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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 25, 1976
Filed:
Oct. 24, 1974
Applicant:
Inventors:
Roger H Fink, Asheville, NC (US);
William D Porter, Asheville, NC (US);
Assignee:
Akzona Incorporated, Asheville, NC (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D02G / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
226-1 ; 226119 ; 28-17 ;
Abstract
An apparatus for controlling the inventory of a mass of compacted yarn within a confined space which comprises a yarn mass guide means including a cylindrical wall portion defining a yarn mass accumulation chamber, an inlet opening for delivery of the yarn mass into one end of the accumulation chamber, and an outlet opening for withdrawal of the yarn in the form of a yarn bundle from the accumulation chamber. The outlet opening is located in the cylindrical wall portion whereby the yarn bundle is withdrawn from an end of said yarn mass within said chamber towards a side thereof.