Patent ID: 7568333

Claim:
An apparatus for making slings, the apparatus comprising: a) a yarn feeder assembly; b) a control assembly; and c) a tail section assembly; the yarn feeder assembly includes a yarn feeder table having a first end and a second end, wherein the control assembly is located proximate to the second end of the yarn feeder table and the tail section assembly is located proximate the control assembly on the side opposite from the yarn feeder assembly; spring-tensioning devices positioned on top of said yarn feeder table for applying a force on the yarns as they are drawn by the drive roller; beneath said yarn feeder table is a spool table for holding a plurality of spools of yarn; proximate the first end, the yarn feeder table 22 has a plurality of opening 23 for allowing individual strands of yarn to pass therethrough; the control assembly includes an electric motor, control circuitry for stopping and starting said motor and a drive roller mechanically connected to said electric motor; and the tail section assembly includes an idler roller assembly and means for aligning said tail section assembly to said drive roller; said idler roller assembly housing an idler roller and means for securing the tail section assembly to said aligning means.