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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7198244 | Self-interlocking hanger system An object hanger system which provides a pair of interlocking hanger bodies configured to provide locked securement of objects to a hanging surface. ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7178199 | Hinge The distal end part of an arm 5 is turnably and removably connected to the distal end part of a base part 5 through a connection mechanism 7. An engagement recess 46 whose upper part opposing the arm 5 is open, is formed in a basal... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7168454 | Harness device for a weaving machine A harness device for a weaving machine is made with partial apertured boards of synthetic material that can be manufactured by injection moulding. Each small partial apertured board has threading openings for pulling through harness cords, provisions to carry connec... | 01/30/2007 |
| 7137415 | Heddle shaft with center connector A heddle shaft (1) has shaft rods (2, 3), which are embodied as profile bodies (12) having at least one hollow chamber (14). The shaft rods (2, 3) are joined together by lateral bracing posts (4, 5) and at least one center c... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7128303 | Fan mounting spacer assembly Some embodiments of the present invention provide a spacer configured to mount a fan housing to a surface of a structural support. In some embodiments, the spacer includes a body, a first aperture passing through the body and having a first length through the body, ... | 10/31/2006 |
| 7032624 | Low-vibration shedding system A novel rod linkage for driving a heddle shaft includes at least one strap (16), which for damping oscillation has a sandwich structure (37) oriented in the longitudinal direction (L) of the strap assembly (16). The sandwich structure includes a... | 04/25/2006 |
| 6948529 | Drawing mechanism, process for manufacturing same and weaving loom incorporating such a mechanism A drawing mechanism for a weaving loom including a tubular connecting rod with flattened cross-section which is coupled to at least one oscillating connecting lever by at least one connector including two plates disposed on either side of the lever and being articul... | 09/27/2005 |
| 6886223 | Connecting device for cords The invention provides a cord tying-up connecting device including a first component (1) having a groove. One end of first component (1) includes an insertion end for insertion of a heald into the groove, while the other end includes a cam for connecti... | 05/03/2005 |
| 6880582 | Connecting means for detachably connecting cords of a jacquard machine A first (1) and a second connecting means (2) which may be connected in a detachable manner in order to connect a first and a second cord, more particularly a lifting cord and a harness cord of a Jacquard machine, the first connecting means (1) ... | 04/19/2005 |
| 6014989 | Device for connecting a heddle to a harness cord A device for connecting a heddle of a weaving loom to a harness cord which includes an endpiece adapted to be molded on an upper end of the heddle and which end piece forms an orifice for receiving one of the harness cords. A sheath is provided for surrou... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5964253 | Fastening system for a dobby suspension lever pulling cables The ends of two cables associated with a suspension lever in a negative dobby for controlling a common held frame are fixed in a ferrule of an eyelet which is shaped to engage a fastening section provided on a terminal edge of the lever.... | 10/12/1999 |
| 5636663 | Harness systems for weaving looms including disconnectable neck and harness cords A harness system for weaving looms wherein neck cords connected to an actuating mechanism for controlling the movement of at least one heddle are releasably connected to harness cords connected to the at least one heddle by way of collars having releasabl... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5370157 | Releasable heald rod to heald frame fastener An arrangement for releasably fastening an elongate first member (1), such as a heald rod in a loom, within a second member (2), such as a coupling element between the heald rod and a shaft drive. The second member includes a first recess (4a) forming a c... | 12/06/1994 |
| 5309950 | Quick fastening harness cord connection A quick connect coupling for connecting at least one funicular element with respect to the end of a cord, particularly for those of a harness of a weaving loom, to a cord of shed-forming device of the loom, which includes an insert element associated with... | 05/10/1994 |
| 5285819 | Dobby drawing device In a dobby drawing device in a weaving loom, the vertical displacement of a heddle frame is obtained with the aid of a single cable which is guided over first and second actuating levers to a set of springs. Two support shafts selectively support the actu... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5222527 | Harness cable system for a loom A loom harness cable, extending from an operating mechanism on one end and beneath the loom for connection adjacent an end of the harness remote from the operating mechanism, is disconnectably joined in segments by turnbuckles (C and D) to save the time o... | 06/29/1993 |
| 5203381 | Spring tension relieving device for negative dobby A drawing device for actuating the heddle frames of a weaving machine of the negative type including rocking levers which guide cables extending from the heddle frame to a return spring system. The rocking levers are mounted on shafts which are shiftable ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5176182 | Spring systems for weaving loom dobbies of negative type In a spring system for a dobby in a weaving loom, the mobile hooking element which is fixed to a cable for moving a heddle frame includes laterally spaced plates which are slidably engageable with plates of adjacent spring systems to thereby prevent conta... | 01/05/1993 |
| 5152324 | Device for coupling the heddle frames and transmission elements in a shed-forming mechanism In a mechanism for forming the shed in a weaving loom a combination including a heddle frame, a transmission element, and a coupling device, wherein the transmission element includes a threaded portion which is threadingly receiving in a bush provided wit... | 10/06/1992 |
| 5143124 | Cable wear pad for dobby shedding lever A system for fastening the drawing cables on the suspension levers of textile dobbies of the negative type, wherein the levers include flanges to which mounting eyes connected to the cables are secured. The cables are guided in grooves formed in a bearing... | 09/01/1992 |
| 5113913 | Toggle type clamp for coupling a heddle frame to a frame holder A frame holder to which a heddle frame is coupled by a fastener operating in accordance with the toggle lever principle and pivotably mounted at the upper end of the frame holder by means of a pivot axis. The fastener includes a lever, consisting of two p... | 05/19/1992 |
