Title: Apparatus and method for forming staple fibers and feeding the same to a picker

Abstract: An apparatus and method wherein a tow of continuous filaments is fed to a tow cutter and severed into fibrous material of predetermined staple length while the fibrous material delivered from the tow cutter is fed to and through at least one textile picker. The fibrous material may be formed into laps at the picker for being subsequently processed through cards, or the fibrous material may be fed in loose fibrous form from the picker to a bank of cards. Means are provided for automatically controlling operation of the tow cutter and pickers and for controlling feeding of the fibrous material to the pickers.

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Inventors: Wornall, William D. (Linville, NC, US)

Application Number: 409054
Filing Date: 1973-10-24
Publication_date: 1976-01-06
Assignee: Aldrich, Jr.; Alfred Proctor (Atlanta, GA); Aldrich Machine Works (Greenwood, SC); Lummus Industries, Inc. (Columbus, SC)
Primary Class(es): 19/.56 19/65A, 19/97.5, 19/105
Other Classes:
US Patent Ref:

1709646	Apr, 1929	Woodward	19/.
1814129	Jul, 1931	Curley	19/65.
1875356	Sep, 1932	Shaw	19/65.
2057641	Oct, 1936	Curley et al.	19/.
2155598	Apr, 1939	Holt et al.	19/65.
2186135	Jan, 1940	Childs	19/.
2822582	Feb, 1958	Hayward et al.	19/65.
3017684	Jan, 1962	Pittman	19/.
3087203	Apr, 1963	Pearson	19/.
3157440	Nov, 1964	Hijiya et al.	19/65.
3503100	Mar, 1970	Glynn et al.	19/.

Other Refs: 1,091,0801,009,774

Nov, 1967	UK
Mar, 1952	FR

Primary Examiner: Newton, Dorsey
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney: Parrott, Bell, Seltzer, Park & Gibson