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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 1978
Filed:
Oct. 01, 1976
Abstract
An apparatus for selectively inserting into the shed of a weaving loom a plurality of weft yarns having different natures, particularly colors, comprising cam means including at least one cam which is formed with lobe and bottom portions alternately arranged about the axis of rotation of the cam and which is driven to turn about the axis through a predetermined angle under the control of weft selector signal supply means such as a pattern card arrangement, wherein cam retaining means is provided to hold the cam in one of the angular positions operative to have each of the weft shooting members held in a position ready to insert the pick of weft yarn into the shed, the retaining means being disengaged from the cam when the cam is being rotated from one of the angular positions thereof into another.