Portable creels with insertable yarn trays and improved headers and yarn handling methods

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 8869720
APP PUB NO 20110308438A1
SERIAL NO

13164321

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Creels having frames configured to receive one or more trays of yarn packages. The trays of yarn packages are removable from the frame and can be loaded with packages of yarn when not inserted into the frame. Separately loading trays with yarns can simplify and provide other benefits with respect to the process of loading a creel with yarn packages. Also disclosed is an assembly that is positioned with respect to a detachable header and a stationary header on a creel and that comprises an air flow unit that causes yarns to move through to an alignment mechanism that aligns the yarns for attachment to yarns already feeding into a tufting machine.

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  • INTERFACE, INC.

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Bradley,, Jr Horace Eddie Shanghai, CN 5 85
Ingram,, III William Oscar Valley, US 3 9
Jones, William N West Point, US 6 75

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