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US 11,905,135 B1Granted
Yarn feeding assembly for heat setting applications, and systems and methods of using same
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorLarry B. Sims
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Abstract
A heat setting apparatus feeding assembly can comprise a yarn package rack having a first side and an opposing second side. A plurality of yarn package engagement elements can be positioned on each of the first side and the second side of the yarn package rack. The yarn package rack can be configured to rotate about a pivotal axis to orient one of the first side or the second side toward a yarn package loading area and to orient the other of the first side and the second side toward a feed direction.
Claims20
A system comprising:
- a heat setting apparatus;
- and
- at least one feeding assembly, each feeding assembly comprising:
- a yarn package rack having a first side and an opposing second side;
- and
- a plurality of yarn package engagement elements on each of the first side and the second side of the yarn package rack,
- wherein the yarn package rack is configured to rotate about a pivotal axis to orient one of the first side or the second side toward a yarn package loading area and to orient the other of the first side or the second side toward a feed direction, and
- wherein the heat setting apparatus is configured to receive only one yarn at any given time from each feeding assembly of the at least one feeding assembly.
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