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Mobile creel

a creel and mobile technology, applied in the field of creel, can solve the problems of significant amount of labor and space requirements for successfully moving a standard creel, and achieve the effects of reducing the need for loading and unloading of creel packages, reducing the need for material handling in textile plants, and prolonging the runtim

Inactive Publication Date: 2011-06-02
COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO
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The invention is a mobile creel for organizing yarn packages and directing yarn to a carpet manufacturing process. The mobile creel provides flexibility for carpet manufactures by allowing operators to pre-load mobile creels with yarn packages and roll them to a desired location, where they can be tied into an existing yarn feed. This extended runtime and reduced material-handling labor results in significant cost savings within the textile plant. The mobile creel has at least one support frame with a triangular base and upright creel docking post for securely holding yarn packages. The support frame has casters for easy movement and can have a plurality of levels for securing yarn packages. The creel mounts can have a plurality of horizontal creel package separators and the lower portion of the creel docking post can have a guide plate or magnet for maintaining engagement with the support frame. The upper portion of the creel docking post can have means for directing at least one path of yarn from the support frames to a selected process, such as a carpet tufting machine or a heat setting.

Problems solved by technology

A standard creel can hold hundreds and even thousands of bobbins, thus space requirement is a problem.
Further, a significant amount of labor is required to successfully relocate a standard creel or to load or unload yarn packages on the creel.

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[0016]The present invention can be understood more readily by reference to the following detailed description, examples, drawing, and claims, and their previous and following description. However, before the present devices, systems, and / or methods are disclosed and described, it is to be understood that this invention is not limited to the specific devices, systems, and / or methods disclosed unless otherwise specified, as such can, of course, vary. It is also to be understood that the terminology used herein is for the purpose of describing particular aspects only and is not intended to be limiting.

[0017]The following description of the invention is provided as an enabling teaching of the invention in its best, currently known embodiment. To this end, those skilled in the relevant art will recognize and appreciate that many changes can be made to the various aspects of the invention described herein, while still obtaining the beneficial results of the present invention. It will also...

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Abstract

A mobile creel for organizing yarn packages and directing yarn is disclosed. In one aspect, the mobile creel has a plurality of support frames and an upright creel docking post. The front portion of the base of each support frame can be configured for engagement with the lower portion of the upright creel docking post. The creel docking post can simultaneously engage one, two, three, or four support frames.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION[0001]This application claims the benefit of priority to U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 61 / 265,607, filed on Dec. 1, 2009, the entire disclosure of which is incorporated by reference herein for all purposes.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]This invention relates to a creel for holding yarn packages in a carpet manufacturing process. More specifically, this invention relates to a highly mobile creel configured for layered storage of yarn packages around a creel docking post in a carpet manufacturing process.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]A standard creel has a frame provided with a plurality of vertical rows of holders each adapted to hold a respective bobbin comprised of a tubular core and a mass of filament—yarn or thread—wound on the core. A filament is pulled from each bobbin and guided through a respective eye, whence it passes to a warp or weft system of a loom or the like. A standard creel can hold hundreds and even thousands of...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): D02H1/00B65H49/16
CPCB65H49/16B65H2701/31B65H59/06
Inventor REES, JOHN J.M.SMITH, III, KYLE
Owner COLUMBIA INSURANCE CO
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