Abstract: A nose guide for use on a harness frame having top and bottom slats being joined by end braces to form a substantially rectangular frame. The nose guide has a pair of walls being joined at one end and being separated on the other end so that the separated ends can be slipped over a frame slat and secured to the frame slat by a fastener. The frame slat has a cylindrical bore extending therethrough. Positioned on the inner walls of the separated ends of the nose guide is a pair of cylindrical posts. A cylindrical stabilizing member having an inside diameter slightly greater than the diameter of the posts is placed on the posts and bears against the inner walls of the separated ends of the nose guide and against the surface extending around the bore in the frame slat. Such produces a rigid connection between the nose guide and the frame slat when a screw is inserted through the posts and cylindrical stabilizing member.

Abstract: A loom reed (10) comprised of plastic dent strips (A, B) is illustrated having a profiled section (32, 34) which is reinforced for weft yarn beat-up into the cloth (C). The profiled section includes a web (38, 48) of reduced thickness which creates additional air space facilitating passage of knots and the like in the warp yarn through the space between adjacent dent strips. A rim (40, 50) created by the reduced web maintains the warp yarn generally out of contact with the remaining plastic surface of the dent to reduce surface drag and friction. A metal insert (56) is utilized in the dent strips at the edge of the reed for additional stiffness where the cloth beat-up forces are attenuated. A tunnel forming recess (36, 52) is formed in the dent strips to form a tunnel across a length of the reed facilitating weft insertion by containment of a fluid jet.