US RE40,194 E1
	Tufting machine yarn feed pattern control
Ian Slattery, Hixson, Tenn. (US)
Assigned to Spencer Wright Industries, Inc., Dalton, Ga. (US)
Filed on Jan. 02, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/336,406.
Application 10/336406 is a reissue of application No. 09/536269, filed on Mar. 27, 2000, now 6,213,036, filed on Apr. 10, 2001.
Int. Cl. D05C 15/18 (2006.01); D05C 15/04 (2006.01)

U.S. Cl. 112—80.3

7 Claims

1. A yarn feed roller assembly for a tufting machine comprising a hollow housing having a mounting plate, a multiplicity of drive rollers rotatably mounted on said mounting plate, a multiplicity of variable speed motors mounted on said mounting plate, each motor having an output shaft connected to one of said rollers, and a multiplicity of yarn guide tubes mounted within said housing, there being two [ a first ] guide tube s associated with each roller, one for directing yarn from a source to the roller and the other for directing yarn from the roller to the tufting machine [ , and a guide having an aperture through which said yarn is directed from the roller to the tufting machine] .