Metering device for weft in looms

Claim 1

IN A LOOM OPERTING WITH A WEFT PACKAGE FROM WHICH WEFT IS FED TO THE LOOM TO BE INCORPORATED INTO A FABRIC BY WEFT LAYING MEANS, (A) WEFT FEEDING MEANS BETWEEN SAID PACKAGE AND SAID WEFT LAYING MEANS INCLUDING A GENERALLY CONICAL SURFACE HAVING THE WEFT TRAINED THEREAROUND AND ROTATABLE TO FEED A SELECTED AMOUNT OF WEFT TO SAID WEFT LAYING MEANS, (B) WEFT TENSIONING MEANS BETWEEN THE WEFT FEEDING MEANS AND THE WEFT LAYING MEANS TO RECEIVE SAID AMOUNT OF WEFT AND TO MAINTAIN A CONSTANT TENSION ON THE WEFT DURING FEEDING THEREOF TO SAID WEFT LAYING MEANS (C) A SECOND WEFT TENSIONING MEANS BETWEEN SAID WEFT FEEDING MEANS AND SAID PACKAGE TO MAINTAIN TENSION ON THE WEFT LEADING TO SAID FEEDING MEANS, (D) DRIVE MEANS FOR SAID WEFT FEEDING MEANS OPERATING TO ROTATE THE LATTER AT A CONSTANT RATE OF SPEED TO EFFECT FEEDING OF SELECTED AMOUNT OF WEFT, (E) GUIDE MEANS TO MAINTAIN THE WEFT IN POSITION ON SAID WEFT FEEDING MEANS, (F) ADJUSTABLE MEANS INCLUDING A SCREW PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF THE CONICAL SURFACE AND MEANS CONNECTED TO SAID GUIDE MEANS SCREW THREADED ON SAID SCREW EFFECTIVE UPON TURNING OF THE LATTER TO CAUSE THE GUIDE MEANS TO MOVE PARALLEL TO SAID AXIS OF THE CONICAL SURFACE, SAID MOVEMENT CAUSING THE WEFT TO MOVE ALONG THE WEFT FEEDING MEANS DURING LOOM OPERATION TO VARY THE RATE OF FEED OF WEFT TO THE LOOM TO VARY THE WIDTH OF THE FABRIC, (G) SAID LOOM HAVING A FLAT SURFACE PARALLEL TO SAID SCREW, AND SAID ADJUSTABLE MEANS CONNECTED TO THE GUIDE MEANS HAS A FOOT ENGAGING THE FLAT SURFACE ON EACH SIDE OF A RIGHT ANGLE PROJECTION OF THE AXIS OF THE SCREW ON SAID FLAT SURFACE.