Apparatus for paraffining yarn

An apparatus for paraffining yarn with paraffin wax supplied by a rotationally mounted paraffin body as said thread travels along a path, a thread guide rail positioned before and after said paraffin body in the direction of travel of said thread, said paraffin body being displaceable in the direction perpendicular to a plane extending through said guide rails, and a stop against which said paraffin body bears limiting the displacement of said paraffin body, comprising:

• said guide rails (3, 4) supporting the thread on their side opposite the paraffin body;
• means (30) for pivotally supporting at least one of said guide rails (3) for pivotal movement transversely relative to the path of travel of said yarn from a first position in which the yarn travelling along said path occupies a position further away from said body in front of said paraffin body to a second position thereby entraining said yarn to occupy a position outside the axial movement path of said paraffin body when being withdrawn from its working position;
• means for supporting said stop on said one of said guide rails (3);
• releasable lock means (7) for holding said one of said guide rails (3) in said first position wherein said stop bears against said paraffin body and for releasing said one of said guide rails (3) allowing said one of said guide rails to be pivoted to said second position wherein said stop (5) releases said paraffin body and said yarn being moved out of the path of said paraffin body thereby allowing said paraffin body to be removed without interferring with the travel of said thread.