US3695561A

US3695561A - Textile package adaptor

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Publication number: US3695561A
Application number: US81921A
Authority: US
Inventors: Bobby L Pitts
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: PLASTICS APPLICATIONS Inc C/O MONOFILAMENTS Inc
Priority date: 1970-10-19
Filing date: 1970-10-19
Publication date: 1972-10-03
Anticipated expiration: 1989-10-03

Abstract

An adaptor for a textile package is disclosed. The present adaptor is positioned over a spindle on a textile machine and receives a tube around which textile yarn is to wrapped. Initially, the tube is very lightly held by the adaptor, but when the spindle begins to rotate, the adaptor is driven and a portion thereof expands against the inside wall of the tube to hold same tightly and to expand the tube very slightly. At the appropriate time for doffing or removal of the tube from the spindle, the spindle ceases to rotate and the adaptor assumes or is easily adjustable to a non-driving position whereby the fit between the adaptor and the tube is again only very slight so as to permit the tube to be easily removed therefrom. A preferred form of the adaptor is a collar that is received around and secured to the spindle. The collar has an intermediate portion thereof in the shape of a multi-sided figure such as, for example, an octagon and a top portion thereof that defines a lip. A second component of the preferred adaptor is a package engaging member which resides over the collar and snap fits thereto at the lip. The package engaging member has a series of slots therearound, the number of slots corresponding to the number of edges on the multi-sided figure and defining fingers therebetween. The fingers between the slots are resilient and expand to tightly engage the tube therearound when contact by the driving edges of the collar.

Description

United States Patent Pitts [54] TEXTILE PACKAGE ADAPTOR [72] lnventor: Bobby L. Pitts, Route 1, Wellford,

[22] Filed: Oct. 19, 1970 [21] Appl. No.: 81,921

[52] US. Cl ..242/46.4 [51] Int. Cl ..B65h 75/30, B65h 79/00 [58] Field of Search ..242/46.4, 46.5, 46.6, 46.2,

[56] References Cited UNITED STATES PATENTS 3,006,565 10/ l 961 Pelletier ..242/464 1,075,461 10/1913 Chapman ..242/46.6 2,746,689 5/1956 Berkepeis ..242/46.3 3,074,227 1/ 1963 Fujiyoshi et al ..242/46.4 X 3 ,398,907 8/1968 l-leumann ..242/46.4 3,403,502 10/ 1968 Caminada ..242/46.4 X

Primary Examiner-Stanley N. Gilreath Attorney-Wellington M. Manning, Jr.

[5 7 ABSTRACT An adaptor for a textile package is disclosed. The

ll H l l l 115] 3,695,561 1 Oct. 3, 1972 present adaptor is positioned over a spindle on a textile machine and receives a tube around which textile yarn is to wrapped. Initially, the tube is very lightly held by the adaptor, but when the spindle begins to rotate, the adaptor is driven and a portion thereof ex pands against the inside wall of the tube to hold same tightly and to expand the tube very slightly. At the appropriate time for doffing or removal of the tube from the spindle, the spindle ceases to rotate and the adaptor assumes or is easily adjustable to a non-driving position whereby the fit between the adaptor and the tube is again only very slight so as to permit the tube to be easily removed therefrom.

A preferred form of the adaptor is a collar that is received around and secured to the spindle. The collar has an intermediate portion thereof in the shape of a multi-sided figure such as, for example, an octagon and a top portion thereof that defines a lip. A second component of the preferred adaptor is a package engaging member which resides over the collar and snap fits thereto at the lip. The package engaging member has a series of slots therearound, the number of slots corresponding to the number of edges on the multisided figure and defining fingers therebetween. The fingers between the slots are resilient and expand to tightly engage the tube therearound when contact by the driving edges of the collar.

12 Claims, 7 Drawing Figures F, l l ll V minimums m2 3.695.561

INVENTOR. BOBBY L. P I TTS \V wiw TEXTILE PACKAGE ADAPTOR BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION In the textile industry various processes involve the wrapping of yarn around a carrier such as a pirn, bobbin, tube or the like. The use of these various types of carriers for textile yarns, is fraught with problems concerning the handling of the carriers and proper placement of yarn thereon. In this regard, economics has heretofore dictated continued. reuse of these carriers through numerous operations. In the handling of the carriers, as they are placed onto spindles, thrown into doff trucks, cleaned to remove yarn scraps left thereon and the like, the carriers are historically damaged. For example, the tube may be crimped or dented adjacent the end, whereby the tube will no longer properly fit around the spindle. As such, the reuse of a damaged textile carrier, in general, causes a bad package of yarn to be produced, becomes jammed on the spindle, or the like. All of these circumstances pose economic and quality problems to the textile manufacturer.

