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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 30, 2010
Filed:
Jul. 09, 2007
Applicant:
Chris Rindels, Rockford, IL (US);
Inventor:
Chris Rindels, Rockford, IL (US);
Assignee:
Ingersoll Machine Tools, Inc., Rockford, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C 65/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method are provided, for selectively clamping a fiber tow against a support in a fiber placement head, in a manner allowing one-way motion of the tow in a forward direction from an input side to an output side of the support, and precluding motion of the tow in a reverse direction from the output side to the input side of the support, through use of a tow catch apparatus mounted on the fiber placement head, at a position along the forward path of the tow before the shears and clamps of a cut/add mechanism.