Patent ID: 6843437

Claim:
A disintegrator roll for use in a textile spinning machine, comprising: a roll body releasably mounted on a drive shaft; a fittings carrier with associated fittings releasably mounted on said roll body; a releasable connection apparatus operably disposed between at least one of said fittings carrier and said roll body or said roll body and said drive shaft; and wherein said connection apparatus is actuated by an axial force applied generally parallel to said drive shaft; and said connection apparatus operably disposed between said fittings carrier and said roll body and comprises a stud provided on one of said roll body or said fittings carrier, and a receptor provided on the other of said fittings carrier or said roll body, said receptor having an open end and a narrowed passage configured for sliding receipt of said stud, at least one of said stud or said receptor being elastically deformable.