Automatic yarn-coil winding machine

Claim 1

A YARN-PACKAGE WINDING MACHINE COMPRISING A ROW OF WINDING STATIONS HAVING RESPECTIVE TAKE-UP SPOOLS AND DRIVE MEANS THEREFOR AND HAVING RESPECTIVE COIL HOLDER MEANS AND FEEDER MEANS FOR SUPPLYING YARN COILS TO SAID HOLDER MEANS; A SERVICING TENDER MOVABLE ALONG SAID ROW OF WINDING STATIONS FOR TYING YARN ENDS COMING FROM A COIL ON SAID HOLDER MEANS AND FROM SAID SPOOL RESPECTIVELY, EACH OF SAID WINDING STATIONS HAVING A TENDER CONTROL MECHANISM FOR NORMALLY CONTROLLING SAID TENDER TO OPERATE AT SAID STATION IN RESPONSE TO ABSENCE OF YARN, AND EACH OF SAID STATIONS HAVING A CONTROL DEVICE RESPONSIVE TO COIL DEPLETION OF SAID FEEDER MEANS IN SAID STATION AND IN CONTROLLING CONNECTION WITH SAID DRIVE MEANS FOR INDIVIDUALLY STOPPING THE WINDING OPERATION OF SAID STATION IN DEPENDENCE UPON SAID DEPLETION, SAID CONTROL DEVICE BEING CONNECTED WITH SAID MECHANISM FOR RENDERING SAID MECHANISM INACTIVE RELATIVE TO SAID TENDER, WHEREBY SAID STATION IS PREVENTED FROM CAUSING SAID TENDER TO OPERATE DURING PERSISTENCE OF SAID DEPLETION.