Ejected-bobbin Receivers Patents (Class 139/255)
  • Patent number: 4125132
    Abstract: A device for use with automatic yarn filling apparatus on a shuttle loom for imparting a rotation to a spent bobbin ejected from a shuttle comprises a substantially rigid friction pad and a bracket member for mounting the friction pad on the loom so that the angle of the friction pad relative to the path of a descending bobbin may be adjusted to impart a rotation for unwinding an effective transfer tail of unused yarn from the bobbin.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 17, 1977
    Date of Patent: November 14, 1978
    Inventors: Ralph M. Compton, Johnny W. Jenkins, Jr.