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Claim 1

IN A TWISTER FRAME HAVING TRAVERSING ELEMENTS INCLUDING A RING RAIL AND SPINNING RINGS MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCATORY MOVEMENT FOR WINDING STRAND ON A PACKAGE, THE COMBINATION OF A BUILDER MECHANISM, A WINDLASS SHAFT, AND FLEXIBLE SUPPORTING MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID SHAFT FOR SUPPORTING SAID TRAVERSING ELEMENTS, FLEXBLE ACTUATING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE BUILDER MECHANISM AND WINDLASS SHAFT INCLUDING A PICK MECHANISM, AWIND-DOWN MECHANISM COMPRISING A WIND-DOWN SHAFT, A FLEXIBLE WIND-DOWN CONNECTION BETWEEN SAID WIND-DOWN SAHFT AND SAID WINDLASS SHAFT FOR WINDING DOWN SAID ELEMENTS, MEANS FOR REWINDING SAID FLEXIBLE ACTUATING CONNECTIONS TO AN EXTENDT CORRESPONDING WITH THE WIND-DOWN OF SAID WINDLASS SHAFT AND SAID TRAVERSING ELEMENTS TO A MAXIMUM DOWN POSITION, MEANS HOLDING SAID FLEXIBLE ACTUATING CONNECTIONS IN SAID MAXIMUM WIND-DOWN POSITION, AND A CONTROL DEVICE ACTING WHEN SAID WINDLASS SHAFT AND SAID TRAVERSING ELEMENTS ARE WOUND DOWN TO A PREDETERMINED MAXIMUM DOWN POSITION FOR DRIVING SAID WINDLASS SHAFT A LIMITED DISTANCE IN THE REVERSE DIRECTION AND FOR CORRESPONDINGLY RAISING SAID TRAVERSING ELEMENTS THEREBY PROVIDING SLACK IN SAID CONNECTIONS BETWEEN THE BUILDER MECHANISM AND WINDLASS SHAFT AT THE START OF A NEW PACKAGE WINDING OPERATION.