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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 16, 2006
Filed:
Aug. 31, 2001
Applicant:
Richard Stewart, Co. Down, GB;
Inventor:
Richard Stewart, Co. Down, GB;
Assignee:
Ulster Carpet Mills (Holdings) Limited, Craigavon, GB;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D03D 39/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
Apparatus for loading a row of tuft retention sites (TRS) in a gripper loom with a row of tufts (T) arranged in a predetermined pattern sequence, the apparatus including a group of yarn sources movable along said row tuft retention sites (TRS), drive means for sequentially moving said group of yarn sources along the guide means () and temporarily locating a desired yarn source in registry with a predetermined tuft site (TRS), and selectively operable tuft forming means which, on selection, transfer a tuft (T) from said desired yarn sources to said predetermined tuft site (TR).