Patent ID: 7475459

Claim:
A yarn conditioning apparatus, comprising: (a) a yarn supply for supplying a multifilament, crimped-yarn having interlace nodes; (b) a first yarn roll assembly for accepting the yarn from the yarn supply at a predetermined yarn feed rate, the first yarn roll assembly comprising an entry roll, a tension roll positioned in spaced-apart relation to the entry roll downstream therefrom, a feed roll positioned between the entry roll and the tension roll, and a nip belt extending around a belt path defined by the entry roll, the tension roll and the feed roll; (c) a second yarn roll assembly for accepting the yarn from the first yarn roll assembly and having a yarn feed rate greater than that of the first yarn roll assembly; (d) a first tension reducer for accepting the yarn from the second yarn roll assembly; (e) an entangler for accepting the yarn from the first tension reducer and entangling the yarn; (f) a second tension reducer for accepting the yarn from the entangler; and (g) a winder for accepting the yarn from the second tension reducer.