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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:
Jan. 28, 1992
Filed:
Aug. 06, 1990
Applicant:
Inventors:
Ulrich Wirtz, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Helmuth Hensen, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Hans-Gunter Wedershoven, Nettetal, DE;
Wolfgang Irmen, Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Assignee:
W. Schlafhorst AG & Co., Monchen-Gladbach, DE;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H / ; B65H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
242 / ; 242 / ;
Abstract
An apparatus for handling the end of a strand of textile material built into a package is provided. The strand end handling apparatus includes a tangentially engaging member for tangentially engaging the outer surface of a yarn package to dislodge a strand end therefrom and a sensing member for sensing a dislodged strand end. Additionally, the strand end handling apparatus includes a control member, for controlling subsequent handling of the yarn package following the sensing of a dislodged strand end.