Patent ID: 7278191

Claim:
A texturizing apparatus, comprising: a. a stuffer box having an exterior surface, at least one movable flapper door, an interior, an inlet of a size to allow a plurality of yarns to enter the interior, and an outlet through which the yarns may exit the interior, the outlet having an opening size partially defined by the at least one movable flapper door; b. a manifold having at least one conduit, at least a portion of the manifold overlying at least a portion of the exterior surface of the stuffer box, each conduit of the manifold having an influent end, an effluent end, and a body extending between the influent and effluent ends, wherein at least a portion of the body is positioned proximate a portion of the exterior surface of the stuffer box; and c. a pressurized heated fluid source in communication with the influent end so that pressurized heated fluid entering the influent end of the conduit travels through the body and exits out of the effluent end, wherein heat is transferred from the body of the manifold to the exterior surface of the stuffer box and into the interior of the stuffer box.