Additionally, a great deal of effort has been expended toward the possible use of disposable paper or metal tubes which may be used a comparatively few number of times and then discarded. By using disposable tubes, the handling problems now existent would be alleviated. In fact, the paper tubes are contemplated for one use only whereby after a yarn package is formed and the yarn is later removed therefrom, the tube is discarded. Hence, quality packages should be produced virtually always unless the equipment or yarn is faulty. The disposable paper or metal tubes have no flanges or heads at the ends thereof and are nothing more than hollow cylinders that are received on a spindle where yarn is wound therearound. Problems can, however, exist in the use of these simple tubes. For example, the tubes may collapse on the spindle or adaptor due to the compressive forces produced by the yarn being wrapped therearound. Additionally, ill placement of the tube over the spindle may lead to improper placement of the yarn around the tube and possibly entanglement around the spindle, adaptor and/or the like. Further, for proper winding of the yarn onto the tubes, there should be a tight fit between the spindle and the tube during rotation thereof. The collapsed tubes that result from excessive yarn forces or weak tube walls become tightly bound around the spindle or adaptor and in many cases must be forcibly removed. Such removal procedure obviously destroys the yarn package and very possibly damages the spindle itself. Further, misalignment or slippage of the tube on the spindle causes improper winding of yarn onto the tube which very likely will produce a short bobbin or a faulty bobbin which affects the economics of the process.

The present invention overcomes the problems of the prior art as set forth above. As such, the adaptor of the present invention, that is, the preferred embodiment as well as adaptors of other design based on the general principles set forth herein readily accept a tube around which yarn is to be wrapped. Initially, the tube though engaging the adaptor, is loosely fitted thereon. As the spindle begins to rotate, however, an immediate positive drive is actuated to rotate the adaptor and package surrounding same while at the same time, causing the adaptor to slightly expand and tightly grip the inside wall of the tube. At the appropriate time for doffing or removing the tube from the spindle, the spindle, of course, ceases to rotate. The yarn package may then be easily removed therefrom. In the event that the spindle is still in a driving relationship with the adaptor, a slight reverse twist on the package loosens the adaptor whereby tight engagement between the adaptor and the inside wall of the package is broken and the engagement therebetween returns to the loose fit that existed when the tube was initially placed over the adaptor.

The prior art contains numerous teachings directed to adaptors for textile packages. None of the prior art, however, either alone or in any combination teaches or suggests the adaptor of the present invention. Exemplary of the prior art are US. Pats. Nos. 2,250,560 to Winslow; 2,294,677 to Markle, Jr.; 1,678,806 to Colman, 1,934,169 to Crooks; 544,220 to Hedge; 3,331,567 to Noguera; 2,615,652 to Johnson; 2,930,542 to Cocker, 111.; 3,227,395 to Cocker, III., and 2,915,260 to Par- I'Ott.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is an object of the present invention to provide an improved adaptor for a textile package.

A further object of the present invention is to provide an adaptor for a textile pack-age associated with a spindle to be positively driven thereby.

Still further, another object of the present invention is to provide an improved adaptor for a textile tube that permits a positive and accurate rotation of said tube and prevents collapse of said tube when yarn is wrapped therearound.

Still a further object of the present invention is to provide an improved adaptor for properly receiving a textile package permitting yarn to be properly wound thereon and releasing said package for easy removal.

Generally speaking, the present invention relates to a textile package holder comprising a rotatable spindle, drive transmission means associated with said spindle and package receiving means associated with said spindle, said package receiving means having a flexible portion thereof for engagement with a package, said flexible portion being drivingly engageable with drive transmission means to receive rotary driving power therefrom and be flexed outwardly thereby, whereby said package rotates with said spindle and is securely held by said flexible portion of said package receiving means. 7

The present invention more specifically relates to an adaptor for a textile spindle that suitably receives a cylindrical textile package thereon where initial holding engagement between the adaptor and the inside wall of the textile package is only by slight frictional contact, and where upon rotation of the spindle, the adaptor is positively driven so as to rotate while simultaneously expanding to tightly engage the yarn package. After the spindle ceases to rotate, the adaptor either is presently in or easily changeable to a non-driving relationship whereby the tight engagement between the adaptor and the inside wall of the package no 7 longer exist thus permitting easy removal of the now completed yarn package therefrom.

