High velocity tow washing cascade

Claim 1

APPARATUS FOR TREATING A FILAMENTARY TWO COMPRISING: (A) A FIRST ELONGATED TROUGH HAVING A CHANNEL EXTENDING FROM END TO END THEREOF; (B) A SECOND ELONGATED TROUGH HAVING A CHANNEL EXTENDING FROM END TO END THEREOF; (C) SAID FIRST AND SECOND TROUGHS MOVABLY SECURED TOGETHER TO FORM AN ELONGATED COMPARTMENT DEFINED BY SAID CHANNELS AND INCLUDING A PASSAGEWAY EXTENDING THERETHROUGH ADAPTED TO RECEIVE A FILAMENTARY TOW; (D) AN INLET OPENING INTO SAID COMPARTMENT INTERMEDIATE SAID ENDS AND ADAPTED TO SUPPLY A TREATING FLUID TO SAID PASSAGEWAY; (E) AT LEAST ONE DEFLECTOR MEANS ON EACH OF SAID FIRST AND SECOND TROUGHS DISPOSED ACROSS SAID CHANNELS AND EXTENDING INTO SAID PASSAGEWAY TO FORM IN COMBINATION A PASSAGEWAY BAFFLE; (F) SAID DEFLECTOR CLOSELY, SPACEDLY TERMINATING AT THEIR OUTERMOST EXTENT TO DEFINE A PATH THROUGH SAID COMPARTMENT FOR PASSING TOW AND A TORTUOUS CONDUIT THROUGH SAID COMPARTMENT FOR SAID FLUID WHEREBY SAID FLUID WILL BE REPEATEDLY DIRECTED TOWARD AND THROUGH FILAMENTARY TOW IN SAID PASSAGEWAY AT SUBSTANTIALLY RIGHT ANGLES.