(under subclass .2) Method or apparatus wherein the condition detecting means comprises a feeler element resting upon the sliver which detects any parting of the sliver mass or failure of the sliver supply.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
200, Electricity: Circuit Makers and Breakers,
61.18, for a strand slack, run out or failure actuated control switch.
226, Advancing Material of Indeterminate Length,
10+, for means to stop a machine in response to a defect in material being fed.