Cutting a continuous filament or rope of filaments into predetermined short lengths (preparatory to spinning into yarn, or other textile operation).
(1) Note. The staple length may be constant; or the machine may be designed to produce periodically fluctuating lengths, or graduated lengths within a predetermined range.
SEE OR SEARCH THIS CLASS, SUBCLASS:
403, for a Beria-type cutter.
SEE OR SEARCH CLASS
19, Textiles: Fiber Preparation,
.3+, for continuous "tow-to-top" stabilizing method or means; or for staple fiber producing method or means combined with a mechanical textile process or apparatus.
