Method and device for making a knot-free thread connection by splicing

Method of producing a knot-free thread connection by splicing, including two needle supports and a finish-splicing device, which comprises mixing, alternately interlocking and anchoring individual fibers of the threads to be joined to each other in a first pre-splicing operation, and subsequently further and finally intertwining and anchoring the threads to each other in a separate finish-splicing operation, wherein the pre-splicing operation comprises introducing the threads to be joined between the two needle supports from opposite sides of the needle supports, subsequently connecting the threads to each other by intermeshing the needle supports to mix the individual fibers, and separating the needle supports, and the finish-splicing operation includes placing the connected threads into the finish-splicing device after separating the needle supports and finally and securely connecting the threads to each other in the finish-splicing device.

Device for performing a method of producing a knot-free thread connection by splicing, comprising a pre-splicing device having an outlet side, two needle supports disposed opposite each other, and means for sliding at least one of said needle supports toward the other of said needle supports, and a finish-splicing device disposed at said outlet side of said pre-splicing device.