Patent ID: 7066213

Claim:
A catching and holding apparatus for catching and holding a catching side end of a weft thread inserted in a weft of a weaving machine, said catching and holding apparatus comprising a main nozzle with a local active region and a catching passage with a catching opening at the entry, wherein the catching opening lies in the active region of the main nozzle with an outlet opening of the main nozzle being located in front of the catching opening for deflecting the weft thread end into the catching passage, wherein the catching and holding apparatus comprises a carrier on which the main nozzle and the catching passage are arranged, wherein the catching and holding apparatus also comprises an auxiliary nozzle with a local action region and one or more guides, said auxiliary nozzle and guides being arranged on the carrier in such a manner that a weft thread end which is located in the active region of the auxiliary nozzle is brought by an air jet of the auxiliary nozzle along the guides into the active region of the main nozzle.