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US 4,284,108 AGranted
Thread gripper
AssigneeAktiengesellschaft Adolph Saurer
InventorsAllan W. H. Porter, Anton Lucian
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Abstract
A thread gripper for a textile thread having a fork-like gripping member with two rigid horns 3, 7, of which the one horn 7 forms a rigid part of the thread gripper. A cushion 5 of soft resilient material is inserted in a recess 4 in the other horn 3. This cushion 5 presses a tongue 6, in order to grip the thread 11. The thread 11 is released by pressure on the nose 9 carried on top of the tongue.
Claims4
A thread gripper for textile threads comprising:
- a pair of horns (3, 7), one of said horns (7) being held rigid;
- a cushion (5) of soft resilient material carried by said other horn (3);
- said cushion being of rubber or rubber-like plastic material;
- a movable tongue (6) carried on said cushion (5) and being prestressed by said cushion against an inside of said rigid horn (7);
- whereby a thread positioned between said movable tongue (6) and said inside of said rigid horn (7) is securely held.
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