Arrestable Carrier Type Patents (Class 87/39)
With clutch (Class 87/40)
  • Braiding machine carrier with clutch
    Patent number: 5904087
    Abstract: A braiding machine carrier having a frame; a fiber spool mount attached to the frame; a fiber take-up assembly including a spiral spring; gear train on the frame for mechanically connecting the take-up spring assembly to the fiber spool mount for winding the spiral spring as a spool on the mount rotates; and a magnetic clutch, coupled to the take-up spring assembly, for preventing overwinding of the spiral spring.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 28, 1997
    Date of Patent: May 18, 1999
    Assignee: Foster-Miller, Inc.
    Inventors: Glenn Freitas, Kevin E. Keough, William J. Hurley, Jr., Richard Terrazzano, Daniel Bullock