Header system
First Claim
1. A header assembly comprising:
- a collector plate comprising collector plate holes;
a face plate coupled with the collector plate and comprising face plate holes, each of the face plate holes aligned with a respective collector plate hole and configured to receive a respective yarn fed through a respective flexible tube; and
a detachable header comprising detachable header holes, the detachable header holes arranged in a plurality of rows staggered from one another and the detachable header detachably secured against the face plate such that at least some of the detachable header holes align with the face plate holes and the collector plate holes.
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Abstract
Header assemblies generally used to handle yarns, for example, to facilitate connection of yarns feeding into a tufting machine or other device. In some embodiments, the improved header assembly includes at least a detachable header and a collector plate. The improved header assembly simplifies the process of loading yarn through a detachable header by positioning the detachable header so that it abuts the collectable plate so that individual yarns can be blown through the collector plate through the appropriate holes in the detachable header. In some embodiments, the header assemblies are configured for use with varying gauges, different alignment requirements, different devices, and/or to otherwise be more universal in nature.
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18 Claims
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1. A header assembly comprising:
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a collector plate comprising collector plate holes; a face plate coupled with the collector plate and comprising face plate holes, each of the face plate holes aligned with a respective collector plate hole and configured to receive a respective yarn fed through a respective flexible tube; and a detachable header comprising detachable header holes, the detachable header holes arranged in a plurality of rows staggered from one another and the detachable header detachably secured against the face plate such that at least some of the detachable header holes align with the face plate holes and the collector plate holes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly comprising:
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a collector plate comprising plate holes, wherein a projection projects from at least some of the plate holes, the projection configured to releaseably attach to a respective tube and receive a yarn from the respective tube; and a detachable header comprising detachable header holes, wherein the detachable header holes and the plate holes are arranged in a pattern such that when the detachable header abuts the collector plate, at least some of the detachable header holes align with the plate holes. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method comprising:
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moving each of a plurality of yarns from a yarn source, wherein each respective yarn is moved through a respective tube terminating at a respective hole in a collector plate, and through a respective hole in a detachable header, the detachable header detachably secured directly against the collector plate, the holes in the detachable header arranged in a plurality of rows staggered from one another; detaching the detachable header; and attaching the detachable header at a burn rack such that the plurality of yarns extend through the holes of the detachable header in aligned positions for attachment to other yarns at the burn rack. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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