Patent ID: 6073868
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A re-usable yarn carrier adapted to be mounted on a winding machine, to have yarn wound thereon and unwound therefrom, and to form a yarn package, said yarn carrier comprising:a hollow cylindrical tube, the tube havinga substantially cylindrical outer surface,a first end and a second end, the first and second ends positioned opposite one another with the outer surface therebetween,a first and second external annular channel adjoining the first and second tube ends, respectively, the first and second channels having a base surface radially inward of the outer surface, anda first and second shoulder formed between the outer surface of the tube and the base surface of the first and second channel, respectively, the first and second shoulders extending inward from the outer surface to the base surface of the corresponding channel;a first resilient ring removably retained within either the first or second channel, the first ring havingan engagement surface positioned adjacent the shoulder when the first ring is retained within the tube channel, the engagement surface cooperating with the tube shoulder to form a groove for engaging the yarn during winding startup, andan end surface adjoining the end of the tube adjacent the channel in which the first ring is retained; anda second resilient ring adapted to be removably retained within the channel in the opposite end of the tube from the first ring, the second ring havingan end surface adjoining the end of the tube adjacent the channel in which the second ring is retained, andidentification means for distinguishing the yarn to be wound on the outer tube surface.