Patent ID: 7434820

Claim:
A yarn storage apparatus, comprising: a pair of spaced apart inverted U legs; a pair of spaced apart vertical leg segments on each U leg; a basket disposed between the U legs; an end plate at an each end of the basket, each end plate disposed between the vertical leg segments of one of the U legs; a plurality of bushings in each vertical leg segment; a plurality of electric motors disposed in one vertical leg segment of each U leg, one motor for each bushing; a drive notch disposed on each motor; a switch for controlling each motor, each switch disposed proximal to the motor; a power source for the electric motors; a plurality of electrically rotated spools horizontally and removably held within the bushings and between the pair of U legs, each spool comprising: a first end, a second end, and a length therebetween; a non-slip outer coating; a drive shaft within the first end; a notch in an outer end of the drive shaft; a yarn orifice through the spool and the drive shaft; a piston slideably disposed within a center of the second end; a longitudinal spring orifice within the second end; a flat spring contained within the spring orifice; a clamp pivot immediately proximal to the spring orifice; a yarn clamp rotatably held on the clamp pivot; a clamp cam on the clamp, the cam for temporarily holding the clamp in a predetermined position.