Thread feeding device

Strand feed device comprising:

• a storage drum having an axis of rotation, a storage section and an outrun section, the storage and outrun sections forming a peripheral surface;
• and a brake ring fitted on said outrun section and having a base ring surrounding but spaced from the peripheral surface and elastic, bristle-like elements, which have ends fixed on the base ring and distributed over the periphery thereof, and free ends lying on the side of the base ring facing away from the storage section and cooperating with the peripheral surface, wherein a strand can be wound substantially tangentially on to the storage section through rotation of the storage drum and in dependence on an amount to be stored thereon, and withdrawn substantially axially over the outrun section and through the brake ring, and wherein the peripheral surface of the storage drum is provided with means forming abutment faces, against which the free ends of the elements abut on rotation of the storage drum and thereby couple the brake ring in form-locking manner with the storage drum.