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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 28, 1986
Filed:
Aug. 12, 1985
Leslie J Harris, Waterloo, CA;
Fiberglas Canada Inc., Toronto, CA;
Abstract
An automatic strand winding apparatus is provided for use in a strand winding machine having a rotatable winding collet and a strand traversing mechanism for forming a package on the winding collet. The apparatus comprises a first strand engagement member mounted on a free end of the winding collet for rotation therewith into engagement with the strand and having fingers for catching the strand on rotation of the winding collet and thereby causing a first portion of the strand to become wound on the first strand engagement means, and a second strand engagement member for frictional engagement with the strand supported in an operational position adjacent and in alignment with the winding collet to cause a second portion of the strand to wind around and in frictionally engaged contact with the second strand engagement member, until breakage of the strand occurs in response to tension in the strand between the first and second strand engagement members.