Needle plate finger comb for tufting machines
First Claim
1. A mounting comb for a tufting machine for mounting a plurality of elongated needle plate fingers, each finger having a first end defined as a free end and a second end defined as a tail end, said comb comprising a base member including a plurality of slots formed therein, each slot adapted for receiving a respective finger, stop means in said base member for abutting the tail end of said fingers to permit fingers of appropriate lengths to overhang the base by a desired amount, means defining an elongated channel in the base member extending substantially normal to the axis of elongation of said slots intermediate the free ends of said fingers and said stop means, and securing means disposed in said channel and assembled to said base member for releasably holding said fingers in the slots.
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Abstract
A mounting comb for a tufting machine for mounting the needle plate fingers so that the fingers may be readily replaced without requiring substantial cutting of base material. The combs have a base member including a plurality of slots for receiving respective elongated fingers, and at least one securing member releasably assembled to the base member for positively locking the fingers in the comb. In two embodiments the base member has a shallow elongated channel and one securing member is positionable within the channel to clamp the fingers into the slots. In one of these embodiments the securing member is a thin elongated bar, while in the other the securing member is a portion of a base plate upon which the comb is mounted. In another embodiment the base portion and the securing portion each have spaced lands including finger receiving slots through each of the lands. The members are securable together with the lands of one of the members disposed between the lands of the other members, and a pair of cooperating wall portions of the respective members clamp the fingers therebetween. In the preferred embodiment the base member has a channel in which a plurality of securing members in the form of threaded fasteners are received, each fastener engaging a pair of fingers.
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- 1. A mounting comb for a tufting machine for mounting a plurality of elongated needle plate fingers, each finger having a first end defined as a free end and a second end defined as a tail end, said comb comprising a base member including a plurality of slots formed therein, each slot adapted for receiving a respective finger, stop means in said base member for abutting the tail end of said fingers to permit fingers of appropriate lengths to overhang the base by a desired amount, means defining an elongated channel in the base member extending substantially normal to the axis of elongation of said slots intermediate the free ends of said fingers and said stop means, and securing means disposed in said channel and assembled to said base member for releasably holding said fingers in the slots.
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