US2726827A

US2726827A - Creel

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Publication number: US2726827A
Application number: US366437A
Authority: US
Inventors: Albert J Ammerall
Original assignee: Mohawk Carpet Mills Inc
Current assignee: Mohawk Carpet Mills Inc
Priority date: 1953-07-07
Filing date: 1953-07-07
Publication date: 1955-12-13
Anticipated expiration: 1972-12-13

Description

Dec. 13, 1955 A. J. AMMERALL CREEL Filed July 7, 1953 JNVENTOR.

BY Albert JAmmara/l 4 ZM/{M My 2 2 ATJURNFYS United States Patent CREEL Albert J. Ammerall, Amsterdam, N. Y., assignor to Mohawk Carpet Mills, Inc., Amsterdam, N. Y., a corporation of New York Application July 7, 1953, Serial No. 366,437

3 Claims. (Cl. 242-157) This invention relates to creels of the type used for supporting packages of yarn, from which skeins are to be wound on a reel. More particularly, the invention is concerned with a creel for the purpose described, which is provided with a guide for the strand of yarn from each package and means for introducing the strand into the guide.

At the present time, creels supporting packages of yarn to be wound on a reel into skeins to be dyed are commonly provided with a yarn guide for each package and the guide lies above the package and is also higher than the reel. With this arrangement, the yarn is pulled off the top of the package and over the guide, from which the yarn travels downwardly at an angle to the reel. Ordinarily, such a creel is constructed to support the packages in upper and lower rows and, when the packages are the usual large cheeses, the yarn guides for the packages in the upper row are at such a height above the floor, that it is difdcult for the reel attendant to pass the yarn from a cheese in the upper row over its guide, when a new cheese has been placed in position.

The present invention is directed to the provision in a creel of the construction described of means for guiding the yarn being led from a package in the creel and means by which the yarn can be quickly introduced by the machine attendant into a guide above the reach of the attendant.

For a better understanding of the invention, reference may be made to the accompanying drawing, in which Fig. 1 is a view in vertical section through a creel constructed in accordance with the invention;

Fig. 2 is a view of the creel in front elevation; and

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary perspective view of a feature of the new creel.

in the drawing, there is illustrated a creel used for supporting packages 11 of yarn, which is to be wound upon a conventional reel 12 to form skeins 13. The creel includes end standard 14 connected by a top piece 15 and spaced upper and lower

horizontal supports

16, 17, respectively. The spaces between the top piece 15 and the upper support 16 and between the two supports are subdivided by vertical partitions 18 into compartments for the yarn packages, which are illustrated as cheeses of substantial size. Each of the

supports

16, 17 is provided with a spindle 19 within each compartment and the cheeses are placed in position in their respective com partments with the spindles entering the cores within the cheeses.

Each of the compartments is provided with a guide for the yarn drawn from the package in that compartment and the guides may conveniently be provided by mounting a wire 20 to extend across each compartment near the top thereof and above the level of the top of the yarn packages, the wire being bent to form a central notch 21 through which the yarn is led. If desired, a single wire may extend across all the compartments in each of the upper and lower rows, the wires being held in place by clips 22 secured to the front of the creel.

When the packages of yarn employed in the winding of the skeins are cheeses of large size, as shown, the creel required is of substantial height and, when a cheese in a compartment in the upper row runs out and must be replaced by a new one, it is difl'icult for the attendant to lead the end of the yarn from the cheese up over the wire and through the yarn guide. The threading of the yarn from a cheese in the upper row through its guide is facilitated in the creel illustrated by mounting a thin metal ring 23 on the wire 20 in each compartment in the upper row. Each ring 23 carries a spring clip 24 secured to the ring at one end in any suitable way, as by means of a rivet 25, and the other end of the clip is free.

When a ring 23 is to be used to thread a yarn 26 from a new cheese through its guide, the ring is turned until its clip lies near the bottom of the ring, as shown in Fig. 1, and the end of the yarn 26 from the cheese is drawn out beneath the wire 20 in the compartment and inserted beneath the clip. The ring 23 is then turned, so that the clip moves rearwardly and up and over the top of the wire to the position shown in Fig. 3. As the ring is thus turned, the yarn is carried with it and brought over the top of wire 20. When the ring is in the position shown in Fig. 3, the end of the yarn is released from the clip and the yarn is moved sidewise along the wire into notch 21. The yarn is then led to the reel and the winding started.

The threading of the yarn from a new cheese in the top row through its guide by means of a ring 23 is a simple operation, which can be quickly performed by the reel attendant, even though the guide is beyond the attendants reach. Heretofore, the threading of such a yarn into its guide frequently delayed winding operations, because the attendant had to pass the end of the yarn upwardly and over the wire from the rear of the compartment by attempting to throw the end of the yarn over the wire. This could not always be done on the first attempt and the winding was, accordingly, delayed. By the use of the ring 23, the difiiculty referred to is wholly overcome.

I claim:

1. In a creel having a support for a package of yarn, the combination of an element extending horizontally adjacent to and above the support and having a guide notch for the strand of yarn drawn from the package, and a member encircling the element and freely movable both rotationally and longitudinally relatively to the element, the member having a clip for holding the end of the strand.

2. In a creel having a support for a package of yarn, the combination of an element extending horizontally adjacent to and above the support and having a guide notch for the strand of yarn drawn from the package, and a ring encircling the element and freely movable both rotationally and longitudinally relatively to the element, the ring having a clip for holding the end of the strand.

3. In a creel having a support for a package of yarn, the comibnation of a horizontal rod adjacent to and above the support having a notch for guiding the strand of yarn drawn from the package, and a ring encircling and freely movable both rotationally and longitudinally relatively to the rod, the ring having a resilient tongue for clamping the end of the strand.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,180,284 Cook Apr. 25, 1916 1,676,864 Longvall July 10, 1928 2,163,711 Selvig June 27, 1939 2,509,487 Davis May 30, 1950 2,635,831 Hays Apr. 21, 1953