Programmer for extension of drop yarns for weaving contoured thread connected dual wall inflatable fabric

Claim 1

IN A PROGRAMMER TO PROVIDE EXTENSION OF DROP YARNS DURING WEAVING OF CONTOURED THREAD CONNECTED DUAL WALL INFLATABLE FABRIC THE COMBINATION OF AN EASILY DEFORMABLE EXTENSION ROD POSITIONED BETWEEN THE WALLS OF THE FABRIC, A PLURALITY OF COUNTERWEIGHTED GAGE MEANS ENGAGING THE ROD ACROSS THE WIDTH OF THE FABRIC TO PROVIDE MOVEMENT THEREOF TO EFFECT EXTENSION OF THE DROP YARNS, SEPARATE CLUTCH MEANS OPERATIVELY DRIVING EACH GAGE MEANS AGAINST ITS COUNTERWEIGHT, SEPARATE CONTACT SWITCH MEANS OPERATIVELY ENERGIZING EACH CLUTCH MEANS, SEPARATE ROD MEANS OPERATIVELY ASSOCIATED WITH SAID ADAPTED TO ACTUATE EACH SWITCH MEANS, BRIDGE MEANS MOUNTING SAID ROD MEANS FOR SUBSTANTIALLY VERTICAL SLIDING MOVEMENT AND LIMITING THE MAXIMUM VERTICAL DOWNWARD MOVEMENT THEREOF, FORM MEANS MOVABLE BENEATH THE BRIDGE MEANS, SAID FORM MEANS BEING A SCALE MODEL OF AT LEAST THE CONTOURED TOP SURFACE OF THE FINAL INFLATED SHAPE DESIRED FOR THE INFLATABLE FABRIC, MEANS TO UNIFORMLY LOWER THE BRIDGE MEANS SO THAT AS THE ROD MEANS ENGAGE THE SURFACE OF THE FORM MEANS THE SWITCH MEANS ASSOCIATED THEREWITH ACTUATE THEIR RESPECTIVE CLUTCH MEANS, AND A LIMIT SWITCH ACTUATED BY THE DOWNWARD MOVEMENT OF THE BRIDGE MEANS TO TERMINATE MOVEMENT OF THE BRIDGE MEANS AND TO LOCK THE CLUTCH MEANS IN POSITION.