Patent ID: 7055673
Filing Date: 2006-06-06
Classification: B65G

Abstract:
1. A device ( 1 ) for feeding threadlike objects ( 2 ) such as hooks for garment hangers ( 3 ), the device ( 1 ) comprising: a guide rail ( 4 ) along which threadlike objects ( 2 ) are to be conveyed, a feeder element ( 5 ) having a groove ( 6 ) into which threadlike objects ( 2 ) may be partially or completely received, the feeder element ( 5 ) being movable in relation to the guide rail ( 4 ) such that a threadlike object ( 2 ) received in the groove ( 6 ) can be conveyed by the feeder element ( 5 ) along the guide rail ( 4 ) as the groove ( 6 ) moves along the guide rail ( 4 ) and the guide rail ( 4 ) being movable towards and away from the feeder element ( 5 ) such that a distance between the feeder element ( 5 ) and the guide rail ( 4 ) can be adjusted to the size of the threadlike objects ( 2 ) that pass through the device ( 1 ).