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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 03, 1998
Filed:
Feb. 02, 1996
Robert William McAllister, Wilmington, DE (US);
Steven Kikuo Shibata, Salisbury, MD (US);
E. I. duPont de Nemours and Company, Wilmington, DE (US);
Abstract
A process and apparatus for making alternate S and Z twist plied yarn from individual singles yarns includes the steps of tensioning the singles yarns as they move in a path through the process, twisting the individual yarns in either an S or Z direction, snubbing the yarn to restrain ply twisting so the twist in the singles yarn can equalize itself, stopping the forward movement of the yarn, then bonding the ply-twisted yarns at a node while applying twist, stopping the twisting operation, then repeating the procedure while twisting in the opposite direction. The ply twisted yarn has a lower defect level of less than 2.5 defects per 100 inch length of yarn.