Pile warp thread unwinding device for a terry cloth loom

Claim 1

In a pile warp thread-unwinding device for a terry cloth weaving machine with an intermittent drive for a pile warp beam controlled by an oscillatable feeler for the pile warp threads, the improvement comprising two rotatable reversing means mounted in a stationary manner following the pile warp beam in the drawingoff direction of the threads, said oscillatable feeler being positioned therebetween and movable between two limit positions, said feeler in one limit position thereof being located essentially in a plane formed by the pile warp thread extending in a straight path between said two reversing means, means urging said feeler in a direction out of said one limit position toward said other limit position so as to deflect said pile warp threads from said straight path, and means on said feeler for influencing electrical control switches for the pile warp beam drive in the limit positions of the feeler.