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US 4,381,806 AGranted
Yarn clamp
AssigneeCrompton & Knowles Corporation
InventorDaniel P. Grigas
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Abstract
A yarn clamp for periodically clamping yarn on textile machines comprising a pair of clamping rollers supported on a frame for rotation about their axes. Means is provided for moving the clamping rollers into and out of contact with each other and for imparting a partial rotation to each of the rollers while they are out of contact. A wiping means is provided for wiping the surfaces of the clamping rollers when they rotate to avoid the accumulation of lint on the surfaces of the clamping rollers.
Claims6
A yarn clamp for textile machines, comprising:
- (a) a supporting frame;
- (b) a first clamping roller mounted on the supporting frame for rotation about its axis;
- (c) A second clamping roller mounted on the supporting frame for rotation about its axis;
- (d) means for moving said first and second clamping rollers into and out of contact with each other;
- (e) means for imparting at least a partial rotation to each of said clamping rollers while they are out of contact with each other;
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- (f) means for wiping the surfaces of the clamping rollers as they rotate to remove any lint that may have accumulated on their surfaces.
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