Morrison Berkshire, Inc.

Todd M St Jacques

A needle board storage apparatus is used for the removal, storage, and transport of needle boards during replacement in a needle loom. The apparatus includes a two stage magazine designed to accommodate two full compliments of needle boards for any needle zone in a given needle loom. One stage of the magazine provides independent storage for spent needle boards as they are removed from the needle loom, while the other stage contains replacement needle boards that will later be loaded into the loom. An assembly allows the entire magazine to be moved from a first stage position for unloading spent needle boards to a second stage position for loading replacement needle boards. Needle board receiver openings on the magazine in registration with each stage are positioned at the exact height of the needle zones of the needle loom so the operator can roll the needle boards directly to or from the loom into the magazine with minimal or no handling in-between. A mechanism allows the operator to index needle board positions inside each stage of the magazine providing vacancies for spent needle boards as they are removed from the loom (or exposing replacement boards for loading into the loom).

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Adams, MA, United States of America

Todd M St Jacques