Patent ID: 6575175
Filing Date: 2003-06-10
Classification: A45D,D04C

Abstract:
A braiding apparatus comprising:a. a plurality of vessels, each of said vessels retaining a bundle of strands to be braided; b. a plurality of shafts attached to said plurality of vessels, respectively; c. a first drum and a second drum, each of said first drum and said second drum having a plurality of grooves for receiving said plurality of shafts, wherein said plurality of grooves is greater in number than said plurality of shafts; and d. means for providing rotational motion to said first drum and said second drum, so that said first drum and said second drum convey said rotational motion to said plurality of shafts, so that said plurality of shafts convey said rotational motion to said plurality of vessels, thereby braiding said bundle of strands retained by each of said vessels.