Precision winder

Claim 1

IN A THREAD WINDING MACHINE: (A) ROTATABLE MEANS FOR SUPPORTING A PACKAGE ADAPTED TO HAVE A THREAD WOUND THEREON; (B) MEANS CONSTRAINING SAID ROTATABLE PACKAGE SUPPORTING MEANS AGAINST OTHER THAN ROTATIONAL MOVEMENT; (C) MEANS RECIPROCABLE BETWEEN FIRST AND SECOND POSITIONS ALONG AN AXIS GENRALLY PARALLEL TO THE AXIS OF ROTATION OF SAID PACKAGE MEANS FOR GUIDING A THREAD ONTO SAID PACKAGE MEANS; AND (D) MEANS FOR EXPANDING AND CONTRACTING THE TRAVERSE OF THE THREAD GUIDING MEANS WHILE MAINTAINING ONE OF SAID POSITIONS STATIONARY AND FOR SHIFTING BOTH OF SAID POSITIONS WITHOUT EXPANDING FOR CONTRACTING THE TRAVERSE OF THE THREAD GUIDING MEANS, INCLUDING: (E) CAM FOLLOWER MEANS MOUNTED FOR RECIPROCABLE MOVEMENT BETWEN FIXED POINTS; (F) CRANK MEANS PIVOTALLY MOUNTED ON SAID FOLLOWER MEANS FOR RECIPROCATION THEREWITH; (G) MEANS PIVOTALLY CONNECTING A FIRST ARM OF SAID CRANK MEANS TO SAID THREAD GUIDING MEANS; (H) A ROTATING CAM DIRECTLY DRIVE-CONNECTED TO SAID CAM FOLLOWER MEANS;