Fiber catching device for rotating tube
AssigneeOwens Corning Intellectual Capital, LLC
InventorsFrank MACDONALD, Aurelien BERTHELOT, John GRAHAM, Robert WILLIAMS, Jill A. KRUEGER, Eugene GALLOWAY, Adam DAVIS
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Abstract
A fiber catching device includes a base having an inboard portion and an outboard portion, an external wall extending upwardly from the inboard portion of the base, an outboard hook extending upwardly from the outboard portion of the base and extending to a height above the external wall, and at least one receiver disposed between the external wall and the outboard hook. In one variation, a plurality of protrusions are disposed on the external wall and define a plurality of gaps there between.
Claims20
A fiber catching device comprising:
- a base having an inboard portion and an outboard portion;
- an external wall extending upwardly from the inboard portion of the base;
- an outboard hook extending upwardly from the outboard portion of the base and extending to a height above the external wall;
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- at least one receiver disposed between the external wall and the outboard hook.
A fiber catching device comprising:
- a base having an inboard portion and an outboard portion;
- an external wall extending upwardly from the inboard portion of the base;
- an outboard hook extending upwardly from the outboard portion of the base and extending to a height above the external wall;
- at least one receiver disposed between the external wall and the outboard hook;
- a plurality of protrusions disposed on the external wall and defining a plurality of gaps there between;
- an inboard hook extending upwardly from the inboard portion of the base;
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- an internal recess extending radially below the base and configured to receive an outboard edge of a tube.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.