Crompton & Knowles Corporation

Victor F Sepavich

Petras Cyvas

A projectile for use in a loom in which filling picks are inserted into a warp shed from an outside supply source comprising an elongated body having an inlet opening at one of its ends and an outlet opening at the opposite end thereof. Inside of the body there is an elongated cavity which extends along the longitudinal axis of the body. This cavity is divided into two (2) filling storage chambers by a perforated partition which extends across the longitudinal axis at an angle of less than 90 degrees therefrom. The inlet opening for one of these chambers constitutes the outlet opening for the other chamber, for the air flow which is used to deposit filling yarn into the chambers of the projectile.

Loom projectile

A projectile for use in an outside filling supply loom in which at least a portion of a filling pick is inserted into the projectile prior to each weft insertion. The projectile comprises a weft storage chamber having an inlet opening at one end through which the filling is inserted into the chamber, an outlet opening at the opposite end of the projectile and an air passageway from the storage chamber to the outlet opening which by-passes the filling stored within the chamber so that airflow between the inlet and outlet ends does not affect the filling stored within the chamber.

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West Boylston, MA, United States of America

Victor F Sepavich