Union Underwear Company, Inc.

Tim L Bryant

A powerized apparatus utilized in handling and unrolling large rolls of fabric, on the order of 600 pounds has pneumatically controlled air cylinders to raise and lower a loading door for proper loading of large fabric rolls. Dual air actuators are connected to two pinch rollers to pull fabric up and away from the large fabric roll. Within the containment bin are a plurality of rollers which allow the large fabric roll to spin within the containment bin, two of said rollers powerized to turn the fabric roll. When activated, the apparatus not only rotates the large fabric roll but also pulls the material through the pinch rollers at a high rate of speed, up to about 310 yards/minute. The containment bin also has an adapting unit for placement of smaller 50 pound fabric rolls within the containment bin.

Powerized unroller

A tubular knitting machine having a separate take-up assembly and removable knitting head. The knitting head drive mechanism is removably attached to the take-up assembly. A separate drive mechanism is provided for take-up tension and drive rollers. The take-up assembly supports various diameter size needle cylinder and has fully adjustable drive arms for attaching a table-gear of the knitting head to the take-up assembly wherein the take-up assembly of the present invention can support tubular knit rolls of up to 800 pounds.

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Campbellsville, KY, United States of America

Tim L Bryant