Abstract: A woven ribbon, preferably a vehicle safety belt strap, is produced on a needle weaving loom. The weft yarns alternately picked from right and left are crocheted with the respective preceding weft already picked.

Abstract: A device for connecting an electrical load to an insulated power supply cable, comprising conducting elements that can be electrically coupled to an electrical conductor of an insulated cable and form at least one contact for connection to a connector for an electrical load; the conducting elements are accommodated within an outer enclosure made of electrically insulating material constituted by shells that can be fastened together. The device further comprises safety elements that are adapted to prevent the connector from being recoupled to the contact once uncoupling has been performed inside the outer enclosure.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a serial shed weaving machine with a weaving rotor. Guide channels for weft threads transported by a flowing fluid are mounted on the weaving rotor. The guide channels are formed from a plurality of elongated, tube-like channel elements having a closable weft thread exit gap. The channel elements have complementary end configurations such that they can be moved together to form a closed guide channel. The channel elements are movable back and forth in the weft insertion direction. When the channels are moved in a first direction, the closed guide channel is opened and gaps are formed between the channel elements and each channel element is moved out of its associated part of the warp shed. When the channel elements are moved in a second direction, each channel element is moved back into its associated part of the warp shed and the guide channel is closed. The total excursion of each channel element in each direction is at least as great as the length of the element.