Patent ID: 6073434
Filing Date: 2000-06-13
Classification: B65H

Abstract:
A yarn splicer for splicing multiple sets of yam together comprising:a housing having at least one passageway for receiving pressurized fluid and carrying a plurality of yarn chambers, each yarn chamber having a first end, a second end and a splicing bore defined by an interior wall of said chamber intermediate said first and second ends and communicating with said at least one passageway, each bore having a substantially central axis, the axes of said bores being substantially parallel to one another, each of said chambers having a slot communicating the bore with the exterior of said chamber for receipt of yarn into said bore, a cutting member including at least one knife movable relative to said housing for severing yam ends proximate to at least two of said splicing bores, and a pressurized fluid source selectively connected to said at least one passageway to splice together sets of yams in each chamber.