Patent ID: 6073660
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: D03D

Abstract:
A reed for use in a loom for weaving material from strands of material, comprising:a frame comprising two spaced apart frame members,spaced apart first and second cylinders supported for rotation between said two frame members,spaced apart first and second guide members coupled to said two frame members between said first and second cylinders,each of said cylinders comprising a central axis and an exterior surface,means for rotating said first and second cylinders together in a first direction and in a second opposite direction,a plurality of dent means having first and second ends supported by said first and second guide members respectively for movement along said guide members,a plurality of spaced apart slots formed in said exterior surface of each of said cylinders,each of said plurality of slots of each of said cylinders has first and second ends which are angularly spaced apart about said axis of said cylinders with adjacent ones of said second ends of said slots being spaced further apart from each other than adjacent ones of said first ends of said slots,first and second guide means coupled to said first and second ends of each of said dent means respectively with said first and second guide means being located in first and second generally straight lines generally parallel to each other,said first and second guide means of each of said dent means being located in one of said slots of said first cylinder and in one said slots of said second cylinder respectively such that rotation of said first and second cylinders together in said first and second directions cause said dent strands to move apart and together respectively.