Strand packagers

Claim 1

A TOW PACKAGER, COMPRISING A FRAME, A CARRIAGE MOUNTED ON THE FRAME FOR RECIPROCATION ALONG A PATH ON THE FRAME, A PAIR OF SPACED ROLLERS MOUNTED ON THE FRAME AT A LOCATION SPACED LATERALLY FROM THE MIDPOINT OF SAID PATH, A PAIR OF PARALLEL PLATES SECURED TO THE FRAME BETWEEN THE ROLLERS TO DEFINE A GUIDE SLOT EXTENDING IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID PATH, A POST SECURED TO THE CARRIAGE, A TOW CONVEYER HAVING ONE END THEREOF RESTING ON THE ROLLERS AND THE OTHER END THEREOF PIVOTALLY ATTACHED TO THE POST ON THE CARRIAGE, A PIN ATTACHED TO SAID ONE END OF THE CONVEYER AND EXTENDING INTO SAID GUIDE SLOT FOR GUIDING SAID ONE END OF THE CONVEYER FOR MOVEMENT IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID PATH, MEANS FOR FEEDING A TOW ONTO SAID ONE END OF SAID CONVEYER, MEANS CARRIED BY THE CONVEYER FOR DRIVING SAID CONVEYER TO ADVANCE THE TOW THEREALONG, A BRACKET SECURED TO THE CONVEYER, A PIDDLER CHUTE PIVOTALLY SECURED AT THE UPPER END THEREOF TO THE BRACKET FOR RECEIVING THE TOW FROM THE CONVEYER, A FIRST ENDLESS BELT MOUNTED ON THE FRAME AND HAVING SPANS PARALLEL TO SAID PATH, MEANS ON THE FRAME FOR DRIVING SAID FIRST ENDLESS BELT, A FIRST LINK INTERCONNECTING THE CARRIAGE AND A POINT ON THE FIRST ENDLESS BELT SO THAT MOVEMENT OF SAID FIRST BELT RECIPROCATES THE CARRIAGE ALONG SAID PATH, A SECOND ENDLESS BELT MOUNTED ON THE CARRIAGE AND HAVING SPANS NORMAL TO SAID PATH, MEANS ON THE CARRIAGE FOR DRIVING THE SECOND ENDLESS BELT, AND A SECOND LINK INTERCONNECTING THE CHUTE AND A POINT ON THE SECOND ENDLESS BELT SO THAT MOVEMENT OF SAID SECOND BELT OSCILLIATES THE LOWER END OF THE CHUTE IN A DIRECTION NORMAL TO SAID PATH.