| 5069256 | Loom harness system with spaced parallel rotating shafts A loom harness having nested pairs of cylinders. The pairs of cylinders are arranged in parallel fashion and offset in relation to one another on a rigid, stationary frame. Pillow blocks spaced along the frame support the cylinders. Flexible cables, conne... | 12/03/1991 |
| 5050644 | Coupling arrangement for a loom harness shaft The actuating tool for coupling and uncoupling the coupling elements of the shaft coupling arrangement is rotatably mounted in the loom frame externally of the coupling elements. The tool includes a drive shaft, crank webs which extend transversely of the... | 09/24/1991 |
| 5002097 | Harness frame to shedding lever connector A connector for joining a wire or a second machine element (associated with a harness frame, for example) to a first machine element (a Dobby machine, for example) has a bracket including spaced-apart opposed side plates, a bearing and a wire connecting m... | 03/26/1991 |
| 5000229 | Coupler between heald frame and shedding mechanism A coupler for coupling a detachable coupling between the edge of a frame stave of a heald frame and the distal end of a connecting rod of a shedding mechanism. Either the lower or upper edge of the frame stave is fixedly mounted to a body of the coupler w... | 03/19/1991 |
| 4957142 | Tension lever for negative dobby A drawing system for controlling the heddle frames of weaving machines of the negative type wherein a cable associated with a clip element of a spring register is connected to a cable which moves the heddle frame by a tension lever mechanism carried by an... | 09/18/1990 |
| 4905739 | Drawing system for controlling the heddle frames of weaving mechanisms of the negative type This invention relates to a drawing system for controlling the heddle frames of weaving mechanisms of the negative type, wherein the connection between each oscillating lever and the cable of the weaving mechanism and the return spring register which corr... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4877060 | Device for coupling heddle frames to the transmission elements of a mechanism for forming the shed A device for coupling heddle frames to rod or cable transmission elements of a mechanism for forming the shed in a weaving loom wherein a female mortise member includes a slot having a pair of opposing arms on either side thereof which shot is traversed b... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4771812 | Connector for joining a wire type body to a machine element A connector for joining a wire type body to a machine element which includes a bracket, an insertion member and a connecting bolt. The insertion member is connected to the bracket and couples the bracket to the machine element. The connecting bolt include... | 09/20/1988 |
| 4770213 | Coupling device for coupling a heald frame to a lifter of a loom The coupling device has a sleeve formed with a cavity to receive a coupling member of the heald frame. A pair of projections are provided within the sleeve for engaging in mating recesses of the coupling member and widenings are provided in the sleeve to ... | 09/13/1988 |
| 4715409 | Device for coupling a heddle frame with a driving element One coupling element secured to a heddle frame has a pivotally mounted bolt latch for interlocking with another coupling element connected to a drive member when the another element is inserted in an opening of the one element to couple the heddle frame w... | 12/29/1987 |
| 4687029 | Means for lifting motion of a heddle frame Means for lifting motion of a heddle frame for use in a dobby having a heddle frame and a harness cord adapted for operating the heddle frame. A device for adjusting the level of the heddle frame is located internally of the side columns of the loom frame... | 08/18/1987 |
| 4541459 | Hooking device for the semi-automatic connection of the heddle frames of weaving looms with the levers for controlling them The present invention relates to a hooking device for the semi-automatic connection of the heddle frames of weaving looms with the levers for controlling them. A locking ring is rotatably mounted and has a hexagonal or octogonal profile so that, once corr... | 09/17/1985 |
| 4481979 | Heald frame driving method in negative dobby machines or cam machines This invention relates to a heald frame driving means having resilient transmission members connected to a shedding lever of a negative dobby machine or cam machine disposed above the heald frame and engaged with the heald frame through working levers and... | 11/13/1984 |
| 4452282 | System for mounting harness frames in a weaving loom In a weaving loom, the harness frames are coupled by means of two link-arms to rockers which are actuated by the shedding mechanism. The head of each link-arm is provided with a recess in which is inserted a stub-shaft carried by each harness frame, the s... | 06/05/1984 |
| 4422481 | Adjustable fastener for fastening pulling cables on the suspension levers of textile dobbies of the negative type The present invention relates to an adjustable fastener for fastening pulling cables to the suspension levers of textile dobbies of the negative type, said fastener being constituted by two parallel side elements which support a pin for the pivoting conne... | 12/27/1983 |
| 4398569 | Device for supporting a heald frame in a weaving loom A device for supporting a heald frame in a weaving loom comprises: a bracket which is fixed on the heald frame; and a hanger which is connected to a spring for supporting the heald frame or to a wire rope and which is coupled to the bracket. The bracket o... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4378819 | Detachable connection arrangement for a shed forming device of a loom A detachable connection arrangement is disclosed which comprises a lifter element of a harness lever arrangement wherein at the free end of the lifter element a quadratic or square connection block is rotatable upon a pin or journal and is detachably inse... | 04/05/1983 |
| 4369815 | Device for coupling a heddle frame to vertically reciprocating drive bars This invention relates to an improvement in a device for coupling a heddle frame to reciprocatable drive bars with a first coupling part mounted on the frame of the heddle and with a second coupling part mounted to a drive bar, one of the coupling parts c... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4365653 | Apparatus for coupling a harness-motion to a harness frame of a loom An apparatus for coupling a harness-motion to a harness frame, the coupling end of the harness-motion being a harness-motion hook having a jaw capable of receiving a correspondingly shaped counterpiece secured to the harness frame, the harness-motion hook... | 12/28/1982 |
