A flexible pipe containment sled includes a platform and a first sled portion coupled to a bottom surface of the platform. The first sled portion is disposed at a first side of the platform. The sled also includes a second sled portion coupled to the bottom surface of the platform. The second sled portion is disposed at a second side of the platform opposite to the first side of the platform. The sled also includes a passage formed between the first and second sled portions. The passage is configured to allow a flexible pipe to pass through the passage while the flexible pipe containment sled is placed on a surface.

The invention involves an improved wire spool guide including a frame that comprises adjacent legs for coupling with a support rod that typically traverses the center of a wire spool hub. Each leg includes a terminal end comprising a spring arm and rod-registering area configured to capture a portion of the rod while allowing the rod to rotate therein. In exemplary embodiments, each leg extends from an anterior support of the frame that is roughly perpendicular to both legs. A wire-guiding element extends substantially form a center portion of the anterior support. The wire-guiding element may be defined by a helical structure configured for allowing a portion of the wire to be weaved into the helical structure rather than having to be threaded through. The helical structure may include an incongruous element, which prevents the wire from tangling at an exit point of the wire-guiding element.

The invention involves an improved wire spool guide including a frame that comprises adjacent legs for coupling with a support rod that typically traverses the center of a wire spool hub. Each leg includes a terminal end comprising a spring arm and rod-registering area configured to capture a portion of the rod while allowing the rod to rotate therein. In exemplary embodiments, each leg extends from an anterior support of the frame that is roughly perpendicular to both legs. A wire-guiding element extends substantially form a center portion of the anterior support. The wire-guiding element may be defined by a helical structure configured for allowing a portion of the wire to be weaved into the helical structure rather than having to be threaded through. The helical structure may include an incongruous element, which prevents the wire from tangling at an exit point of the wire-guiding element.

A yarn deflection unit for a textile machine, having a housing comprising a curved wall section for forming a radially outer wall section of a curved yarn deflection channel. The solution proposed by the invention is distinguished in that the curved wall section has a yarn guiding groove extending along the curvature for receiving and guiding a yarn.

The present invention provides a tape guide for guiding a component tape from a tape reel to a picking position of a component mounting machine. The tape guide comprises a support structure arranged for guiding the component tape from an upstream end portion of the tape guide to a downstream end portion of the tape guide. The tape guide further comprised a hook portion arranged at the downstream end portion and configured to grip a flange of said tape reel when the tape guide and tape reel are removed from said component mounting machine. The present invention further provides a unit comprising a tape guide, a tape reel and component tape as well as component mounting machine.

The present invention provides a tape guide for guiding a component tape from a tape reel to a picking position of a component mounting machine. The tape guide comprises a support structure arranged for guiding the component tape from an upstream end portion of the tape guide to a downstream end portion of the tape guide. The tape guide further comprised a hook portion arranged at the downstream end portion and configured to grip a flange of said tape reel when the tape guide and tape reel are removed from said component mounting machine. The present invention further provides a unit comprising a tape guide, a tape reel and component tape as well as component mounting machine.

A guiding device of an apparatus for producing sanitary articles for applying at least one thread onto a substrate intended for producing these sanitary articles, in which said guiding device is able to guide the thread quickly, accurately, and stably without being subject to wear and contamination problems, while ensuring reduced energy consumption. The present invention also relates to a method for applying a thread onto a substrate intended to produce sanitary articles.

A guiding device of an apparatus for producing sanitary articles for applying at least one thread onto a substrate intended for producing these sanitary articles, in which said guiding device is able to guide the thread quickly, accurately, and stably without being subject to wear and contamination problems, while ensuring reduced energy consumption. The present invention also relates to a method for applying a thread onto a substrate intended to produce sanitary articles.

A plurality of wire guide modules are interconnected and pivotally attached to each other. The wire guide modules are pivotable between straight configuration and a curved configuration. Each wire guide module defines a channel (22) extending longitudinally therethrough with bearings (24, 26, 28) on opposite lateral sides of the channel. The wire guide modules are defined by first (10a) and second (10b) halves that are joined together to define the channel and retain the bearings. Each wire guide module defines a slot portion (40a) at a first end and tongue portion (42a) at the second end. The tongue portion is sized to be received within the slot portion. The tongue portion defines a pivot hole and the slot portion defines pivot pins received in the pivot hole to define the pivot axis therebetween.

The invention relates to an apparatus for feeding elongated strands through an aperture in a plate having a divided frame, which comprises a frame bottom part and a frame cover which are divided transversely to the running direction of the elongated strands to be inserted, and which has at least one chamber for the insertion of at least one elastic grommet, wherein the frame has devices for fastening the frame to the plate. The apparatus according to the invention is characterized in that the devices comprise hooks for fastening the frame in the aperture of the plate or in fastening holes in the plate, wherein at least two hooks are provided which are designed to be movable relative to one another, wherein at least one of the hooks is designed as part of or movable indirectly by a link element which is movable relative to the frame via a fastening element transversely to the running direction of the accommodated elongated strands.