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THREE-POSITION DEVICE [1 record]

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Record 1 1994-03-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Tools and Equipment (Textile Industries)
  • Textile Weaving (Textile Industries)
DEF

Draw element with roller controlled by two main hooks, giving three distinct positions of the heald according to the positions of the hooks: both hooks lowered: heald lowered; one hook raised: heald centered; both hooks raised: heald raised.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Outillage et équipement (Industries du textile)
  • Tissage (Industries du textile)
DEF

Tirant à rouleau actionné par deux crochets produisant, selon la position des crochets, trois positions distinctes de la lisse : deux crochets abaissés : lisse abaissée; un crochet levé : lisse centrée; deux crochets levés : lisse levée.

Spanish

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