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(11) EP 0 252 569 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
18.04.1990 Bulletin 1990/16

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.01.1988 Bulletin 1988/02

(21) Application number: 87201296.8

(22) Date of filing: 07.07.1987
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)4: D01G 15/62, D01H 13/04, B65H 59/10
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE CH DE ES FR GB GR IT LI NL

(30) Priority: 09.07.1986 GB 8616728

(71) Applicants:
  • WOOL DEVELOPMENT INTERNATIONAL LIMITED
    Ilkley, LS29 9NJ West Yorkshire (GB)
  • WOOL RESEARCH ORGANISATION OF NEW ZEALAND INC.
    Lincoln, Canterbury 8150 (NZ)

(72) Inventors:
  • Butterworth, Martin
    Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 9NJ (GB)
  • Coulter, John
    Ilkley West Yorkshire LS29 9NJ (GB)

(74) Representative: Wharton, Peter Robert et al
Urquhart-Dykes & Lord Inventions House Valley Court, Canal Road
Bradford BD1 4SP
Bradford BD1 4SP (GB)


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    (54) Improvements to carding process


    (57) A method of handling slubbings in the woollen process comprises positioning a curved flume 24 in the path of the some or each slubbing l4 and passing the slubbing along the flume 24 to create a stress or tension therein. The stress or tension compacts the slubbing and enables it to be wound on a spool l2 in a very much more compact form than was hitherto possible. The flume 24 is easy to thread up and the tension is continuously variable to meet specific conditions.





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