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Fiber distributing system

Assignee: Curlator Corp
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Filing: 1965-08-27
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Granted: 1967-06-20
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Expires: 1985-08-27
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Abstract

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Inventors

  • 👤 Charles R Auten
  • 👤 Howard H Langdon

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-11-03 20:41
CPC Classifications
D; D01; D01G; D01G23/00; D01G23/08

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim 246 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A PLURALITY OF MACHINES FOR OPERATING ON FIBERS, OF MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FIBERS TO SAID MACHINES COMPRISING (A) A FIBER RESERVE BOX ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MACHINE FOR HOLDING A SUPPLY OF FIBERS FOR THE MACHINE, (B) A MOVABLE FORAMINOUS CONDENSER ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MACHINE FOR COLLECTING AIR-BORNE FIBER THEREON, (C) A MAIN TRUNK LINE, HAVING A FORWARD REACH AND A RETURN REACH, (D) MEANS CAUSING A STREAM OF AIR TO FLOW THROUGH SAID TRUNK LINE, (E) A CONDUIT, HAVING A FEED SECTION AND A RETURN SECTION, ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MACHINE FOR CONDUCTING AIR FROM THE FORWARD REACH OF SAID TRUNK LINE THROUGH THE ASSOCIATED FEED SECTION TO THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER AND BACK THROUGH THE ASSOCIATED RETURN SECTION TO THE RETURN REACH OF SAID TRUNK LINE WHEREBY FIBERS WHICH ARE CARRIED BY THE AIR STREAM FLOWING IN A RESPECTIVE CONDUIT ARE DEPOSITED ON THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER, (F) A STRIPPER FOR STRIPPING FIBERS DEPOSITED ON A CONDENSER FROM THAT CONDENSER AND DELIVERING THEM TO THE ASSOCIATED RESERVE BOX, (G) A DAMPER IN EACH CONDUIT DISPOSED DOWNSTREAM FROM THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER, SAID DAMPER BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION, IN WHICH IT ALLOWS FLOW OF AIR AND FIBERS FROM SAID TRUNK LINE TO THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER TO CAUSE DEPOSIT OF FIBERS ON THE CONDENSER, AND A SECOND POSITION, IN WHICH IT STOPS SUCH FLOW, AND (H) SIGNALING MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE AMOUNT OF FIBERS IN EACH RESERVE BOX FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE RESPECTIVE DAMPER.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim 246 words
THE COMBINATION WITH A PLURALITY OF MACHINES FOR OPERATING ON FIBERS, OF MEANS FOR SUPPLYING FIBERS TO SAID MACHINES COMPRISING (A) A FIBER RESERVE BOX ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MACHINE FOR HOLDING A SUPPLY OF FIBERS FOR THE MACHINE, (B) A MOVABLE FORAMINOUS CONDENSER ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MACHINE FOR COLLECTING AIR-BORNE FIBER THEREON, (C) A MAIN TRUNK LINE, HAVING A FORWARD REACH AND A RETURN REACH, (D) MEANS CAUSING A STREAM OF AIR TO FLOW THROUGH SAID TRUNK LINE, (E) A CONDUIT, HAVING A FEED SECTION AND A RETURN SECTION, ASSOCIATED WITH EACH MACHINE FOR CONDUCTING AIR FROM THE FORWARD REACH OF SAID TRUNK LINE THROUGH THE ASSOCIATED FEED SECTION TO THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER AND BACK THROUGH THE ASSOCIATED RETURN SECTION TO THE RETURN REACH OF SAID TRUNK LINE WHEREBY FIBERS WHICH ARE CARRIED BY THE AIR STREAM FLOWING IN A RESPECTIVE CONDUIT ARE DEPOSITED ON THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER, (F) A STRIPPER FOR STRIPPING FIBERS DEPOSITED ON A CONDENSER FROM THAT CONDENSER AND DELIVERING THEM TO THE ASSOCIATED RESERVE BOX, (G) A DAMPER IN EACH CONDUIT DISPOSED DOWNSTREAM FROM THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER, SAID DAMPER BEING MOVABLE BETWEEN A FIRST POSITION, IN WHICH IT ALLOWS FLOW OF AIR AND FIBERS FROM SAID TRUNK LINE TO THE ASSOCIATED CONDENSER TO CAUSE DEPOSIT OF FIBERS ON THE CONDENSER, AND A SECOND POSITION, IN WHICH IT STOPS SUCH FLOW, AND (H) SIGNALING MEANS CONTROLLED BY THE AMOUNT OF FIBERS IN EACH RESERVE BOX FOR CONTROLLING THE POSITION OF THE RESPECTIVE DAMPER.

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