Method and apparatus for removing the reserve winding of yarn coils

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR REMOVING FROM YARN COILS HAVING A CORE THE RESERVE WINDING LOCATED ON AN END OF THE CORE AND AXIALLY SPACED ALONG THE CORE FROM A MAIN WINDING THEREON, COMPRISING A MECHANICAL GRIPPER HAVING PINCERLIKE ARMS, MEANS FOR MOVING SAID GRIPPER, AND YARN COIL RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER IN A DIRECTION RADIAL TO THE COIL CORE TO A POSITION IN WHICH A PORTION OF THE COIL CORE INTERMEDIATE THE RESERVE WINDING AND THE MAIN WINDING OF THE YARN COIL IS LOCATED BETWEEN THE GRIPPING ARMS, AND MEANS FOR MOVING SAID GRIPPER AND THE YARN COIL RELATIVE TO EACH OTHER SUBSTANTIALLY IN THE AXIAL DIRECTION OF THE COIL CORE SO THAT THE RESERVE WINDING IS ENTRAINED BY SAID GRIPPER ARMS AND IS STRIPPED OFF THE CORE.