Bobbin holder

A bobbin holder comprising:

• a rotor portion for suspending a roving-containing bobbin including means for mounting a bobbin on said rotor portion for rotational movement by a bobbin-rotating torque which varies in proportion to the outer diameter of said bobbin as roving is withdrawn therefrom;
• a setting structure including means for securing said bobbin holder to a suspension creel;
• a suspending mechanism for rotatably and pivotably connecting said rotor portion to said setting structure including a pivot member having means at one end for suspendedly securing said pivot member to said rotor portion and means at the other end for suspendedly securing said pivot member with respect to said setting structure, at least one of said means being a conically-formed step portion operative to accommodate pivotal movement between said rotor portion and said setting structure, and an engaging bore portion provided in each of said rotatable body and said setting structure for receiving said ends of said pivot member;
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• means for suspendedly securing said rotor portion to said pivot member, including
• a substantially cylindrical wall forming an open chamber at an upper end of said rotor portion, said wall containing an annular recess formed therein;
• a substantially cylindrical block received in said chamber, said block containing a sloping surface having an upper end cooperating with said recess to define a groove having three substantially rectangularly disposed sides, and
• a C-shaped snap ring formed of resilient wire material received in closely-fitted disposition in said groove.