Patent ID: 9200388
Filing Date: 2015-12-01
Classification: B65H,D04C

Abstract:
1. A braiding machine comprising: a mandrel wire payout assembly including a mandrel wire spool rotatably mounted to a first spool support; a mandrel wire guide positioned to receive a mandrel wire from said mandrel wire payout assembly, such that a mandrel wire path includes an upstream origin at said mandrel wire payout assembly and a downstream portion passing through said mandrel wire guide; a braid takeup assembly disposed downstream of said mandrel wire guide, said braid takeup assembly including a braid takeup spool rotatably mounted to a second spool support; a plurality of payout assemblies rotatably arranged around said mandrel wire guide, each of said plurality of payout assemblies comprising: a spool rotatably mountable to one of said plurality of payout assemblies, said spool comprising: