Charles F Hornbuckle

US Patent:

49777610, Dec 18, 1990

Filed:

Jan 16, 1990

Appl. No.:

7/465465

Inventors:

George G. Hacker - Stanley NC
James K. Turner - Stanley NC
Charles R. Hornbuckle - Lincolnton NC

Assignee:

Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co. - Stanley NC

International Classification:

D06B 328

US Classification:

68177

Abstract:

A liquor applying nozzle has a hollow tubular frame surrounding the path of a textile rope circulating in a textile dyeing machine to provide an opening having an elongated, generally straight, transversely extending bottom, a transversely extending top surface spaced from the bottom, and a pair of spaced, upstanding, generally straight side surfaces. Dye liquor is distributed through the hollow interior of the frame to lower and upper orifices extending across the bottom and top surface of the frame. The nozzle further includes an enclosure portion extending downstream from the tubular frame and upper and lower plate-like members that extend in spaced relation to the enclosure portion and are adjustable with respect thereto to adjustably define the size of the orifices.

US Patent:

53236297, Jun 28, 1994

Filed:

Sep 9, 1992

Appl. No.:

7/942306

Inventors:

Christoph W. Aurich - Clemson SC
Charles R. Hornbuckle - Lincolnton NC

Assignee:

Gaston County Dyeing Machine Co. - Stanley NC

International Classification:

D06B 309

US Classification:

68 27

Abstract:

An apparatus for treating textile yarn in package form is disclosed having a kier for supporting yarn packages for treatment therein, a pump connected to the kier for pumping treating liquor to the kier to treat yarn packages supported therein, an expansion tank connected to the kier for receiving treating liquor from the kier and connected to the pump for passage of treating liquor from the expansion tank to the pump for recirculation to the kier, a device for supporting yarn packages in the expansion tank, valving operable for alternatively using the expansion tank as a kier and the kier as an expansion tank. The kiers and expansion tank are of differing capacities to accommodate varying load sizes at minimum liquor ratios. The heat exchangers are also of differing capacities for more efficient operation of the system.