Machine for weaving web having relatively stiff weft

Claim 1

IN A LOOM FOR WEAVING MATERIAL HAVING RELATIVELY STIFF ELONGATE WEFT ELEMENTS, SAID LOOM HAVING A FRAME STRUCTURE, WRAP SUPPLYING MEANS, FABRIC TAKE-UP MEANS ROTATABLY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE, A PLURALITY OF VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING HARNESSES ARRANGED BETWEEN SAID WRAP SUPPLYING MEANS AND SAID FABRIC TAKE-UP MEANS AND A RECIPROCATING LAY MOUNTED IN SAID FRAME STRUCTURE; A REED MOUNTED ON SAID LAY RECIPROCATING THEREWITH, SAID REED COMPRISING A PLURALITY OF LATERALLY ARRANGED FLAT PLATE MEMBERS HAVING SLOTS WHICH ARE OPEN AT THEIR FORWARD ENDS, AND MEANS MAINTAINING SAID MEMBERS IN ALIGNED SPACED RELATION WHEREBY WARP FROM SAID WARP SUPPLYING MEANS AND CARRIED BY SAID HARNESSES MAY BE GUIDED BETWEEN SAID MEMBERS, SAID SLOTS BEING IN ALIGNMENT WHEREBY A TRANSVERSE PASSAGE IS PROVIDED THROUGH SAID MEMBERS FOR RECEIVING AND GUIDING SAID WEFT ELEMENTS WHEN FED THEREIN, AND MEANS FOR FEEDING SAID WEFT ELEMENT INTO SAID PASSAGE.