Ceramic thread cleaner with single piece construction
AssigneeA1SiMag Technical Ceramics, Inc.
InventorsBenny Sedman, Bill Cooper
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Abstract
A method of manufacturing a single-piece, ceramic thread cleaner having a crotch and a slot. The thread cleaner's body is pressed to the final dimensions and a slot with polished surfaces is cut into the body using a diamond cut-off saw. The benefits provided by this threadcleaner are simple design, easy manufacturing, high slot width accuracy, dimensional stability of the slot over a long period of time, increased wear resistance compared to thread cleaners made of metal, and easy installation in a textile machine.
Claims9
A single-piece ceramic thread cleaner having:
- a substantially flat all-ceramic body with a crotch in a side of said ceramic body, said crotch generally forming a vertex;
- and
- a slot of predetermined width in communication with said vertex of said crotch, said slot having polished surfaces, said surfaces being substantially parallel to one another.
The single-piece ceramic thread cleaner according to claim wherein said slot has a width of 0.005"-0.09".
A unitary thread cleaner having:
- a substantially flat all-ceramic body with a crotch in a side of said ceramic body, said crotch generally forming a vertex;
- and
- a slot of predetermined width in communication with said vertex of said crotch, said slot having polished side surfaces, said side surfaces being substantially parallel to one another.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.