THREAD TWISTING APPARATUS Russian patent published in 1997 - IPC

FIELD: thread twisting equipment. SUBSTANCE: apparatus has inlet and outlet bobbins, pair of twisting members arranged between bobbins in axially aligned position in spaced relation one with respect to another so that thread may be directed through space and twisted. Thread is conveyed between inlet and outlet bobbins by drive. One twisting member of pair of twisting members is mounted for rotation about its axis and other twisting member is made immovable. Apparatus may be provided with auxiliary pair of twisting members, with one member mounted for rotation in direction opposed to that of twisting member of other pair of twisting members. EFFECT: increased efficiency, simplified construction and enhanced reliability in operation. 2 cl, 2 dwg