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Class 57/202 - Splices


Subclass of Class 57 - Textiles: spinning, twisting, and twining
Definition: Subject matter wherein two ends are joined together to form
No. of patents: 40
Last issue date: 07/03/2007


NumberTitleIssue Date
7238259Methods of seaming
A papermaker's fabric and a method of forming a papermaker's fabric, for installation in a papermaking machine. The papermaker's fabric having a plurality of cross-machine, a plurality of machine directional yarns, and a plurality of heat shrunk joints connecting en...
07/03/2007
7182079Bowstring serving
A bowstring for use in combination with an archery bow, the bowstring including a plurality of strands and a serving material wrapped around the plurality of strands, the serving material having a first end, a second end and a middle portion extending therebetween, ...
02/27/2007
7150077Apparatus and method for splicing sliver of yarn during yarn formation and processing
An apparatus (20) and methods are provided for splicing selected portions of sliver (S) such as during yarn formation and processing. The apparatus (20) preferably includes a needle carrying member (35) having a plurality of needles (32) ...
12/19/2006
7107749Method for splicing a laid rope
Method to make a splice in a laid rope construction containing at least two strands includes splitting one end of the laid rope into a first part having a first number of strands and a second part having a second number of strands, then tucking the first part of the...
09/19/2006
7082745Clump cutter apparatus of elastic yarn
To provide a clump cutter apparatus of an elastic yarn for improving a success ratio of clump cutting when cutting the elastic yarn running in a draft state. A clump cutter apparatus of an elastic yarn configured by overlapping and combining a plurality of laminate ...
08/01/2006
7056463Method of manufacturing prestressed concrete
Pre-tension and post-tension processes for the manufacture of pre-stressed structures in which bonded carbon fiber cables are provided with burial anchors and temporary anchors outward of the burial anchors. The burial anchors are embedded in the structure. The temp...
06/06/2006
6907721Spliced yarn and method for forming the same
A method for producing a spliced yarn comprising alternating predetermined lengths of a first and a second yarn and to the yarn is disclosed. A predetermined length of a first yarn is drawn through an intermingling jet. A leading portion of a second yarn is f...
06/21/2005
6889493Apparatus for forming a spliced yarn
Apparatus for forming a spliced yarn includes a yarn conduction member with an intermingling jet disposed forwardly thereof. The yarn conduction member has respective yarn conduction channels through which the first and second yarns are conveyed to the intermingling...
05/10/2005
6868660Device and process for the pneumatic splicing of threads or yarns containing an elastomer or with a high torque
A process for the pneumatic splicing of threads or yarns containing an elastomer or with a high torque comprises at least the following phases: introduction into a splicing chamber (11, 110) of a splicer (10, 100) of threads (12, 15) to be joine...
03/22/2005
6789381Yarn splicing device
A yarn splicing device with a splicing channel that can be charged with compressed air for the pneumatic connection of two yarn ends. The yarn splicing device has two rotatably seated prism elements, each of which is pivotable between a non-splicing position and a s...
09/14/2004
6571545Device for the pneumatic splicing of threads or yarns and a process to carry out such splicing
A device for the pneumatic splicing of threads or yarns which includes a splice box (11), equipped with lateral outlet edges (12, 13) and an upper lengthwise slot (30) through which the thread ends (14, 15) are introduced into the splice box (11) and into...
06/03/2003
6485592Precursor fiber bundle for manufacture of carbon fiber, manufacturing apparatus and method of manufacturing carbon fiber bundle
A continuous precursor fiber bundle for manufacture of carbon fibers comprising a plurality of precursor fiber bundles each of which comprises at least 30,000 filaments, having a joined portion formed by joining at the terminal end of one of the precursor...
11/26/2002
6422118Braided cord splice
The present invention relates to spliced, braided, cords having a nearly constant cross-section along the cord and at the location of the splice. The invention also relates to a splicing process....
07/23/2002
6381939Wire rope sling and methods of making same
A wire rope sling made of wire rope having a core and multiple strands of wire helically laid around the core and cut from a predetermined length. Approximately half of the strands of wire are separated from the core and the remaining strands of wire, shi...
05/07/2002
5970697Line with double spliced loops
A rope or line having a permanent loop of fixed diameter spliced in each end thereof provides for the suspension of innumerable articles in various industries, but is particularly well suited for use in underground mining, where it may be used to support ...
10/26/1999
5699657Braided line splices and methods of splicing to form same
Braided line splices and methods of making such splices using an inverted sleeve formed from a part of the braided line sheath, the steps forming the sleeve being at least a part of the method. The sleeve is formed by inverting it (turning it inside out),...
12/23/1997
5561973Flexible sling construction reinforced by eye parts extended in opposite longitudinal direction throughout multiple body parts in reverse rotational interwine
A flexible sling construction, without external compression sleeves or termination splices, made from three strands of material twisted into a single length of cable and formed into a nine strand body section having eye closure loops comprising six strand...
10/08/1996
5523139Method and apparatus for forming splices in flexible, fusible material and material spliced accordingly
Disclosed is a method and apparatus for forming diagonal splices in flexible, fusible material and the material spliced accordingly. The splice is formed by overlapping the material, tensioning the material at the area to be spliced, and heating a strip o...
06/04/1996
4974488Rope slicing apparatus and method
The invention provides a rope splicing apparatus having an elongated tool portion including a main portion, a tip portion and a transitional portion. The main portion comprises a pair of straight and parallel main rod portions which are spaced apart at a ...
12/04/1990
4947635Yarn splice
