公开(公告)号：US11905135B1

公开(公告)日：2024-02-20

申请号：US17173982

申请日：2021-02-11

Applicant: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Inventor： Larry B. Sims

IPC: B65H49/16 ,  D02J13/00 ,  D02H1/00 ,  D01H1/18 ,  D06B3/04

CPC classification number: B65H49/16 ,  D01H1/18 ,  D02H1/00 ,  D02J13/00 ,  B65H2701/31 ,  D06B3/04

Abstract: A heat setting apparatus feeding assembly can comprise a yarn package rack having a first side and an opposing second side. A plurality of yarn package engagement elements can be positioned on each of the first side and the second side of the yarn package rack. The yarn package rack can be configured to rotate about a pivotal axis to orient one of the first side or the second side toward a yarn package loading area and to orient the other of the first side and the second side toward a feed direction.

公开(公告)号：US10011455B2

公开(公告)日：2018-07-03

申请号：US15833104

申请日：2017-12-06

Applicant: COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY

Inventor： Chris Cooper ,  Larry B. Sims ,  Kevin Lamar Cowart

IPC: B65H54/71 ,  B65H51/22

CPC classification number: B65H54/71 ,  B65H51/22 ,  B65H2701/31

Abstract: An assembly and method for automated cutting of undesired stretched yarn in a yarn system. Stretched yarn can hang away from the yarn system differently than desired yarn. A cutter head is positioned a predetermined distance relative to yarn traveling through the yarn system so that the stretched yarn is cut by the cutter head and the desired yarn passes the cutter head without being cut. A plurality of cutter heads can be used to cut stretched yarn hanging away from the yarn system in different locations.