Numerous variations of adaptor design may be possible while following the principles taught by the present invention. In this regard, the preferred embodiment of the present adaptor is shown and described with reference to two removably connectable members, one of which is secured to the base of a spindle while the other is received around the spindle and secured to the first member to be driven thereby and to securely hold the textile package. The two components have complementary sections that loosely mate when connected. During rotation of the spindle an element of the first member engages an element of the second member to provide rotation thereto and simultaneously expand the second member to securely hold the package.

Principles behind the present invention can be described as follows. A rotary driving force must be transferred from the rotatable spindle to the package, while the package is properly positioned on the spindle to accept yarn and is securely held thereon to prevent slippage. Moreover, the package, though subject to some collapse, must be easily removable from the spindle after the yarn package has been built. All of the above prerequisites are accomplished by providing a drive transmission means associated with the spindle for transmitting the rotary motion of the spindle to the package or tube. Simultaneously with the transmission of driving power the adaptor must be capable of securely holding the package and after cessation of transmission of driving power must be capable of readily releasing said package.

Adaptor design may therefore vary widely with the type of spindle, the process, the type of yarn package to be used, and the like. For example, a spindle may be modified to circumvent the need for a two-piece adaptor. Such a spindle might have a driving protrusion extending outwardly therefrom, might have a multi-sided surface incorporated therewith or the like. A single piece (package engaging member) could then be placed directly over the spindle and become operable with the drive means thereon to expand against the inside wall of the package and cause said package to rotate therewith. Further, the package engaging member can vary greatly in design from the preferred embodiment. In this regard, the package engaging member need only possess the capability of receiving the drive transmission means and variably engaging the side wall of the package. Lastly, materials of construction may also vary according to the dictates of the particular design of the adaptor.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIG. 1 is a side elevational view of a portion of a textile spindle having an adaptor according to the teachings of the present invention received therearound.

FIG. 2 is a side elevational view of one of the components of a preferred adaptor according to the teachings of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a side elevational view of another of the components of a preferred embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a vertical cross section of the preferred adaptor according to the teachings of the present invention as shown in FIG. 1.

FIG. 5 is a horizontal cross sectional view of the preferred adaptor according to the present invention as taken along lines VV of FIG. 1.

FIG. 6 is horizontal cross section of the preferred adaptor according to the teachings'of the present invention taken along lines V-V of FIG. 1 and showing driving and expanding relationship between components of the adaptor.

FIG. 7 is a horizontal cross section of an adaptor according to the teachings of the present invention showing a further embodiment thereof.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The preferred specific embodiments of the present invention will now be described with reference to the Figures. FIG. 1 shows a textile spindle 10 having the preferred embodiment of the adaptor of the present invention received therearound. A textile package carrier 14 is shown in phantom on spindle 10 and in engagement with the adaptor 11 and a top stabilizer 12.

Making reference to FIGS. 1, 2, 3 and 4, the adaptor of the present invention is comprised of a drive transmitting member generally indicated as 20 and a package engaging member generally indicated as 30. Drive transmitting member 20, as specifically shown in FIG. 3 comprises, from bottom to top, a base 22, a mid section 24, and a top 26 that terminates as a lip 28. Base section 22 is generally circular and is of a dimension to receive a yarn package 14 as shown in phantom in FIG. 1 positioned therearound. Drive transmitting member 20 further has a central spindle receiving opening 21 extending axially therethrough. A plurality of openings 23 are spaced about base 22 of member 20 and pass through base 22 and into axial opening 21. Set screws 23' or the like are received in openings 23 around the base 22 of drive transmitting member 20 and are tightened into spindle 21 so as to secure member 20 to spindle 10 whereby rotation of spindle 10 is imparted to member 20.

Mid section 24 of drive transmitting member 20 is shown in FIG. 3 as having a plurality of flat sides 25 that cooperate to provide a plurality of edges 25. Edges 25 protrude out from mid section 24 of member 20 and transmit the rotation of spindle 10 to the package engaging member 30 while also causing member 30 to securely engage package 14 during rotation. The driving and expanding relationship therebetween will be more fully discussed hereinafter. According to the preferred embodiment, one flat side could be used to perform the driving and expanding function. For best results, however, a plurality of flat sides are preferred, and most preferably at least six sides. A top section 26 extends upwardly from mid section 24 and terminates as a lip 28. Lip 28 provides a means for removably securing drive transmitting member 20 to package engaging member 30 on spindle 10. As such, it is noted that lip 28 has a beveled outer surface 28 and a flat undercut surface 28".

