Patent · 12 pages
US Patent 4,479,517 (granted 30 October 1984) describes a low profile circular loom for industrial weaving, assigned to Chemiefaser Lenzing AG of Austria. A wave-grooved rotor moves catch elements that raise and lower flexible bands or cords carrying thread-guiding eyes over deflection pulleys. This replaces rigid heddles, lowers the machine height, and opens the shed wide enough for the shuttle to pass without touching the warp threads. The document includes the abstract, claims, description, and three sheets of patent drawings. It is a USPTO database printout plus the patent's printed pages.