Patent ID: 7351455

Claim:
A paraffin ring for paraffining yarn, said paraffin ring comprising: a) a paraffin cylindrical member, said cylindrical member having a first end and a second end, said second end adapted to engage a yarn to be paraffined; b) an insertion bore for receiving said cylindrical member on a holder when paraffining yarn, said insertion bore extends concentrically through said cylindrical member and along a central longitudinal axis thereof; and c) at least one taphole, said at least one taphole extends into said cylindrical member at said first end and substantially parallel to said insertion bore but not to said second end so that when said cylindrical body member second end is caused to engage a yarn to paraffin the same, said second end is worn away and said at least one taphole is caused to extend to the worn second end and provide a visual signal, said paraffin ring for paraffining yarn further including at least one additional taphole and wherein each of said at least one taphole and said at least one additional taphole has a different depth.