Patent ID: 8474115
Filing Date: 2013-07-02
Classification: D02G

Abstract:
1. A method of collecting a strand using an air stream dissipater including an air stream deflector and a perforated pipe, the method comprising: texturizing the strand with an air stream on a first side of the air stream deflector, the air stream deflector including a planar body disposed substantially perpendicular to the texturized strand on the first side of the air stream deflector; directing the texturized strand through an aperture in the air stream deflector to a second side of the air stream deflector; passing the texturized strand through a lumen of the perforated pipe disposed on the second side of the air stream deflector, the perforated pipe being substantially perpendicular to the planar body of the air stream deflector and the lumen of the perforated pipe being in communication with the aperture in the air stream deflector; and collecting the texturized strand in a container on the second side of the air stream deflector, whereby the air stream dissipater redirects excess air after texturizing the strand away from the container thereby reducing tangles in the texturized strand when the texturized strand is subsequently pulled from the container.