(under subclass 140) Method or apparatus for (a) the renewal or restoration of a thread interlaced textile article or structure to its original or finished condition, or (b) the uniting of the ends of a thread interlaced textile article or structure to each other or an end thereof of another textile article or structure.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
110, for forming an endless or tubular nonwoven textile article or fabric by uniting or splicing by a needling operation.
117, for uniting discrete nonwoven textile articles or fabrics by compressive manipulation.
142, for the production of an endless or tubular, thread interlaced, textile fabric.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
57, Textiles: Spinning, Twisting, and Twining,
22+, and 362 for apparatus for and methods of joining or uniting threads, cores, rope or the like by a twisting or twining operation.
66, Textiles: Knitting,
1.5, for methods of and apparatus for repairing holes or runs in knitted fabrics.
140, Wireworking,
111+, for joining wire in an end-to-end relationship.
156, Adhesive Bonding and Miscellaneous Chemical Manufacture,
49, for splicing of indefinite length conductors, and subclasses 157+ for processes of adhesively joining elements in an end-to-end relationship to form a lamina of indefinite length.
242, Winding, Tensioning, or Guiding,
475.1+, for winding apparatus having means to unite a reserve thread to the end of an exhausted supply and subclasses 551+ for winding apparatus having means to unite the outer end of a succeeding supply roll to the inner end of a preceding supply roll.
