US 11,905,135 B1
Yarn feeding assembly for heat setting applications, and systems and methods of using same
Larry B. Sims, Dalton, GA (US)
Assigned to Columbia Insurance Company, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed by COLUMBIA INSURANCE COMPANY, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on Feb. 11, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/173,982.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/972,905, filed on Feb. 11, 2020.
Int. Cl. B65H 49/16 (2006.01); D02J 13/00 (2006.01); D02H 1/00 (2006.01); D01H 1/18 (2006.01); D06B 3/04 (2006.01)
CPC B65H 49/16 (2013.01) [D01H 1/18 (2013.01); D02H 1/00 (2013.01); D02J 13/00 (2013.01); B65H 2701/31 (2013.01); D06B 3/04 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a heat setting apparatus; and
at least one feeding assembly, each feeding assembly comprising:
a yarn package rack having a first side and an opposing second side; and
a plurality of yarn package engagement elements on each of the first side and the second side of the yarn package rack,
wherein the yarn package rack is configured to rotate about a pivotal axis to orient one of the first side or the second side toward a yarn package loading area and to orient the other of the first side or the second side toward a feed direction, and
wherein the heat setting apparatus is configured to receive only one yarn at any given time from each feeding assembly of the at least one feeding assembly.