Package engaging member 30 is best shown in FIGS. 1, 2 and 4. Member 30 comprises a generally frustum section 31 which, at the base thereof converts into a cylindrical section 32. Frustum section 31 of member 30 guides a package onto the adapter and cylindrical section 32 engages a package 14 along a portion of the inside wall 15. Package receiving member 30 has an axial spindle receiving opening extending from the top downwardly through a portion of frustum section 31. Opening 33 extends downwardly where it terminates at an enlarged open interior of member 30. A shoulder 34 is positioned on the interior of frustum section 31 apart from opening 33 and extends therearound in an interrupted fashion. Shoulder 34 has a beveled underside 35 (See FIG. 4) and a flat top surface 36, the purpose of which will be described hereinafter. Member 30 further has a plurality of slots 37 that begin in frustum section 31 and extend downwardly through the conical section 32 so as to define a plurality of fingers 38 around the periphery thereof. Fingers 38 should possess at least a slight degree of flexibility to perform according to the teachings of the present invention. As may be seen in FIG. 5, the inside surfaces 38' of fingers 38 in the conical section of member 32 are flat to correspond to the flat sides 25 of mid section 24 of member 20. Further the outer surfaces 38" of fingers 38 are conical to provide a proper fit with inside wall of package 14.

Referring to FIG. 5, the interior cross section of the cylindrical portion 32 of member 30 matches the exterior cross section of mid section 24 of drive transmitting member and resides loosely therearound. As such, when member 20 is placed around a spindle 10 and secured thereto by set screws 23' or the like, package engaging member may be placed thereover and forced downwardly whereby the bevel 28' of lip 28 engages the bevel of shoulder 34 so as to cause fingers 38 of member 30 to expand, permitting lip 28 to ride over shoulder 34. As mentioned above, shoulder 34 has a fiat upper surface 36 while lip 28 has a flat undercut surface 28". These flat surfaces come into contact after lip 28 passes over shoulder 34, whereby the

members

20 and 30 are held together. Upward movement of package engaging member 30 is prevented by the contact between the flat undercut 28" of lip 28 and the flat upper surface 36 of shoulder 34. It is very important that both of these aforementioned holding surfaces are flat. If, for example, the surfaces were beveled, upward force on member 30 would cause fingers 38 to be forced outwardly due to connection between the beveled surfaces. When trying to remove a full yarn package from the adaptor, for example, upward movement of the yarn package which is then only lightly frictionally engaged by the outer periphery of fingers 38 of package engaging member 30 would create a slight upward movement of member 30. Such upward movement would thus bring engagement between the bevels whereby fingers 38 would be biased outwardly to tighten against package P and prevent its easy removal therefrom.

FIG. 4 shows a vertical cross section of drive transn'iitting member 20 removably secured to package engaging member 30. It can be seen that the general outer configuration of member 20 loosely mates with the internal configuration of member 30 up to the lower end of opening 33. There is, therefore, a certain amount of looseness between the two parts and, as such, package engaging member 30 is free to rotate for a small segment of a complete revolution. Free rotation of member 30 is stopped when contact is made between edges 25' of member 20 and fingers 38 of member 30.

Referring to FIGS. 5 and 6, the relationship between drive transmitting member 20 and package engaging member 30 will now be explained. FIG. 5 is a horizontal cross section of the assembled adaptor as taken along lines V-V of FIG. 1. Spindle 10 is thus shown centrally located in opening 21 of member 20. Flat sides 25 and edges 25 defined thereby of mid section 24 of member 20 reside around spindle l0 and fact outwardly therefrom. Fingers 38 of member 30 are shown spaced around and spacially from flat sides 25 of mid section 24 with slots 37 across from edges 25'. Inner flat surfaces 38' of fingers 38 thus match flat sides 25 of mid section 24. FIG. 5 therefore illustrates the adaptor of the present invention in a non-driving position, such as when a package 14 is placed thereover. Package 14 would hence pass over the frustum section 31 of member 30 and be guided down around the cylindrical section 32 where slight frictional'engagement occurs between the outer circular surfaces 38" of fingers 38 and the inside wall 15 of package 14.

