Patent ID: 7025094

Claim:
Device for exerting a return force on at least one harness element of the harness of a Jacquard weaving machine, comprising at least one return spring ( 2 ) provided with means of attachment ( 1 ) for attaching the return spring ( 2 ) to retaining means ( 4 ) immovably provided, wherein said means of attachment ( 1 ) are provided with a positioning opening ( 6 ) for positioning the means of attachment ( 1 ) with respect to the retaining means ( 4 ), and a fixing opening ( 7 ) for fixing the means of attachment ( 1 ) to the retaining means ( 4 ), a spring connection ( 8 ) being provided between the positioning opening ( 6 ) and the fixing opening ( 7 ), such that the means of attachment ( 1 ) are able to move from the positioning opening ( 6 ) to the fixing opening ( 7 ) with respect to the retaining means ( 4 ), but will be unable, after having been fixed with respect to the retaining means ( 4 ), to move back from the fixing opening ( 7 ) to the positioning opening ( 6 ) during operation or transport of the Jacquard machine.