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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 20, 1990
Filed:
Jan. 19, 1988
Applicant:
Inventors:
John Skelton, Sharon, MA (US);
David Brookstein, Wellesley, MA (US);
Glenn A Freitas, Easton, MA (US);
Assignee:
Albany Research (UK) Limited, , GB;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04C / ; D04C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
87 33 ; 87 21 ; 87 41 ; 87 56 ; 87 57 ;
Abstract
A braider having a braider bed. The bed has first and second closed tracks defining an intersecting serpentine path. The tracks define an average path which is non-circular. A plurality of yarn package carriers travel along said tracks. Yarns fed from the packages form a braid at a location substantially central of the bed.