Pick remover

Claim 2

A pick remover for removing false picks attached to false selvege from material moving along a material pathway, comprising frame means, pick handling station means, advance means to advance the false selvege, guide means to guide the false selvege in a pathway offset from the material pathway, and movable pick engaging means positioned on a pathway at least a part of which is lateral to the said false selvege part and through said pick handling station means, further comprising selvege spacing means and selvege restraining means arranged within a plane which includes the pathway for the movable pick engaging means, in which there is a main drive to move the material along said material pathway, and in which the advance means to advance the false selvege is connectEd to said main drive to run at a speed equivalent to the speed of the said material.

Claim 3

The pick remover as claimed in claim 1, in which the drive means for the movable pick engaging means moves said pick engaging means at a faster rate of speed than the selvege advance drive means moves the selvege.

Claim 4

The pick remover as claimed in claim 1, in which the selvege advance means comprises a drive roller and an idler roller, and the drive means for the movable pick engaging means comprises transmission belt means.

Claim 5

A pick remover for removing false picks attached to false selvege from material moving along a material pathway, comprising frame means, pick handling station means, advance means to advance the false selvege, guide means to guide the false selvege in a pathway offset from the material pathway, and movable pick engaging means positioned on a pathway at least a part of which is lateral to the said false selvege pathway and through said pick handling station means, further comprising selvege spacing means and selvege restraining means arranged within a plane which includes the pathway for the movable pick engaging means, in which the pick handling station means comprises an area enclosed by at least one wall and having at least one opening, and in which the pathway for the movable pick engaging means is positioned through the opening and at least a portion of the enclosure thus formed.

Claim 6

A pick remover for removing false picks attached to false selvege from material moving along a material pathway, comprising frame means, pick handling station means, advance means to advance the false selvege, guide means to guide the false selvege in a pathway offset from the material pathway, and movable pick engaging means positioned on a pathway at least a part of which is lateral to the said false selvege pathway and through said pick handling station means, further comprising selvege spacing means and selvege restraining means arranged within a plane which includes the pathway for the movable pick engaging means, in which the pick handling station means comprises an area enclosed by at least one wall and having at least one opening, and in which the pathway for the movable pick engaging means is positioned through the opening and at least a portion of the enclosure thus formed.

Claim 7

The pick remover as claimed in claim 4, in which the movable pick engaging means is an endless belt on a pathway adjacent in part to a side of the material pathway, and positioned to move through the area of the pick handling station means.

Claim 8

The pick remover as claimed in claim 5, in which the selvege spacer means is in the form of a wheel or roller.

Claim 9

The pick remover as claimed in claim 6, in which the selvege restrainer means is provided with at least one pin ring.

Claim 10

The pick remover as claimed in claim 4, in combination with at least one selvege or pick disposal means.

Claim 11

The pick remover as claimed in claim 8 further comprising cutting means to cut the waste selvege or picks.

Claim 12

The pick remover as claimed in claim 4, in the form of an attachment for a device which includes material reeling.

Claim 13

A pick puller system comprising material reeling means, comprising frame means, a web pathway, and means to reel a web of material having false picks, or the like, in an advancing direction, in combination with: pick pulling apparatus comprising; an elongated, enclosed, open ended, pick handling station means positioned in end relation to a first edge of the web pathway of the material reeling means, spacing means mounted with relation to said frame spaced from said web pathway to guide false picks away from said edge of said web pathway to form a series of pick portions extending away from said material in moving plane formation, pick engaging means movably arranged in a pathway in part contiguous to said plane formation and in part within the pick handling station means, and advance means to advance the false picks substantially in the advancing direction of the web of material wherein the part of the pathway of the pick engaging means is longitudinal to the elongated pick handling station means and lateral to said moving plane formation.

