Patent · US Expired

Braiders

US4909127A · kind A · utility

17Cited by
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8Claims
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Filing dateJan 19, 1988
Grant dateMar 20, 1990
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Expiry dateJan 19, 2008

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD04C3/36
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A braider having a braider bed. The bed has first and second closed tracks defining an intersecting serpentine path. The tracks define an average path which is non-circular. A plurality of yarn package carriers travel along said tracks. Yarns fed from the packages form a braid at a location substantially central of the bed.

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