IP Library Granted Patent US 7,418,768
Granted Patent B2
US 7,418,768 · App. 10/576,711 · Granted Sep 2, 2008

Set, comprising a plurality of needles having an angular front tip

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Patent No.
US 7,418,768
App. No.
10/576,711
Granted
Sep 2, 2008
Kind
B2
Abstract

With a set, in particular for fixed combs or round combs on textile combing machines, comprising a plurality of needles which are arranged adjacent to each other, whereby each needle comprises a foot section and a tip section, and whereby between the tip sections of adjacent needles, a free opening area is formed, in which the fibres to be combed can penetrate during combing, it is provided that the needles are produced by punching, that at least the front end of the tip section is angular or previously bent, and that the needle density is >=33 needles per cm.

Claims (11)

1. A top comb configured to be used on textile combing machines, comprising:

a plurality of needles which are arranged adjacent to each other, each needle comprising a foot section and a tip section, and

a free opening area formed between the tip sections of adjacent needles, in which the fibres to be combed can penetrate during combing, wherein

the needles are produced by punching,

at least the front end of the tip section is angular or bent forward, and

the needle density is >=33 needles per cm.

2. A set according to claim 1 , wherein the needle density is 35 needles per cm.

3. A set according to claim 1 , wherein the needle depth is greater than 1.1 mm.

4. A set according to claim 1 , wherein the needle thickness is approximately 0.28 mm.

5. A set according to claim 1 , wherein the needle depth is greater than 1.3 mm.

6. A set according to claim 1 , wherein the needle depth is approximately 1.5 mm.

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CORRECTIVE ASSIGNMENT TO CORRECT THE ERROR IN THE NAME OF THE ASSIGNEE ON THE COVER SHEET FOR THE CHANGE OF NAME PREVIOUSLY RECORDED ON REEL 030085 FRAME 0247. ASSIGNOR(S) HEREBY CONFIRMS THE ASSIGNEE NAME IS STAEDTLER + UHL KG.. Recorded Oct 18, 2013
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