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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128098 | Transfer gripper for a rapier weaving loom A thread section of a weft thread is held precisely ready for a receiving rapier in a feed rapier on a rapier loom despite the effects of retarding forces. Deflections of the thread section by the head of a receiving gripper are compensated for, whereby the feed rap... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7108710 | Multi-element biased suture clip A suture clamping system, including a plurality of elements positioned together in a row, wherein at least one of the elements is flexible, the plurality of elements each being dimensioned such that an opening slot is formed through the row of elements when the at l... | 09/19/2006 |
| 6973942 | Weft carrying grippers for weaving looms and in guiding means thereof Weft carrying grippers (1, 2), of the type wherein the grippers are made of metal and are driven in their back-and-forth movements through the shed by carbon-fibre and/or polyester straps exclusively guided from outside the shed are both characterised by a me... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6167918 | Gripper system for gripper loom In a rapier for a gripper loom, the rapier is made of synthetic material and includes at least one layer of reinforcing fibers. The gripper is mounted at the front end of the rapier, and the layer of reinforcing fibers begins at a distance away from said ... | 01/02/2001 |
| 6092561 | Thread clamp for a weaving machine and a weaving machine with a thread clamp of this kind The thread clamp has cooperating clamping sections with elevations (2) and depressions (3) which extend transverse to the laying-in direction of the thread (4) to be held firmly by the thread clamp. When the clamp is closed, a free space (5) is in each ca... | 07/25/2000 |
| 6089281 | Strand gripper and method A gripper for transporting filling yarn in a projectile (A) across a loom for insertion during weaving is carried by spring arms (B). The gripper includes opposed jaws one of which has a V-shaped inner surface (C) and the other jaw has a W-shaped inner su... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6021820 | Weaving device with practile fluid handling A weaving device utilizing a projectile and a pressurized medium to guide the projectile as it transports a weft thread from a supply spool through a section of warp threads. A device is also used to introduce and decelerate the projectile. The pressurize... | 02/08/2000 |
| 5632309 | Gripper projectile for a weaving machine The gripper projectile has a housing (1), a weft yarn clip (2) and a connector element (3) in order to connect the housing and the weft yarn clip. Furthermore, unitary portions protruding outward from the outer side of each respective leg are provided for... | 05/27/1997 |
| 5465763 | Thread holder for a gripper loom A thread holder for the gripper of a gripper loom has first and second retention members which extend in a longitudinal direction. The members lie at least partially inside each other and they have opposing faces which define between them a rectilinear ga... | 11/14/1995 |
| 5441086 | Gripper shuttle for a loom A gripper projectile for a loom includes a housing (1) made as a hollow body, a weft yarn clamp (2) which is arranged to fit into the housing and at least one connector element (4) which connects the housing (1) and the weft yarn clamp (2) together. The w... | 08/15/1995 |
| 5415206 | Yarn clamp for a bringer gripper A yarn clamp made of two clamping members which are arranged with respect to one another so that a clamping gap is formed which has a curved cross-sectional shape of continuously decreasing width in the effective direction and a continuously increasing cr... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5247968 | Projectile loom having a composite material multiple weft device A projectile loom is distinguished by a combination wherein a weft yarn changer (1) has a low-weight body (11) and low-weight yarn transfer elements (2) and the multiple weft device is driven directly by a highly dynamic servo motor (3). The loom can be o... | 09/28/1993 |
| 5209272 | Gripper changer for projectile looms A weft yarn changer on a projectile loom has a pivoted changer member (1) for at least two yarn transfer elements (2) each in the form of a slide rod (2a) and a yarn gripper (21). Slide bars for the yarn transfer elements (2) are provided on the changer m... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5186218 | Gripper changer for projectile looms A weft yarn changer on a projectile loom has a pivoted changer member (1) for at least two yarn transfer elements (2) each in the form of a slide rod (2a) and a yarn gripper (21). The slide rod (2a) is made of plastic and is longer radially than tangentia... | 02/16/1993 |
| 5083585 | Clamp element for a weft picking element A fork-like clamp element is provided for a weft yarn clamp for use in a rapier loom. The fork-like clamp element includes a clamping tongue, a securing part for securement in a rapier giver or rapier taker and a presser opposite the securing part. The se... | 01/28/1992 |
| 5065797 | Gripper head for shuttleless looms A gripper head for a loom is of lightweight construction and has a weft thread clamp with a stationary pad and a movable pad. The former is directly mounted to the gripper body. The latter is mounted through an adjustable spring to the gripper body, where... | 11/19/1991 |
