Patent ID: 6915822

Claim:
A fabric spreader arrangement for spreading a woven fabric in a loom, comprising: a spreader body structure that extends longitudinally along at least a weaving width in the loom, forms a hollow space extending longitudinally in said spreader body structure, and has opposed first and second fabric deflection elements which define an open fabric slot therebetween communicating into said hollow space; and a spreader rod that is rotatably arranged in said hollow space, extends longitudinally along said spreader body structure, and has an outer diameter larger than an open clearance of said fabric slot between said first and second fabric deflection elements; wherein said spreader rod is a one-piece hollow cylindrical metal body that consists of stainless steel, extends longitudinally along at least the weaving width, and has an outer circumferential surface with a peak-to-valley surface roughness of at least 10 μm.