Patent ID: 6675837
Filing Date: 2004-01-13
Classification: D03D

Abstract:
An assembly operable with tucking units of picking and receiving ends of a weaving loom for producing woven fabrics comprising:plate means attached to said loom; main drive block means connected to a harness of said loom; operating rod means, having first and second ends and attached to said main drive block means at said first end and pivotally mounted to an upper surface of said plate means at said second end; lifter means connected to said operating rod means, proximal to said second end, for lifting a weft end gripper of said loom; and means for selectively engaging said weft end gripper, operatively associated with said operating rod means, whereby said weft end gripper positions consecutive pick lines in an alternating fashion, allowing every other one to be tucked into a selvage of the fabric, while adjacent pick lines are untucked.