Sliver supply device for spindleless spinning

Claim 1

SILVER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR A ROTARY SPINNING CHAMBER, COMPRISING, IN COMBINATION, SUPPORT MEANS FORMED WITH A CAVITY HAVING AN OUTLET AND AN OPENING; A FEED ROLLER AND A COMBING ROLLER HAVING ADJACENT PERIPHERAL PORTIONS, AND BEING MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING MEANS FOR ROTATION AND LOCATED IN SAID CAVITY ADJACENT SAID OPENING; AND A CLOSURE MEMBER MOUNTED ON SAID SUPPORTING MEANS MOVABLE BETWEEN AN OPERATIVE POSITION CLOSING SAID OPENING OF SAID CAVITY, AND AN INOPERATIVE RETRACTED POSITION PERMITTING ACCESS TO SAID CAVITY THROUGH SAID OPENING, SAID CLOSURE MEMBER HAVING TWO SURFACE PORTIONS RESPECTIVELY CONFRONTING SAID FEED ROLLER AND SAID COMBINING ROLLER IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION AND FORMING WITH THE SAME A PASSAGE COMMUNICATING WITH SAID OUTLET; SAID CLOSURE MEMBER BEING FORMED WITH AN INLET CHANNEL FOR A SILVER OPENING INTO SAID CAVITY IN THE REGION OF SAID FEED ROLLER SO THAT A SILVER IS TRANSPORTED BY SAID FEED ROLLER TO SAID COMBING ROLLER THROUGH SAID PASSAGE IN SAID OPERATIVE POSITION WHEREBY COMBED FIBERS ARE DISCHARGED THROUGH SAID OUTLET, WHILE IN SAID INOPERATIVE POSITION OF SAID CLOSURE MEMBER, SAID FEEDING AND COMBING ROLLERS AND SAID INLET PASSAGE ARE ACCESSIBLE.