Magnetic pot stabilizer
OwnerMichael F. Joyceinventor
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Abstract
A magnetic pot stabilizer for multiple twist spindles, includes a protective pot supported by a portion of a rotatable spindle and supporting one or more spools of thread. The pot includes an internal circumferential trough around the perimeter of the bottom surface, and a generally planer circular magnet belt which has a central opening for passage of the spindle therethru and an extended portion carrying spaced pins depending into the trough for separating and locating magnets carried in the trough. Two L-shaped brackets located outside of the pot and curcumferentially spaced around the pot adjustably carry magnet holders each having a plurality of magnets mounted therein which cooperate and coact with the magnets inside the pot to prevent the port from moving when the spindle rotates.
Claims16
A magnetic pot stabilizer for multiple twist spindles, comprising:
- a rotatable spindle having a unitary construction with integral portions having different diameters, wherein said spindle further includes an integral pot supporting portion, a pot engaging portion having a diameter less than the diameter of said integral pot support portion, and an integral drive pulley portion;
- a spindle protecting pot having an interior region defined by an upper portion connected to a base portion, wherein said base portion rests directly on said integral pot supporting portion, and said base portion includes an aperture formed therein, said aperture having a diameter substantially the same as the diameter of said pot engaging portion;
- a hollow spool support shaft having an integral traverse bottom flange thereon which rests on said base portion of said pot above and spaced from said spindle;
- at least one spool mounted on said hollow spool support shaft;
- a hollow pipe centrally located on said rotatable spindle for feeding thread from said at least one spool through said hollow spool shaft and said rotatable spindle to emerge outside said pot in ballooning fashion as said spindle rotates;
- a balloon ring surrounding said pot to control the degree of ballooning of said thread;
- said rotatable spindle being selectively driven by a drive belt directly engaged with said integral drive pulley portion of said rotatable spindle;
- magnetic means for preventing rotation of said pot and the at least one spool;
- wherein said magnetic means includes a magnetic belt, at least one magnet mounted on said magnet belt, wherein said magnetic means is located in said interior region, and said magnet belt engages said base portion of said pot, and
- at least one stationary external bracket means supporting at least one magnet outside of said pot at a location spaced from said pot enabling attractive interaction of said at least one magnet outside of said pot with said at lease one magnet located in said interior region of said pot, whereby said pot and said at least one spool remain stationary during rotation of said spindle.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.