Abstract: A reed assembly for use in a textile loom includes a plurality of individual dents held in a top channel and a bottom channel. The reed has a length defined by the ends of the top and bottom channels. The bottom channel is rigidly mounted in a slay for reciprocating movement. A brace member is mounted to the top channel. The brace member defines a recess corresponding essentially to the width and depth of the top channel so as to contact and extend along opposite sides and wrap around the end of the top channel. The brace member may include a vertical portion extending to and contacting with the bottom channel.

Abstract: A slay and reed assembly for use on textile machines includes a reed having dents disposed in an upper and lower channel. A reciprocating motion slay with clamping device is used to carry the reeds and moves the reeds towards and away from a fabric fell line wherein the dents beat-up filler yarns into the fabric fell line. The clamping device includes a recess for receiving the lower channel of the reed. The recess has an essentially vertical front face that is at an angle of essentially 90.degree. with the fabric fell line when the slay is in the beat-up position. The reed is received within the slay so that the dents are disposed to form an angle greater than 90.degree. with respect to the fabric fell line when the slay is in the beat-up position and the vertical front face of the clamping device is perpendicular to the fabric fell line.

Abstract: A reed (28) for a loom includes a frame with upper and lower baulk mechanisms (D, E) that carry a front row (B) of dents (30) on the beat-up side of the frame and a back row (C) of dents (34) staggered in alignment with dents (30). Lower baulk mechanism (E) includes a stepped clamping portion which is reduced in depth compared to the depth of the upper portion of the lower baulk mechanism (E) such that dents (34) are shorter in height in the lower baulk mechanism (E) than dents (30). This renders one of the rows (C) of dents (34) able to be disposed farther from the other row (B) of dents (30) than if they were to extend into the clamping portion of the lower baulk mechanism (E) the same amount as dents (30).

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.

Abstract: A reed A for a loom is disclosed which includes a front row B of dents 30 on the beat-up side of the frame and a back row C of dents 34 staggered in alignment with dents 30. An upper support bar D and lower support bar E support the dents 30, 34 in the reed. Upper support bar D includes mounting bars 42, 44 which are reduced in height compared to a main bar element 40 such that dents 34 have a greater free height in the reed than dents 30 rendering them more flexible. Upper support bar D which is on the free unclamped side of the reed during beat-up is thus rendered lighter than lower support bar E which is on the clamping side to reduce inertial loading on the frame. The front reed dents will offer a strong reed to the beat-up. Since the back reed is required only to separate the adjacent warp ends it is made as flexible as possible by increasing the height.