Apparatus for splicing synthetic thermoplastic yarns

Claim 1

AN ELECTRICALLY OPERATED SYNTHETIC YARN SPLICING APPARATUS COMPRISING A HOUSING AND SUPPORT UNIT HAVING SIDE WALLS AND BEING OPEN AT THE TOP AND BOTTOM THEREOF, AN ELECTRICAL HEATING IRON ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A HANDLE PORTION MOUNTED UPON THE HOUSING AND SUPPORT UNIT, SAID HEATING IRON ASSEMBLY INCLUDING A SEPARATELY FORMED HEATING SHOE HAVEING A SUBSTANTIALLY SQUARE CORNER WITHIN THE HOUSING UNIT, A SHIFTABLE HEAD ASSEMBLY SUBSTANTIALLY COVERING THE TOP OF THE HOUSING UNIT AND MOVABLE LONGITUDINALLY RELATIVE THERETO AND INCLUDING AN ANVIL HAVING A GROOVE FOR COATION WITH SAID SHOE AND A SLOT FOR RECEIVING YARN ENDS, A MAIN SLIDE CARRYING SAID ANVIL, A YOKE PIVOTED TO THE HOUSING UNIT NEAR THE LOWER REAR CORNER THEREOF AND ISPOSED WITHIN THE HOUSING UNIT AND HAVING ITS TOP PIVOTALLY SECURED TO THE MAIN SLIDE, A THUMB LEVER ON SAID YOKE PROJECTING EXTERIORLY OF THE HOUSING UNIT, RESILIENT MEANS INTERCONNECTING THE HOUSING UNIT AND MAIN SLIDE SERVING TO BIAS THE SHIFTABLE HEAD ASSEMBLY FORWARDLY AND DOWNWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE HOUSING UNIT, AN AUXILIARY SLIDE ON THE MAIN SLIDE AND BODILY CARRIED THEREBY AND HAVING A YARN CLAMPING PART ADAPTED TO ENTER THE SLOT OF SAID ANVIUL, A SPRING INTERCONNECTING THE AUXILARY SLIDE AND SAID ANVIL AND URGING THE AUXILIARY SLIDE FORWARDLY RELATIVE TO THE MAIN SLIDE, AND A STOP ELEMENT ON THE HOUSING UNIT TO ARREST THE FORWARD MOVEMENT OF THE AUXILARY SLIDE.