Claims
- 1. A carrier insertable into a vessel of a wet treatment machine for selectively supporting diverse numbers of annular textile material packages during wet treatment operations, the carrier comprising a base, at least one post extending outwardly from the base for mounting a plurality of the textile material packages in series about the post, a package supporting adapter mountable to and demountable from the post, the adapter being of predetermined lengthwise and transverse dimensions for centrally supporting a predetermined number of the annular textile material packages securely on the post during wet treatment operations, and a package retaining cap having means to attach the cap directly to the post, the cap being mountable to and demountable from the poet for selective disposition at differing package retaining positions therealong in engagement with the outermost one of the annular textile material packages supported on the post and the adapter.
- 2. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the package supporting adapter and the post are compatibly configured to permit liquid flow axially through the annular interior of the textile material packages.
- 3. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the package retaining cap is mountable to the post for lengthwise movement therealong.
- 4. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the post comprises a threaded spindle and the package retaining cap is compatibly threaded.
- 5. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the package supporting adapter includes a plurality of radially outwardly extending package supporting struts.
- 6. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 5, wherein the package supporting adapter includes a sleeve for slidable mounting to and demounting from the post, the package supporting struts being affixed to the sleeve.
- 7. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, further comprising a set of the package supporting adapters for selective mounting on the post for supporting thereon differing pluralities of textile material packages.
- 8. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the base includes a liquid flow opening and the post includes an annular mounting portion affixed to the base about the liquid flow opening for liquid communication therethrough with the annular interior of the textile material packages supported on the post.
- 9. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 8, wherein the annular mounting portion of the post comprises a mounting plate rigidly affixed to the base.
- 10. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 8, wherein the base comprises a threaded bore defining the liquid flow opening and the mounting portion of the post comprises a threaded tube compatibly engageable in the threaded bore.
- 11. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1 and further comprising a plurality of the posts affixed to the base in spaced parallel relation to one another.
- 12. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is configured for horizontal insertion into a horizontal-type wet treatment machine.
- 13. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 1, wherein the carrier is configured for vertical insertion into a vertical-type wet treatment machine.
- 14. A carrier insertable into a vessel of a wet treatment machine for selectively supporting diverse numbers of annular textile material packages during wet treatment operations, the carrier comprising a base, at least one post extending outwardly from the base for mounting a plurality of the textile material packages in series about the post, the post having a longitudinal package supporting portion adjacent the base and a longitudinal spindle portion extending outwardly from and in alignment with the package supporting portion, the package supporting portion of the post being of predetermined lengthwise and transverse dimensions for centrally supporting a predetermined minimum number of the annular textile material package securely on the post, a package supporting adapter mountable to and demountable from the spindle portion of the post at a position therealong in longitudinal adjacency to the package supporting portion of the post, the adapter being of predetermined lengthwise and transverse dimensions for centrally supporting a predetermined number of the annular textile material packages securely on the post in addition to the predetermined minimum number supported by the package supporting portion of the post, and a package retaining cap mountable to and demountable from the spindle portion of the post for selective disposition at differing package retaining positions therealong in engagement with the outermost one of the annular textile material packages supported on the post.
- 15. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, wherein the package supporting portion of the post is configured to permit liquid flow axially through the annular interior of the textile material packages.
- 16. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 15, wherein the package supporting portion comprises a plurality of radially outwardly extending package supporting struts.
- 17. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, wherein the package retaining cap is mountable to the spindle portion for lengthwise movement therealong.
- 18. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 17, wherein the spindle portion and the package retaining cap are compatibly threaded.
- 19. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, wherein the package supporting adapter is configured to permit liquid flow axially through the annular interior of the textile material packages.
- 20. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 19, wherein the package supporting adapter includes a plurality of radially outwardly extending package supporting struts.
- 21. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 20, wherein the package supporting adapter includes a sleeve for slidable mounting to and demounting from the spindle portion of the post, the package supporting struts being affixed to the sleeve.
- 22. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, further comprising a set of the package supporting adapters of differing lengths for selective alternative mounting on the spindle portion of the post for supporting thereon differing pluralities of textile material packages.
- 23. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, wherein the base includes a liquid flow opening and the post includes an annular mounting portion affixed to the base about the liquid flow opening for liquid communication therethrough with the annular interior of the textile material packages supported on the post.
- 24. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 23, wherein the annular mounting portion of the post comprises a mounting plate rigidly affixed to the base.
- 25. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 23, wherein the base comprises a threaded bore defining the liquid flow opening and the mounting portion of the post comprises a threaded tube compatibly engageable in the threaded bore.
- 26. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14 and further comprising a plurality of the posts affixed to the base in spaced parallel relation to one another.
- 27. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, wherein the carrier is configured for horizontal insertion into a horizontal-type wet treatment machine.
- 28. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 14, wherein the carrier is configured for vertical insertion into a vertical-type wet treatment machine.
- 29. A carrier insertable into a vessel of a wet treatment machine for selectively supporting diverse numbers of annular textile material packages during wet treatment operations, the carrier comprising a base, at least one post extending outwardly from the base for mounting differing pluralities of the textile material packages in series about the post, and a package retaining cap having means to selectively attach the cap directly to the post at varying locations along a predominant portion of the length of the post for selective disposition at differing package retaining positions therealong in engagement with the outermost one of the annular textile material packages supported on the poet.
- 30. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29, wherein the post is configured to permit liquid flow axially through the annular interior of the textile material packages.
- 31. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29, wherein the package retaining cap is mountable to the post for lengthwise movement therealong.
- 32. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29, wherein the post comprises a threaded spindle and the package retaining cap is compatibly threaded.
- 33. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29, wherein the base includes a liquid flow opening and the post includes an annular mounting portion affixed to the base about the liquid flow opening for liquid communication therethrough with the annular interior of the textile material packages supported on the post.
- 34. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 33, wherein the annular mounting portion of the post comprises a mounting plate rigidly affixed to the base.
- 35. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 33, wherein the base comprises a threaded bore defining the liquid flow opening and the mounting portion of the post comprises a threaded tube compatibly engageable in the threaded bore.
- 36. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29 and further comprising a plurality of the posts affixed to the base in spaced parallel relation to one another.
- 37. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29, wherein the carrier is configured for horizontal insertion into a horizontal-type wet treatment machine.
- 38. A carrier for supporting textile material in a wet treatment machine according to claim 29, wherein the carrier is configured for vertical insertion into a vertical-type wet treatment machine.
CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION
This is a continuation-in-part of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 08/049,835, filed Apr. 19, 1993, pending entitled HORIZONTAL WET TREATMENT MACHINE FOR TEXTILES AND TEXTILE MATERIAL CARRIERS THEREFOR.
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