Si Corporation

Don Hendrix

Andy Ellis

Tracey G Johnston

Randall Hugh Russ

Maurice D Atwell, Iii

Derek S Bass

A roll ( ) of woven fabric ( ) having a length greater than the diameter thereof wherein the diameter ( ) is substantially the same across said length of the roll. An assembly ( ) operable with the tucking units of the picking ( ) and receiving ( ) ends of a weaving loom ( ) for producing woven fabrics ( ) comprises plate means ( ) attached to the loom; main drive block means ( ) connected to a harness ( ) of the loom; operating rod means ( ), having first and second ends ( ) and attached to the main drive block means at the first end ( ) and pivotally mounted to an upper surface of the plate means at the second end ( ); lifter means ( ) connected to the operating rod means, proximal to the second end, for lifting the weft end gripper ( ) of the loom; and means for selectively engaging ( ) the weft end gripper, operatively associated with the operating rod means, whereby the weft end gripper positions consecutive pick lines ( ) in an alternating fashion, allowing every other one to be tucked into the selvage of the fabric, while adjacent pick lines are untucked. A method for producing woven fabrics ( ) having a tucked-untucked selvage comprising providing an assembly ( ) at the picking ( ) and receiving ( ) ends of a weaving loom ( ), operable with the weft end grippers ( ) of the loom; attaching the assembly to a harness ( ) of the weaving loom; and operating the assembly so that the weft end grippers move every other weft yarn ( ) out of reach of the tucking needles of the loom.

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Ringgold, GA, United States of America

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