Method and means for continuously transferring fabric in a chamber of given size

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR TRANSFERRING A FABRIC IN A TEXTILE MACHINE OF THE TYPE HAVING (A) FABRIC FEEDING GUIDE ROLLER MEANS, (B) FABRIC WITHDRAWAL GUIDE ROLLER MEANS, (C) FIRST AND SECOND REVERSIBLE WINDING ROLLERS, AND (D) MEANS FOR CAUSING THE FABRIC PASSING FROM SAID FABRIC FEEDING GUIDE ROLLER MEANS (A) TO THE FABRIC WITHDRAWAL GUIDE ROLLER MEANS (B) TO BE ALTERNATELY WOUND ON AND UNWOUND FROM EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND WINDING ROLLERS IN FIRST AND SECOND BIGHTS RESPECTIVELY, SAID APPARATUS BEING PARTICULARLY CHARACTERIZED IN THAT: (A) SAID FIRST WINDING ROLLER IS LOCATED IN A FIXED POSITION BELOW SAID FABRIC FEEDING GUIDE ROLLER MEANS (A), (B) SAID SECOND WINDING ROLLER IS LOCATED IN A FIXED POSITION PROXIMATE TO SAID FABRIC WITHDRAWAL GUIDE ROLLER MEANS (B), (C) SAID FIRST WINDING ROLLER IS LOCATED AT A HIGHER ELEVATION THAN SAID SECOND WINDING ROLLER, AND (D) SAID MEANS FOR CAUSING THE FABRIC TO BE ALTERNATELY WOUND ON SAID WINDING ROLLERS COMPRISES A DISPLACEABLE ROLLER LOCATED TO LIE ABOVE A PORTION OF THE FABRIC LYING BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND WINDING ROLLERS AND DISPLACEABLE FROM A FIRST POSITION BETWEEN SAID WINDING ROLLERS TO A SECOND POSITION LOWER THAN SAID FIRST WINDING ROLLER AND MORE REMOTE FROM SAID SECOND WINDING ROLLER THAN SAID FIRST WINDING ROLLER.