(under subclass 240) Apparatus wherein means are provided which sense or perceive variations from a set norm in thread or in machine operation and which means activates or regulates additional means to alter operation of the machine when such variations occur.
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185+, for means responsive to a sensed condition in the preparation or handling of a plurality of threads in the form of a warp sheet.
225, for means responsive to a sensed condition to stop a thread clearing operation.
226+, for means responsive to a knot or slub to effect clamping or severing of thread.
248+, for means responsive to a sensed condition in the texturing of thread.