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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 10, 2007
Filed:
Oct. 14, 2003
Ismael A. Hernández, Florence, SC (US);
Brian P. Couchey, Inman, SC (US);
Clifford A. Bellum, Hartsville, SC (US);
Christoph Reicherz, Kötterichen, DE;
Richard K. Mims, Hartsville, SC (US);
Ismael A. Hernández, Florence, SC (US);
Brian P. Couchey, Inman, SC (US);
Clifford A. Bellum, Hartsville, SC (US);
Christoph Reicherz, Kötterichen, DE;
Richard K. Mims, Hartsville, SC (US);
Sonoco Development, Inc., Hartsville, SC (US);
Abstract
A yarn carrier is provided in the form of a yarn winding tube having a yarn catch insert. The yarn winding tube is a hollow cylindrical tube having a longitudinal axis extending lengthwise between its first and second opposite ends. The tube has a hole through its surface for receiving a yarn catch insert. The yarn catch insert includes a first member and a second member, each having an inside surface. When positioned within the hole, the inside surfaces of the first and second members face each other and form a string-up groove therebetween. After a yarn winding and unwinding process, the yarn catch insert may be removed from the hole in the tube, the first and second member may be separated, and the string-up groove may be cleaned. The yarn catch insert may then be re-inserted into the hole and the tube may be reused for winding.