Methods and devices for transporting yarn
AssigneeColumbia Insurance Company
InventorsConrad L. Fernandez, Chad Christopher Anderson, Fidel Gonzalez
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Abstract
A system can comprise a plurality of containers that are coupled together as a movable unit. A plurality of container-feeding assemblies can be configured to simultaneously deliver respective yarns into respective containers of the plurality of containers. A header can be selectively attachable to a tufting machine, the header having a longitudinal axis. A retainer can be configured to extend across the header along the longitudinal axis to secure the respective yarns in respective positions relative to each other along the longitudinal axis.
Claims19
A system comprising:
- a plurality of containers that are coupled together as a movable unit;
- a plurality of container-feeding assemblies that are configured to simultaneously deliver respective yarns into respective containers of the plurality of containers;
- a header that is configured to receive yarn ends of the yarns in the plurality of containers;
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- a retainer that is configured to extend across the header to secure the respective yarns in respective positions relative to each other.
A method comprising:
- delivering a first plurality of yarns into respective containers with a plurality of container-feeding assemblies that are configured to simultaneously deliver respective yarns into respective containers of the plurality of containers, wherein the a plurality of containers are coupled together as a movable unit;
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- securing a retainer to a first header to fix the respective yarns of the first plurality of yarns in respective positions relative to each other along the longitudinal axis of the first header.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.