Bobbin drive mechanism for roving frames

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR DRIVING THE VERTICALLY RECIPROCATING BOBBINS AND CORRESPONDING HORIZONTAL FRONT AND REAR BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFTS OF A ROVING FRAME HAVING A MAIN DRIVE SHAFT MOUNTED ON A FIXED AXIS SPACED REARWARDLY OF SAID BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFTS, A COMPOUND MOUNTED ON SAID MAIN DRIVE SHAFT AND SAID COMPOUND INCLUDING A DRIVEN ROTATABLE OUTPUT MEMBER, SAID APPARATUS COMPRISING A FIRST FREELY ROTATABLE MEANS SPACED ABOVE SAID REAR BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFT, A SECOND FREELY ROTATABLE MEANS ADJACENT SAID REAR BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFT, MEANS SUPPORTING SAID FIRST ROTATABLE MEANS FOR SWINGING MOVEMENT ABOUT AND A FIXED RADIAL DISTANCES FROM THE AXES OF THE OUTPUT MEMBER AND THE SECOND FREELY ROTATABLE MEANS, FIRST AND SECOND ENDLESS PLIABLE ELEMENTS DRIVINGLY CONNECTING SAID OUTPUT MEMBER TO SAID FIRST FREELY ROTATABLE MEANS AND INTERCONNECTING SAID FIRST AND SECOND FREELY ROTATABLE MEANS, RESPECTIVELY, MEANS TRANSMITTING COMMON DIRECTIONAL ROTATION FROM SAID SECOND FREELY ROTATABLE MEANS TO SAID FRONT BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFT, FIRST AND SECOND INTERMESHING GEARS SPACED FROM SAID REAR BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFT, SAID FIRST GEAR BEING FIXED ON SAID FRONT BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFT, A PAIR OF DRIVE ELEMENTS MOUNTED IN FIXED AXIAL RELATION TO SAID SECOND GEAR AND ON SAID REAR BOBBIN SHAFT, RESPECTIVELY, AND ANOTHER ENDLESS PLIABLE ELEMENT DRIVINGLY INTERCONNECTING SAID DRIVE ELEMENTS TO DRIVE SAID REAR BOBBIN DRIVE SHAFT.