Method of and device for feeding weft thread into the gripper of gripper looms

Claim 1

IN A WEAVING LOOM FOR WEAVING AFABRIC, IN COMBINATION, A SHUTTLE HAVING A FORWARD END AND ATRAILING END AND ADAPTED TO BE MOVED BETWEEN OPPOSITE END POSITIONS ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FABRIC AND HAVING A GRIPPING MECHANISM LOCATED IN THE REGION OF SAID TRAILING END; A PAIR OF TURNABLE SHUTTLE SUPPORTS RESPECTIVELY MOUNTED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID FABRIC, ADAPTED TO RECEIVE SAID SHUTTLE IN THE RESPECTIVE END POSITION THEREOF AND EACH ADAPTED FOR TURNING WITH A SHUTTLE THEREIN BETWEEN A RECEIVING POSITION IN WHICH THE SHUTTLE IS LOCATED IN SAID TURNABLE SHUTTLE SUPPORT WITH THE GRIPPING MECHANISM ADJACENT SAID FABRIC AND A DISCHARGING POSITION WITH THE GRIPPING MECHANISM REMOTE SAID FABRIC; A PAIR OF WEFT THREAD SUPPLY BOBBINS LOCATED ON EACH SIDE OF SAID OF SAID FABRIC; GUIDE MEANS LOCATED EACH SIDE OF SAID FABRIC AND ASSOCITED WITH A RESPECTIVE ONE OF SAID TURNABLE SHUTTLE SUPPORTS FOR RESPECTIVELY GUIDING A PORTION OF A WEFT THREAD FROM THE RESPECTIVE SUPPLY BOBBIN INTO THE GRIPPING MECHANISM OF SAID SHUTTLE WHEN SAID SHUTTLE IS LOCATED IN SAID ASSOCIATED TURNABLE SHUTTLE SUPPORT WITH ITS GRIPPING MECHANISM ADJACENT SAID FABRIC; AND CUTTING MEANS OPERTING IN CONJUNCTION WITH EACH OF SAID GUIDE MEANS FOR CUTTING THE THREAD AFTER THE SAME HAS BEEN GRIPPED BY THE GRIPPING MECHANISM.