(under subclass 419) Subject matter wherein the apparatus for regulating tension in the elongated material includes multiple directing elements or guides acting on the running material at distinct points spaced along the path of the material.
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153+, for tortuous course tensioning means for strand.
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139, Textiles: Weaving,
214, and 215 for successive brake elements engaging weft material on its way to a weaving apparatus.