Weft carrier control apparatus

Claim 1

In a shuttleless loom of the type for inserting single picks of weft into separate sheds of warp threads by opposed reciprocating carrier members carried on the free ends of flexible tapes, an improved apparatus for controlling the actuation of the gripper finger of the weft extending carrier comprising: a. camming means mounted on said loom in a manner providing for movement between an operative position where it is contacted by the weft carrier to releast weft from the gripper finger and in inoperative position where no contact causing operation of the gripper finger is effected; b. means defining an off set lip forming one end of the gripper finger disposed for operative engagement with said camming means having; 1. a forward vertical side defining a first cam engaging surface for actuating the gripper finger to release the weft as the carrier is being withdrawn from the shed; 2. an upper horizontal surface with a downwardly tapered leading end defining a second cam engaging surface for displacing said camming means to prevent actuation of the gripper finger during movement of the carrier into the shed, said camming means including: A. a biasing means for returning said camming means to its operating position after being displaced by said second cam engaging surface; and B. a further biasing means for continually urging said camming means toward its position of engagement with said first cam engaging surface.