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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:
Oct. 23, 2001
Filed:
Feb. 09, 2000
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael G. Mann, Jacksons Gap, AL (US);
Assignee:
Russell Corporation, Alexander City, AL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/600 ; B65H 2/002 ; D06B 3/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 2/600 ; B65H 2/002 ; D06B 3/00 ;
Abstract
A festooner transfers cloth between a dye machine and a transfer box utilizing a driven roller and a laterally mounted idler roller creating a vertical interstice to effect a vertical discharge of the cloth into a laying funnel. The driven roller is grooved to maintain tension on the cloth without creating adherence that would cause the cloth to wrap around the roller. A sensor further detects the presence or absence of driven roller, and reduces the speed of the driven roller when the idler roller is displaced from the driven roller.