| 5031670 | Yarn-gripper devices mounted on the weft-passing member of fixed weft magazines A yarn-gripper device mounted on the weft-passing member in a weaving loom which includes a movable jaw element which pivots about a first axis against the action of an elastic element which urges the movable jaw to close with a fixed jaw to grip yarn the... | 07/16/1991 |
| 4846232 | Gripper projectile The plastic projectile with an associated projectile opener has a projectile clip having arcuate parts. The projectile opener exerts forces both transversely and lengthwise of the picking direction on the arcuate parts of the clip for simultaneous opening... | 07/11/1989 |
| 4762153 | Weaving loom with magnetic shuttle A weaving loom with a magnetic shuttle comprised of an endless loop for guiding the shuttle to circulate and fly through the shed of warp and a magnetic means constructed as a structure which generates a magnetic force circulating along the endless loop f... | 08/09/1988 |
| 4655260 | Shuttle projectile for a weaving machine The projectile housing is made with thin-wall section at least in the central third of the housing. In addition, internal projections are provided on the housing walls in order to support the thin-wall section of the housing on the clamping arms of the we... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4529016 | Apparatus for inserting weft wires in a weaving loom An apparatus for inserting weft wires in flat weaving power looms wherein a shuttle is moved by carriages which are disposed above and below the shed defined by the warp wires and which are guided by magnetic means and wherein the shuttle is a gripper shu... | 07/16/1985 |
| 4508146 | Gripper projectile for a weaving machine The gripper projectile is formed with a housing which is divided in the gripper plane so as to form two housing halves which are interconnected by rivets. The divided construction enables the gripper projectile to be manufactured by an inexpensive precisi... | 04/02/1985 |
| 4491158 | Gripper clamp projectile The gripper projectile has a yarn clamp with clamping jaws which, when opened to receive a weft yarn, bound a flow duct. The duct is disposed in communication with air exit orifices in the casing of the projectile so that air which is injected by a yarn s... | 01/01/1985 |
| 4488579 | Gripper projectile The gripper projectile has a spring-biased clamping member which is biased against a guide nozzle into which a weft yarn is blown in by a weft yarn supplying nozzle. The clamping member is provided with an aperture which enables a projectile opener to be ... | 12/18/1984 |
| 4295498 | Gripper shuttles An improved configuration for the nose portion of a gripper shuttle is disclosed. A recess, which may be a concave depression, is formed in the arcuate edge of the tapered front end portion of a tubular shuttle having a gripper clamp mounted therein with ... | 10/20/1981 |
| 4187887 | Loom projectile A projectile for use in an outside filling supply loom, comprising an elongated body having an inlet opening at one end and an outlet opening at the opposite end. A flat filling storage chamber is located within the body and is connected to the inlet open... | 02/12/1980 |
| 4147187 | Shuttle A weft thread carrier is disclosed for a loom with a weft thread supply at each side thereof and wherein the carrier, just before entering the shed, engages a weft thread segment that it draws into a loop while moving in the shed. Each weft thread segment... | 04/03/1979 |
| 4120329 | Gripper shuttle for picking in weaving machines The gripper shuttle is constructed of three parts, namely, a metal inner part, a plastics sleeve disposed about the metal inner part, and a yarn clamp having resilient arms within the inner part for engaging a yarn. The metal inner part may be formed with... | 10/17/1978 |
| 4117871 | Yarn clamp for a weaving machine At least one of the clamping surfaces of the yarn clamp is provided with a recess which extends longitudinally of the clamping jaws and along the yarn path. The recess is of a depth, at most, equal to the yarn thickness so as to ensure a reliable engageme... | 10/03/1978 |
| 4095620 | Projectile for weft insertion A projectile for use in an outside filling supply loom in which at least a portion of a filling pick is inserted into the projectile prior to each weft insertion. The projectile comprises a weft storage chamber having an inlet opening at one end through w... | 06/20/1978 |
| 4029130 | Weft yarn gripping element for looms Weft yarn gripping element for gripping and transporting the weft yarn through the shed in continuous weft feed looms, of the type consisting of an elongated flat body of aerodynamic shape comprising yarn gripping means at its extremity, and which is proj... | 06/14/1977 |
| 4027704 | Method and device for dummy shuttle operation on conventional shuttle looms The method and device convert conventional shuttle looms into dummy shuttle looms, wherein weft yarns, unwound from stationary bobbins or the like outside the loom, are seized, pulled across the warp yarn shed and then released, by means of a so called du... | 06/07/1977 |
| 4015642 | Shuttleless loom of the type having unidirectional weft thread carriers A shuttleless loom having at least one weft thread carrier movable across the whole shed for inserting a weft thread between the warp threads, and a device for throwing and recovering the weft thread carrier. The device comprises a guide for returning the... | 04/05/1977 |
| 3939878 | Gripper shuttle for weft yarns The shuttle is formed with a nose member which overlaps the front edges of the housing while being disposed within the projected plane of the housing. The housing may also be compressed between the pin and nose member to press the mating surfaces of the h... | 02/24/1976 |
