US PATENT SUBCLASS 242 / 474.1
.~.~.~ On a tray with vertical spool support

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242 /   HD   WINDING, TENSIONING, OR GUIDING

470  DF  HELICAL OR RANDOM WINDING OF MATERIAL {17}
473.4  DF  .~ Including wound package or empty spool handling {2}
474  DF  .~.~ Loading supply package on or removing empty spool from unwinding station {2}
474.1.~.~.~ On a tray with vertical spool support

DEFINITION

Classification: 242/474.1

On a tray with vertical spool support:

(under subclass 474) Subject matter wherein the transfer mechanism includes a generally horizontal carrier having upright package mounting means for installing a fresh supply package or removing an exhausted supply spool.

(1) Note. Typically, the tray is used to support strand supply packages, termed cops, removed from a spinning frame for transportation to a winding machine to serve as a supply, after which the tray with empty spools is returned to the spinning frame for reuse.