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US 4,049,168 AGranted
Tension equalizer
AssigneeMilliken Research Corporation
InventorsLeon J. Cole, John R. Tolan
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Abstract
Apparatus for coordinating the transfer of two continuous cords or strips includes a first roll for delivering a first cord or strip, a second roll for delivering a second cord or strip, a drive for the first roll, a drive capable of operating the second roll at speeds different from that of the first roll, and a tension-detecting control arrangement for detecting changes in the tension of the cord or strip being delivered by the first roll and changing the speed of the second roll in response thereto.
Claims3
Apparatus for coordinating the transfer of a first cord and a second cord comprising:
- a frame;
- a first roll means, mounted on said frame, over which said first cord may be passed;
- a second roll means, mounted on said frame, over which said second cord may be passed;
- a first drive means, mounted on said frame, for driving said first roll means;
- a second drive means, mounted on said frame, for driving said second roll means;
- and
- control means, operably associated with said second roll means, for varying the speed of said second roll means in response to variations in the tension of said first cord.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.