Improved carrying gripper for weaving looms

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EP 1 426 471 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	08.12.2004 Bulletin 2004/50

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	09.06.2004 Bulletin 2004/24

(21)	Application number: 03104502.4

(22)	Date of filing: 02.12.2003

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁷: D03D 47/23

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR
	Designated Extension States:
	AL LT LV MK

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Priority:

04.12.2002 IT MI20022568

(71)	Applicant: Promatech S.p.A.
	24020 Colzate (Bergamo) (IT)

(72)	Inventors:
	Midali, Roberto 24123, Bergamo (IT) CATTANEO, Luigi 24020, CASNIGO (Bergamo) (IT)

(74)	Representative: Faggioni, Carlo Maria, Dr. Ing. et al
	Fumero Studio Consulenza Brevetti Pettenkoferstrasse 20-22 80336 Munich 80336 Munich (DE)

(54)	Improved carrying gripper for weaving looms

(57) Carrying gripper to feed the weft yarn in weaving looms - of the type carried by an alternate-motion strap, which comprises a gripper body (1) and an oscillating lever (2) under the action of spring means (4), so as to grip and hold with one end (5) the weft yarn (T) between the same and a base (6) of said body (1), the opening of said gripper being controlled by a gripper-opening device engaging the other end, characterised in that the base (6) of the gripper body (1) has a recess (13) above which is mounted a yielding lamina (14) with which engages the end (5) of said lever (2) holding the weft yarn (T). Said yielding lamina comprises a slot (15) with which is meant to cooperate a complementary projection (16) of said end (5) of the lever (2) holding the weft yarn.

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