Transfer tail winder

Claim 1

IN A WINDUP INCLUDING A SURFACE DRIVEN, TUBULAR PACKAGE SUPPORT PROVIDED WITH A STRINGUP GROOVE EXTENDING PARTIALLY THROUGH ITS CIRCUMFERENCE OUTSIDE THE NORMAL STROKE OF A SELF-THREADING, TRAVERSE GUIDE THROUGH WHICH YARN ADVANCES AS A PACKAGE IS WOUND, A TRANSFER TAIL-WINDING MECHANISM COMPRISING: AN AUXILIARY GUIDE THROUGH WHICH YARN IS INITIALLY ADVANCED, SAID GROOVE BEING ADAPTED TO SNAG THE YARN, THEREBY INITIATING A PACKAGE; MEANS MOUNTING SAID AUXILIARY GUIDE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT FROM A FIRST STRINGUP POSITION TO A SECOND POSITION IN WHICH ADVANCING YARN IS RELEASED TO SAID TRAVERSE GUIDE; A LINKAGE CONNECTED TO THE AUXILIARY GUIDE FOR ITS PIVOTAL MOVEMENT BETWEEN SAID POSITIONS; A RELEASABLE LATCH NORMALLY IN ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LINKAGE FOR HOLDING THE AUXILIARY GUIDE IN ITS FIRST POSITION; AND MOTIVE MEANS COUPLED WITH SAID LINKAGE FOR PIVOTAL MOVEMENT OF THE AUXILIARY GUIDE TOWARD THE SECOND POSITION UPON RELEASE OF SAID LATCH, SAID LINKAGE INCLUDING RELATIVELY MOVABLE, FRICTIONALLY ENGAGED PARTS INTERPOSED BETWEEN SAID AUXILIARY GUIDE AND SAID MOTIVE MEANS WHEREBY TO RETARD SAID PIVOTAL MOVEMENT AS A TRANSFER TAIL OF PREDETERMINED LENGTH IS WOUND IN A SINGLE LAYER BETWEEN SAID GROOVE AND THE PACKAGE AREA.