Claim 14

A pick puller system comprising material reeling means, comprising frame means, a web pathway, and means to reel a web of material having false picks, or the like, in an advancing direction, in combination with: pick pulling apparatus comprising; an elongated, enclosed, open ended, pick handling station means positioned in end relation to a first edge of the web pathway of the material reeling means, spacing means mounted with relation to said frame spaced from said web pathway to guide false picks away from said edge of said web pathway to form a series of pick portions extending away from said material in moving plane formation, pick engaging means movably arranged in a pathway in part contiguous to said plane formation and in part within the pick handling station means, and advance means to advance the false picks substantially in the advancing direction of the web of material wherein the part of the pathway of the pick engaging means is longitudinal to the elongated pick handling station means and lateral to said moving plane formation.

Claim 15

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 11 which includes means to restrain the movement of the false picks in the advancing direction of the web of material.

Claim 16

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 12, in which the means to restrain movement of the false picks is in the form of at least one roller having friction means to engage the pick ends.

Claim 17

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 12, in which the roller having friction means is in the form of at least one pin temple.

Claim 18

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 12, in which the friction means, the pick engaging means, and the pick advance means are comprised in the system with the pick engaging means between the Pick advance means and the pick restraining means.

Claim 19

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 11, in which the elongated enclosed open ended pick handling station is in the form of a tube.

Claim 20

The pick handling station as claimed in claim 11, in which the spacing means is in the form of a pulley or roller offset from the web pathway edge.

Claim 21

The pick handling system as comprised in claim 11, in which the pick engaging means are in the form of hooks associated with an endless cable movably mounted along the pathway tangent to the plane formation and within the pick handling station enclosure.

Claim 22

The pick puller system as defined in claim 11, in which there are drive means to drive the means to reel the web in an advancing direction and to drive the advance means to advance the false picks.

Claim 23

A pick puller system comprising material reeling means, comprising frame means, a web pathway, and means to reel a web of material having false picks attached to false selveges, in an advancing direction, in combination with: pick pulling apparatus comprising pick handling station means positioned in end relation to a first edge of the web pathway of the material reeling means, spacing means mounted with relation to said frame means spaced from said web pathway to guide a first false selvege to offset it from said edge of said web pathway to form a series of pick portions in moving plane formation, pick engaging hook means on transmission means arranged in a pathway in part contiguous to said moving plane formation and in part within the pick handling station means, advance means to advance the false selveges substantially in the advancing direction of the web of material, and means to restrain the advance movement of the selveges, said transmission means pathway part within the pick handling station means being arranged in a direction lateral to and away from said moving plane formation so that the pick engaging hook means will move false picks away from the pathway of the first false selvege during the operation of the device.

Claim 24

A pick puller system comprising material reeling means, comprising frame means, a web pathway, and means to reel a web of material having false picks attached to false selveges, in an advancing direction, in combination with: pick pulling apparatus comprising pick handling station means positioned in end relation to a first edge of the web pathway of the material reeling means, spacing means mounted with relation to said frame means spaced from said web pathway to guide a first false selvege to offset it from said edge of said web pathway to form a series of pick portions in moving plane formation, pick engaging hook means on transmission means arranged in a pathway in part contiguous to said moving plane formation and in part within the pick handling station means, advance means to advance the false selveges substantially in the advancing direction of the web of material, and means to restrain the advance movement of the selveges, said transmission means pathway part within the pick handling station means being arranged in a direction lateral to and away from said moving plane formation so that the pick engaging hook means will move false picks away from the pathway of the first false selvege during the operation of the device.

Claim 25

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 20, in which the elongated pick handling station means comprises at least one wall.

Claim 26

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 20, in which the pick handling station means is comprised in a tubular formation having at least one open end.

Claim 27

The pick puller system as claimed in claim 22, in which there is a cutting means mounted on the frame of the system contiguous to a second edge of the web pathway and to a second false selvege positioned to cut the ends of the false picks attached to the second mentioned false selvege.

Claim 28

The pick puller system as defined in claim 20, in which the tubular pick handling station is disposed at an angle with respect to the web pathway.

Claim 29

The pick puller system as defined in claim 20, in which there are drive means to drive the means to reel the web in an advancing direction and to drive the advance means to advance the false selveges.