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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Oct. 15, 2012
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Peter D. McCowin, Enumclaw, WA (US);
Assignee:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B65H 59/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A fiber tensioning device is provided for a spool of fibers. A hub is rotatably mounted on the support and is adapted to have the spool of fibers mounted thereon. Means on the hub apply a drag force on fibers being drawn from the spool to maintain the fibers in tension.