Means and method of feeding fibers

Claim 1

IN COMBINATION WITH A MAIN CYLINDER OF A CARDING MECHANISM OF A KNITTING MACHINE, A MEANS FOR FEEDING FIBERS IN SLIVER FORM TO SAID MAIN CYLINDER COMPRISING, A PAIR OF ENDLESS BELTS WITH EACH MOUNTED ON AND ENCIRCLING A PAIR OF SPACED PARALLEL ROLLS FOR ROTATION, EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF ROLLS INCLUDING A FORWARD AND REAR ROLL WITH AT LEAST ONE OF SAID PAIRS OF ROLLS HAVING A ROLL COMPRISING A CORE OF NON-RESILIENT MATERIAL COVERED WITH A SLEEVE OF RESILIENT MATERIAL ADAPTED TO BE COMPRESSED TO ACCOMMODATE THICKENED PORTIONS OF SAID SLIVER, MEANS MOUNTING EACH OF SAID PAIRS OF ROLLS PARALLEL TO ONE ANOTHER WITH THE BELTS CARRIED THEREBY HAVING SECTIONS IN FACING ADJACENT RELATION AND ADAPTED TO CARRY FIBERS THEREBETWEEN, SAID MOUNTING MEANS HAVING ELEMENTS FOR DYNAMICALLY DISPLACING AT LEAST ONE OF SAID ROLLS FROM THE CORRESPONDING ROLL OF THE OTHER PAIR WHEREBY SAID BELTS MAY BE MOVED APART AT AT LEAST ONE END, A FRAME HAVING WALLS, AND SHAFTS COAXIALLY SECURED TO SAID ROLLS, SAID ELEMENTS SUPPORTING SAID SHAFTS FOR ROTATION OF SAID ROLLS, SAID ELEMENTS OF SAID FORWARD ROLLS BEING SECURED IN SAID WALLS, AND TENSIONING MEANS COMPRISING PINS MOVABLY INTERENGAGING SAID ELEMENTS FOR SAID REAR ROLLS WITH SAID WALLS, MEANS SECURING SAID MOUNTING MEANS ADJACENT SAID MAIN CYLINDER, AND MEANS FOR DRIVING SAID ROLLS WHEREBY SAID BELTS WILL BE ROTATED IN OPPOSITE RELATION TO ONE ANOTHER.