Spool head for double twisting machines

Claim 1

A SPOOL SUPPORT FOR A STRAND TWISTING MACHINE, COMPRISING: A ROTATABLE SPINDLE; A SPOOL HEAD SUPPORTED ON SAID SPINDLE, SAID SPOOL HEAD COMPRISING AN UPRIGHT SUBSTANTIALLY CYLINDRICAL COVER PORTION FOR SURROUNDING THE SPOOL AND A TRANSVERSELY EXTENDING BASE PORTION, SAID COVER PORTION HAVING A PLURALITY OF CIRCUMFERENTIALLY SPACED, LARGE, ELONGATED OPENINGS THERETHROUGH AND EXTENDING FROM ADJACENT THE UPPER END THEREOF TO ADJACENT THE LOWER END THEREOF, SAID BASE PORTION HAVING A SMOOTH UPPER SURFACE EXTENDING SUBSTANTIALLY TO THE LOWER ENDS OF THE OPENINGS IN SAID COVER PORTION, SAID BASE PORTION ALSO HAVING A FIRST MAGNET MOUNTED THEREIN BENEATH SAID SMOOTH UPPER SURFACE; A STATIONARY CYLINDER SURROUNDING SAID SPOOL HEAD, SAID CYLINDER BEING OPEN AT BOTH ITS UPPER AND ITS LOWER ENDS AND BEING SPACED OUTWARDLY FROM THE COVER PORTION SO THAT A THREAD CAN PASS THROUGH THE SPACE THEREBETWEEN; AND A SECOND MAGNET MOUNTED IN SAID STATIONARY CYLINDER AND ARRANGED FOR COACTION WITH SAID FIRST MAGNET TO HOLD THE SPOOL HEAD IN A STATIONARY POSITION, WHEREBY ANY FLUFF FALLING ONTO SAID UPPER SURFACE WILL BE MOVED OUTWARDLY THROUGH SAID OPENINGS AND WILL BE CARRIED AWAY BY THE AIR STREAM PRODUCED BY MOVEMENT OF THE THREAD THROUGH THE SPACE.