This invention relates to a procedure for splicing yarns, whether textile or otherwise, with a joint made by coupling two single untwisted yarns and thereafter retwisting them, wherein the single yarns are untwisted beyond a substantially nil twist value ...
08/14/1990
4805845Method and apparatus for winding a thread and a package formed thereby
After winding of a thread into a package, the thread is severed and, in order to prevent whirling of the thread end around the package, the end portion is interlaced with the package surface during the braking phase of the package. Interlacing is performe...
02/21/1989
4788817Automatic piecing of combination open end rotor spun yarn
An improved method and apparatus for stringing up or re-stringing a balanced ply-twisted combination yarn of two components to insure strong piecing-up points. The end of the combination yarn and the end of a continuous filament yarn, which becomes a comp...
12/06/1988
4720966Procedure for splicing yarns
This invention relates to a procedure for splicing yarns, whether textile or otherwise, with a join made by coupling two single untwisted yarns and thereafter retwisting them, wherein the single yarns are untwisted beyond a substantially nil twist value a...
01/26/1988
4590753Procedure for the mechanical splicing of textile yarns
Improvements to procedures for the splicing of yarns (20-21), whether textile or not, the splice being obtained by coupling two single untwisted yarns (20-21) and re-imparting the twists thereafter, in which improvements a part of the single yarns is untw...
05/27/1986
4577459Process and apparatus for mechanically splicing yarns
A procedure for splicing textile yarns mechanically whereby two yarns which are initially placed crosswise, awry or parallel to each other are first untwisted and then retwisted together by two rings, the rings being placed face to face and opposite to ea...
03/25/1986
4539802Procedure to splice yarns
This invention concerns improvements to procedures to splice yarns (20-21), whether textile yarns or otherwise, the splice being obtained by coupling two single untwisted yarns (20-21) and by reconstituting the twists thereafter, by which improvements a p...
09/10/1985
4537019Spliced joint of spun yarns
A structure of a joint of spun yarns formed by lapping the tops of two yarn ends in the untwisted state and jetting a compressed fluid to the lapped portion while keeping the tops of the yarn ends free without securing the tops of the yarn ends. In at lea...
08/27/1985
4534160Method and apparatus for splicing yarns
In a splice between ends of multi-ply yarn, each ply end (G1a, G1b) of an end of the multi-ply yarn (Z1) is disposed adjacent to an associated ply end (G2b, G2a) of the end of the other multi-ply yarn (Z2) so as to overlap it over a predetermined length (...
08/13/1985
4341065Production of bindings of fiber bundles
This invention relates to a method and an apparatus for avoiding untwisting during the formation of a binding of two fiber bundles. The rotational direction of deformation members acting on the fiber bundles is selected to be different in different groups...
07/27/1982
4341066Method of and apparatus for the binding of fiber bundles
A method of and apparatus for binding fiber bundles which reduces an abrupt cross-sectional course at each end of the fiber bundle resulting from the loose ends of the bundles having been removed. The loose ends are, during the binding operation, severed ...
07/27/1982
4257309Continuous filament rope and method of making same
Continuous filament rope and method of making same whereby high strength continuous synthetic filaments may be used to provide a rope which in use will have a strength approaching the theoretical strength of the fibers therein. The rope is made by combini...
03/24/1981
4240247Spliced joint of spun yarn and method for producing same
Broken ends of a spun yarn are introduced into a hole of an air nozzle device from upper end and lower end of the hole respectively and the yarns are doubled. The doubled yarns are slightly slacked and subjected to air jetting by the air nozzle device to ...
12/23/1980
4191009Ropes and the like
A method is disclosed of splicing together two rope lengths each of which is made up of a plurality of strands individually covered with thermoplastic material. Each alternate strand of each rope length is unwound back to a predetermined point and one of ...
03/04/1980
4161861Method and apparatus for forming an eye in cordage
An apparatus and method for forming an eye at the end of a multiple-stranded rope, string or other cordage by dividing the strands into bundles, twisting them longitudinally, overlapping the end portions and reverse twisting them to form a flemish eye. Th...
07/24/1979
4114360Pigging string and method of manufacture
A relatively short and improved multistranded rope member, commonly referred to as a pigging string, particularly adapted for rodeo applications and the like. The improved pigging string includes an integrally back spliced loop in one end thereof and is t...
09/19/1978
4058049Anchor rope
This invention consists of a weight loaded rope for attachment to an anchor for the purpose of increasing the weight of the anchor without increasing its size. It consists of providing a flexible strand or strands of a heavy metal to be included with the ...
11/15/1977
4048277Splice for use during the thermal stabilization of a flat multifilament band of an acrylic fibrous material comprising at least two segments
An improved splice is provided which is useful in joining segments of a substantially flat band (e.g., a flat tow) of an acrylic fibrous material in an end to end relationship. A fabric surrounds and is sewn to an end of each band segment and extends beyo...
09/13/1977
4043581Sling construction
An improved sling construction is disclosed. The sling is formed or woven from a single cable in such a manner that it has a body having an eye at each end thereof. The body includes three parts or cable segments while each eye is formed by two sections o...
08/23/1977
4036101Double hollow braided rope assembly and method
A double braided hollow rope assembly and method for making same wherein the rope consists of an inner hollow braided rope core and an outer braided rope jacket. The braid on the side of the outer jacket is opened and through that opening, a loop of the i...
07/19/1977
3934397Wire rope splice assembly
A wire rope or cable splice assembly particularly for long splices in wire ropes or cables for uphill and overhead transportation systems such as ski lifts, overhead cable rides and the like. Cable ends to be joined together in such assemblies are frequen...
01/27/1976
 
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