Patent ID: 7726347

Claim:
Heald shaft for weaving machines, comprising: a machine-resident frame part that is to be mounted to the weaving machine, and a removable frame part that is detachably connected to the machine-resident frame part and complements the machine-resident frame part ( 14 ) to form a complete rectangular frame; and wherein the machine-resident frame part comprises a first shaft rod and two lateral supports that are connected to each other to form a U-shaped frame part, the removable frame part comprises only a second shaft rod that is releasably connected to the lateral supports, a first heald mounting rail is supported on the removable frame part, a second heald mounting rail is connected to the machine resident frame part via a releasable coupling means, and means, in addition to the lateral supports, for connecting the second heald mounting rail and the removable frame part, whereby the removable frame part and the first and second heald mounting rails can be separated as a unit from the machine resident frame part, which can remain mounted on a weaving machine, when the releasable connection between the second shaft rod and the lateral supports and the releasable connection of the coupling means are both released.