Abstract In a process for forming yarn wherein a plurality of yarn ends pass from their respective yarn packages, are each wrapped about a common feed roll, pass from the feed roll through a heating zone, pass from the heating zone to a common heated draw roll, are wrapped about the heated draw roll, and pass from the heated draw roll through apparatus for bringing the yarn ends into contact with one another in a preselected arrangement to form a resultant yarn, said resultant yarn is caused to have improved properties by wrapping a selected one of the yarn ends about the heated draw roll a number of turns, said number of turns being greater than the common number of turns the other yarn ends are wrapped about said draw roll.
In a process for forming yarn wherein a plurality of yarn ends pass from their respective yarn packages, are each wrapped about a common feed roll, pass from the feed roll through a heating zone, pass from the heating zone to a common heated draw roll, are wrapped about the heated draw roll, and pass from the heated draw roll through apparatus for bringing the yarn ends into contact with one another in a preselected arrangement to form a resultant yarn, the improvement comprising: wrapping a selected one of the yarn ends about the heated draw roll a number of turns, said number of turns being greater than the common number of turns the other yarn ends are wrapped about said draw roll.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
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In a process for forming yarn wherein a plurality of yarn ends pass from their respective yarn packages, are each wrapped about a common feed roll, pass from the feed roll through a heating zone, pass from the heating zone to a common heated draw roll, are wrapped about the heated draw roll, and pass from the heated draw roll through apparatus for bringing the yarn ends into contact with one another in a preselected arrangement to form a resultant yarn, the improvement comprising: wrapping a selected one of the yarn ends about the heated draw roll a number of turns, said number of turns being greater than the common number of turns the other yarn ends are wrapped about said draw roll.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
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A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the selected yarn end is wrapped about the draw roll one turn greater than the number of turns each of the other yarn ends are wrapped about said draw roll.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
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A method, as set forth in claim 1, wherein the selected yarn end is wrapped four turns about the draw roll and the other yarn ends are each wrapped three turns about the draw roll.