rest against the stop surface for securely holding the spring clip element in place.

Abstract: A yarn entangling jet has a yarn passageway extending therethrough and an air inlet passageway communicating with an outlet portion of the yarn passageway adjacent the junction with an inlet portion thereof. The outlet portion is preferably of triangular cross-section, comprising a base wall opposite the air inlet passageway and two converging side walls. The inlet portion has one wall coplanar with the base wall and an inlet surface which converges towards the base wall in the direction towards the junction with the outlet portion. An inlet yarn guide is positioned to ensure that the yarn approaches the base wall at the desired angle less than 180.degree.. The jet is in two parts secured together with a threading slot therebetween at one side of the yarn passageway spaced from the base wall towards the apex of the outlet portion.

Abstract: A device is disclosed for a variable speed carrier with power input from a chain drive to a sprocket on the carrier and power output to cones affixed to the sprocket and running on a pair of rails of variable spacing.

Abstract: A device for the continuous and tension-free treatment, such as drying, shrinking, finishing and the like, of textile fabric sheets has a transport belt on which a fabric sheet is conveyed from one treatment zone to another so that the sheet is supported on the belt in a gathered condition. Upwardly directed lower nozzles are located below the transport belt and include closing members selectively opening and closing the nozzles. The nozzles extend transversely of the transport direction of the belt and are connected to a compressed air source. A baffle arrangement is associated with each nozzle and is located above the transport belt. A baffle arrangement has an upwardly extending separating wall and a generally horizontally extending perforated plate extending from the separating wall in the transport direction and inclined upwardly relative to the transport belt.

Abstract: An apparatus for entangling filamentary yarns comprises first and second blocks which are positionable in mutually superimposed relationship. Each block includes a plurality of channels and a plurality of fluid ports. The channels are located so that when the blocks are in superimposed relationship, respective ones of the channels are aligned to define yarn passages through which yarns can be fed. The fluid ports communicate with the yarn passages and are communicable with pressurized fluid to create a turbulent fluid flow within respective ones of the yarn passages for entangling the yarns. A motor actuated mechanism separates the first and second blocks to provide simultaneous and immediate access to the interior of the yarn passages. When the blocks are separated, the yarns can be continually fed therethrough to pull trash through the yarn passages. Each block includes a base section and a head section removably attached thereto.

Abstract: A fluent material mixer having a bottom barrel section with a mixed material exit and an upper barrel section from which an operating plunger shaft projects. The two barrel sections contain materials which are separated from each other and are to be mixed together prior to extrusion. A breakable separator is disposed between the barrel sections. A fluent material mixer plate with material bypassing holes defined in it is disposed on and movable through the barrel sections by the plunger shaft. A wiper is detented to position at the upper end of the upper barrel section. The wiper includes a plate without openings through it and it sealingly engages the interior of the barrel sections. A sleeve at the radially inward edge of the wiper wraps around the shaft for sealing against fluent materials moving out of the barrel sections along the shaft.

Abstract: Stenter apparatus for stretching film comprises stenter frame clip chain assemblies adapted to grip opposite edges of the film. Each chain assembly includes a plurality of chain clip units (5) which are movable on a double track rail system (3, 4). Each clip unit (5) carries a series of rollers wherein rollers (10a, 10b) with a horizontal axis run on an edge of a track (4) for chain weight support while a plurality of vertical axis rollers (7a, 7b, 8, 9, 12) engage side surfaces of the track assembly to resist horizontal loading. A further roller (11) serves to prevent uplift of the chain assembly. The clip units (5) are linked by articulating link means comprising spaced link plates (21, 22) pivotally carried by link pins (23) in the clip units, each link pin additionally serving to support a drive roller (15). A film clip (6) is located on each chain clip unit (5) and above the articulating link means. Preferably the tracks (3, 4 ) are spaced vertically.

Abstract: Each hanger arm includes a stub shaft with a locking notch immediately adjacent. Elongated extender arms, one for each hanger arm, each include a hollow end which can be received onto a locking stub shaft and have detent parts to be snapped into the adjacent locking notch. To release an extender arm from the hanger body, it is swung outwardly and upwardly a slight amount, which removes the detent from the notch allowing the extender arm to be pulled off the hanger body stub shaft. The outer end of an extender arm may be provided with a similar stub shaft enabling a second extender arm to be releasably locked to a first extender arm providing further total arm length.

Abstract: A mobile mixing device for at least two products coming from storage containers in barrels equipped with internal kneading means, which can be rotated by a kneading head, via a disconnectable coupling, wherein the device comprises a fixed stand having two receptacles able to receive the barrels and a turret supported by the stand, so that it can rotate about a vertical axis, said turret having the storage containers, the kneading head, at least one tube connecting each of the storage containers to the kneading head and means for vertically displacing the latter an upper position permitting a rotation of the turret in order to bring the said head successively above each of the barrels placed in the receptacles of the stand and a lower position in which the kneading means of the corresponding barrel are connected to the kneading head by said coupling.

Abstract: A method and device for forming a warp beam of uniform diameter by feedback control of winding tension, in which a signal obtained from local winding tensions, each corresponding to a tension of a yarn at a certain widthwise position, are utilized for adjusting the position and width of a reed so that distribution of the warp on the beam is improved and an intra-beam diameter difference is compensated. One of the signals obtained from the local winding tensions is utilized for adjusting the rotational speed of rollers so that an inter-beam diameter difference is compensated. Thus, a warp beam without intra- or inter-beam diameter difference can always be produced.

Abstract: A procedure for the drafting and interlacing of a series of continuous, thermoplastic yarns, consisting of filaments which are substantially parallel to one another, in the manufacture of warp wound on beams.

Abstract: In an arrangement for the stretching and warping of thermoplastic warp threads, in particular polyester threads, there is provided an arrangement comprising a set of feeding rollers, a heating arrangement and a set of take-off rollers. The latter set of rollers has a higher circumferential speed than the former. Between the two sets of rollers there is provided at least one deflecting roller. The circumferential surface of this deflecting roller is divided into a heatable section and a relatively non-heatable section. The deflecting roller is rotatable from an operating position, in which the deflecting surface comprises the heatable surface portion, into a rest position wherein the deflecting surface presented is the non-heatable portion. In this way, the length of the thread exposed to heat can be extended between the feeding and take-off rollers without overheating of thread during the stopping of the arrangement. Other aspects of the mode of the process are also described herein.