Weaving loom comprising a device for the guiding and supervision of the weft thread

Claim 1

IN A FABRIC LOOM INLCUDING A SLEY AND MOVABLE MEANS ENGAGING AND PULLING A WEFT THREAD FOR INSERTING IT INTO THE SHED; A DEVICE FOR GUIDING SAID WEFT THREAD DURING ITS INSERTION INTO THE SHED, SAID DEVICE COMPRISING AT LEAST ONE GUIDE HOOK MOUNTED ON THE SLEY AND EXTENDING IN THE DIRECTION OF THE FELL OF THE FABRIC BEING WOVEN, SAID GUIDE HOOK BEING MOVABLE ON THE SLEY BETWEEN AN UPPERMOST POSITION WHEREIN IT IS AT A LEVEL HIGHER THAN THAT OF THE WEFT THREAD TO BE GUIDED, AND A LOWERMOST POSITION WHEREIN IT EMBRACES AND HOLDS THE WEFT THREAD AS IT IS INSERTED INTO THE SHED AND MEANS CONNECTED WITH SAID GUIDE HOOK AND MOVING IT BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH THE MOVEMENT OF SAID MOVABLE MEANS TO CAUSE SAID GUIDE HOOK TO EMBRACE SAID WEFT THREAD AFTER IT HAS BEEN ENGAGED AND PULLED BY SAID MOVABLE MEANS.