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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:
Apr. 05, 1988
Filed:
Jul. 31, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Larry C Cowan, Hickory Grove, SC (US);
Assignee:
John Brown Inc., Warwick, RI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 / ; 242 / ; 242 45 ;
Abstract
A take-up mechanism for winding strand material at low speeds comprising a take-up spindle and traverse mechanism driven by a torque motor having a flywheel interconnected in the drive system is described. The flywheel controls power fluctuation during the strand winding operation and provides for a substantially uniform tension on the yarn strand during winding.