Interlacing textile slide jet

A textile interlacing jet comprising:

• an interlacing jet insert mounted on a jet carriage, slidably mounted on a body;
• the body comprising a base including a compressed air inlet extending through the base, and with an upper arm spaced from the base and extending over the base and over the compressed air inlet;
• and
• a compression spring attached to the upper arm above the compressed air inlet, the compression spring pressing a slide layer into engagement with a top surface of the interlacing jet insert to retain the interlacing jet insert and the jet carriage as the jet carriage is moved linearly relative to the body.

A textile interlacing jet comprising:

• a body, having an upper section and a lower section in opposing relationship;
• an interlacing jet insert;
• a jet carriage, the interlacing jet insert being mounted on the jet carriage, the jet carriage being slideably mounted on the lower section of the body;
• and
• a spring housing assembly, including a spring housing with a bottom layer and a spring positioned above the bottom layer;
• the spring housing assembly extending between the upper section and the lower section of the body, the spring housing being attached to the upper section of the body by a pin so that the spring housing can rotate relative to the body with the spring being positioned to press the spring housing bottom layer against a top surface of the interlacing jet insert to retain the jet carriage on the body while permitting the interlacing jet and jet carriage to slide relative to the body and to the spring housing assembly.