Patent · US Expired

Carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine

US5442939A · kind A · utility

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38Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 12, 1993
Grant dateAug 22, 1995
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Expiry dateOct 12, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD06B23/04
  • WIPO fieldChemical engineering
  • WIPO sectorChemistry

Abstract

Textile yarn package supporting carriers are disclosed for use in both horizontal and vertical textile dyeing machines to enable the machine to be effectively operated at less than full capacity, Each carrier has a base with multiple upstanding package supporting posts each having a longitudinal package supporting portion adjacent the base and a longitudinal threaded spindle portion extending outwardly in alignment therewith, The package supporting portion is dimensioned to securely support a predetermined minimum number of packages on each post and adapters are provided for slidable mounting onto the spindle portions of each post to accommodate additional yarn packages up to the maximum capacity of the carrier. A threaded cap mounts to the spindle portion of each post for movement therealong into engagement with the outermost package on the post.

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