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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 09, 1995
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1994
Frank W Kotzur, Carmel, NY (US);
Mark Swanson, Mahopec, NY (US);
Kevin Sutton, Peekskill, NY (US);
Donald J Hopko, Carmel, NY (US);
Thomas Rosenkranz, Dover Plains, NY (US);
David Franklin, Carmel, NY (US);
Windings, Inc., Patterson, NY (US);
Abstract
A winding accumulator system for controlling the storage of filamentary material between a source of such material and a winding receptacle, utilizing: a plurality of serially interconnected accumulator units for storing filamentary material with the first accumulator unit receiving filamentary material from the source and storing a given amount of filamentary material and each succeeding accumulator unit storing double the amount of filamentary material stored by a preceding accumulator unit; varying the movement of the filamentary material between the accumulator units; and controlling the movement varying device to limit the change in tension of the filamentary material with changes in the acceleration or deceleration of the filamentary material caused by a change in the input or output of filamentary material to or from the accumulator system.