A guide member for use in connection with a wheel of a vehicle includes a wall and a base. The wall extends from a lower surface to an upper surface. The lower surface defines a support plane. The wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The base extends from the lower surface of the wall. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The base is disposed transverse to the wall at a non-perpendicular angle to define a space between the bottom surface of the base and the support plane. The inner surface of the wall and the top surface of the base define a receiving pocket configured to receive a wheel of the vehicle therein, whereby the outer surface of the wall guides a longitudinal flexible member around the wheel of the vehicle.

A guide member for use in connection with a wheel of a vehicle includes a wall and a base. The wall extends from a lower surface to an upper surface. The lower surface defines a support plane. The wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The base extends from the lower surface of the wall. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The base is disposed transverse to the wall at a non-perpendicular angle to define a space between the bottom surface of the base and the support plane. The inner surface of the wall and the top surface of the base define a receiving pocket configured to receive a wheel of the vehicle therein, whereby the outer surface of the wall guides a longitudinal flexible member around the wheel of the vehicle.

A yarn creel assembly includes a vertical frame, a plurality of vertically spaced package holders, and a vertically disposed arcuate yarn guide. The package holders are mounted on the frame and adapted for carrying respective yarn packages, whereby a tail end of a first yarn package is attached to a head end of a second yarn package. The arcuate yarn guide extends between adjacent package holders, and is adapted for guiding a moving end of yarn drawn from an emptying first yarn package and transitioning to a full second yarn package.

A yarn creel assembly includes a vertical frame, a plurality of vertically spaced package holders, and a vertically disposed arcuate yarn guide. The package holders are mounted on the frame and adapted for carrying respective yarn packages, whereby a tail end of a first yarn package is attached to a head end of a second yarn package. The arcuate yarn guide extends between adjacent package holders, and is adapted for guiding a moving end of yarn drawn from an emptying first yarn package and transitioning to a full second yarn package.

The invention relates to a sliver guide for guiding a multiple number of fiber slivers (2) in an entrance area (3) of a draw frame (4), with a first guide section (5) for guiding a first group of fiber slivers (2), with a second guide section (6) for the separate guidance of a second group of fiber slivers (2), whereas, in a side view of the sliver guide (1), the first guide section (5) and the second guide section (6) are spaced apart from each other. In accordance with the invention, it is proposed that the sliver guide (1) features a third guide section (7) which, in the specified side view, is spaced apart from the first guide section (5) and the second guide section (6), whereas lateral guide elements (9) are allocated to at least one of the guide sections (5; 6; 7) for the lateral guidance of fiber slivers (2), whereas the mutual distance (A) of the lateral guide elements (9) is adjustable.

A guide member for use in connection with a wheel of a vehicle includes a wall and a base. The wall extends from a lower surface to an upper surface. The lower surface defines a support plane. The wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The base extends from the lower surface of the wall. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The base is disposed transverse to the wall at a non-perpendicular angle to define a space between the bottom surface of the base and the support plane. The inner surface of the wall and the top surface of the base define a receiving pocket configured to receive a wheel of the vehicle therein, whereby the outer surface of the wall guides a longitudinal flexible member around the wheel of the vehicle.

A guide member for use in connection with a wheel of a vehicle includes a wall and a base. The wall extends from a lower surface to an upper surface. The lower surface defines a support plane. The wall has an inner surface and an outer surface. The base extends from the lower surface of the wall. The base has a top surface and a bottom surface. The base is disposed transverse to the wall at a non-perpendicular angle to define a space between the bottom surface of the base and the support plane. The inner surface of the wall and the top surface of the base define a receiving pocket configured to receive a wheel of the vehicle therein, whereby the outer surface of the wall guides a longitudinal flexible member around the wheel of the vehicle.

There is provided a fiber bundle drawing apparatus that can draw a fiber bundle traverse-wound around a bobbin and having a laterally-elongated cross-sectional shape while maintaining the cross-sectional shape, and cause the fiber bundle to travel along a fixed course. The fiber bundle drawing apparatus includes: a bobbin holder configured to hold the bobbin in a rotatable state; a turning mechanism configured to receive the fiber bundle drawn from the bobbin, and to turn and deliver the fiber bundle, thereby reducing change in course of the fiber bundle in a direction parallel to a center axis of the bobbin; and a twist prevention mechanism provided between the bobbin holder and the turning mechanism in a path of the fiber bundle in the apparatus, and including a support portion and a rotation suppression portion, the support portion coming into contact with the fiber bundle, the rotation suppression portion being disposed to face the support portion with a gap through which the fiber bundle passes, the gap having a distance greater than or equal to a thickness of the fiber bundle and less than or equal to a width of the fiber bundle.

There is provided a fiber bundle drawing apparatus that can draw a fiber bundle traverse-wound around a bobbin and having a laterally-elongated cross-sectional shape while maintaining the cross-sectional shape, and cause the fiber bundle to travel along a fixed course. The fiber bundle drawing apparatus includes: a bobbin holder configured to hold the bobbin in a rotatable state; a turning mechanism configured to receive the fiber bundle drawn from the bobbin, and to turn and deliver the fiber bundle, thereby reducing change in course of the fiber bundle in a direction parallel to a center axis of the bobbin; and a twist prevention mechanism provided between the bobbin holder and the turning mechanism in a path of the fiber bundle in the apparatus, and including a support portion and a rotation suppression portion, the support portion coming into contact with the fiber bundle, the rotation suppression portion being disposed to face the support portion with a gap through which the fiber bundle passes, the gap having a distance greater than or equal to a thickness of the fiber bundle and less than or equal to a width of the fiber bundle.

A guide is adapted to be positioned for encirclement by a helical formation of rod rings free falling from the delivery end of a conveyor. The guide comprises a vertically projecting mandrel terminating at its upper end in a nose cone. The nose cone has a horizontal profile defined in part by at least one element having an outer edge separated by a variable radial distance from a central axis of the mandrel.