Device for holding cut weft threads to be folded up into the shed to

Abstract

The invention relates to a device for holding weft yarns in a shuttleless loom with continuous weft feed and more particularly for holding the cut change thread to be folded up into the shed to form a selvedge in a fabric manufactured on said loom. The device comprises a plate, adjustably mounted to the lower cutter of the cutting device of the loom, and a leaf spring pressing against said plate, whereby the weft yarn to be cut is gripped therebetween and kept into a taut state, while the weft yarn is being cut and then gripped by the gripping hook for the folding up into the shed. The device further comprises holding means in the form of a bar cooperating with said gripping elements, by which the weft yarns are held and arranged so that all of them are starting from the same position in the hooking zone, and are prevented from becoming entangled with the other weft yarns still attached to the edge of the fabric.