Claims
- 1. A discrete fitting adapted for engagement with a lower end of a sliver feed tube, sliver being fed through said sliver feed tube from a point adjacent a plant ceiling to a point adjacent a ring spinning device on said plant floor, said fitting comprising:
- an inlet directly communicating with said lower end of said sliver tube;
- a brake section directly extending vertically downwardly from said inlet, said brake section including a vertically oriented stationary brake to temporarily slow descent of a portion of sliver through said sliver feed tube without blocking said sliver feed tube; and
- a slide section extending at an obtuse angle to said brake section, being longer than said brake section and ending immediately adjacent a spinning device.
- 2. The discrete fitting according to claim 1 wherein said discrete fitting is constructed of PVC.
- 3. A discrete fitting adapted for engagement with a lower end of a sliver feed tube, said sliver tube having a length greater than the distance between a plant ceiling and a ring spinning device on said plant floor, said fitting having a length substantially less than the length of the sliver tube and comprising:
- an inlet directly communicating with said lower end of said sliver tube;
- a brake section directly extending vertically downwardly from said inlet, said brake section including a vertically oriented stationary brake to temporarily slow descent of a portion of sliver through said sliver feed tube without blocking said sliver feed tube; and
- a slide section extending at an obtuse angle to said brake section, being longer than said brake section and ending immediately adjacent a spinning device; and
- further comprising a cover mounted on an exterior surface of said slide section to permit periodic inspection of a taut portion of said sliver just before it is fed into a ring spinning apparatus.
RELATED APPLICATION DATA
This application is a file wrapper continuation of application Ser. No. 08/242/411, filed May 13, 1994 now abandoned, which is a continuation-in-part of application Ser. No. 08/134,461, filed Oct. 8, 1993, now U.S. Pat. No. 5,333,440 which is a continuation of application Ser. No. 07/934,877, filed Aug. 21, 1992, now abandoned.
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