Referring now to FIG. 6, the adaptor is shown in a driving relationship. As soon as spindle 10 starts to rotate, edges 25' between flat sides 25 of mid section 24 will move out of slots 37 and into engagement with flat inner surfaces 38' of fingers 38. Continued rotation of spindle 10 causes edges 25 to force members 38 outwardly, whereby the outer periphery thereof extends beyond the outer periphery of base 22 of member 20. The outward flexing of fingers 38 that is produced by contact with edges 25 produces a tight engagement between the outer surfaces 38" of fingers 38 and the inner surface 15 of package 14 so as to securely hold same thereon during the winding of yarn onto package 14. Moreover, so long as spindle 10 continues to rotate, the relationship between edges 25 and inner sides 38' of fingers 38, will remain as shown in FIG. 6. After sufficient yarn has been wound onto package 14, and the textile machine is ready to be doffed, the spindle 10 is stopped and the now full package 14 may be removed therefrom. In the event, however, that the relationship as shown in FIG. 6 remains after spindle 10 ceases to rotate, then a simple rearward twist of the yarn package removes edges 25 from driving and expanding contact with fiat inner sides 38' of fingers 38 and returns same adjacent slots 37. Without the bias of edges 25, fingers 38 now flex inwardly and away from the inner wall 15 of package 14. The engagement between inner wall 15 of package 14 and outer surfaces 38" of fingers 38 thus returns to a loose frictional contact as occurred when package 14 was originally placed thereon, whereby now full package 14 can be easily removed from spindle 10.

FIG. 7 illustrates a further horizontal cross section of an adaptor according to the teachings of the present invention wherein a modification of the drive transmitting means is shown. A spindle is shown centrally located within an opening 121 of a drive transmitting member 120. Drive transmitting member has a mid section 124 which has a plurality of arcuate protrusions 125 positioned therearound. A package engaging member, is received by drive transmitting member 120 and secured thereto or associated therewith. A plurality of fingers 138 having arcuate inner surfaces 138' are formed on package engaging member 130 and are positioned between arcuate protrusions 125 on member 120. In a non-driving position, members 125 reside across from slots 137 or the like between fingers 138 so as to permit some relative rotational movement therebetween. As spindle 110 rotates, arcuate protrusions 125 will engage the inner surfaces 138' of fingers 138 and ride up thereon so as to force fingers 138 outwardly into tight engagement with a package positioned therearound and to provide a driving relationship between protrusions 125 and fingers 138.

As mentioned hereinabove, preferred embodiments of the present invention are specifically described herein. It should be noted, however, that the particular shape or design of an adaptor unlike that shown in the drawings is well within the purview of one skilled in the art when utilizing the drive transmission and package engaging principles as set forth herein. In this regard, a spindle 10 could be provided with a multi-sided shape at the base thereof such as a triangle, a rectangle, hexagon, octagon or the like whereby only a package engaging member, as taught by the present invention, need be placed thereover to perform the driving, holding and release operations as described herein. Moreover, while the preferred materials of construction for the adaptor of the present invention are a molded or machined plastic, other materials of construction may likewise be used. Insofar as materials of construction are concerned, acetal resins have proved to be very satisfactory for the drive transmitting member 20 and nylon and polypropylene have proved satisfactory for the package engaging member 30. In this regard, it is desirable that the drive transmitting member be of a rigid material so as to avoid wear of the edges or the drive-expanding means while the package engaging member should be sufficiently resilient to receive the driving force and to move into and out of tight engagement with a package therearound. A further suitable material of construction for the package engaging member could be a thin gauge spring steel which is engaged by one or more protrusions from a spindle or by one or more protrusions such as edges or arcuate protrusions as defined herein to transmit driving power thereto and to expand the spring steel into tight engagement with a package positioned therearound.

Having described the present invention in detail, it is obvious that one skilled in the art will be able to make modifications and variations thereto without departing from the scope of the invention. Accordingly, the scope of the present invention should be determined by the claims appended hereto.

What is claimed is:

l. A textile package holder comprising:

a. a rotatable spindle;

b. drive transmitting means on said spindle for rotation therewith, said drive transmitting means having a plurality of pro-jections around its periphery; and

c. package receiving means received around said spindle and loosely connected to said drive transmitting means for limited rotational movement relative thereto said package receiving means having a plurality of integral, flexible fingers thereon, said fingers residing loosely between said projections in a non driving relationship and being biased outwardly by said projections during rotation of said spindle into driving engagement with a textile package receivable therearound.

2. A textile package holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said drive transmitting means is a collar received around said spindle and secured thereto.

3. A textile package holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said projections around the periphery of said drive transmitting means are a plurality of edges defined by adjacent flat sides.

4. A textile package holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said projections are provided by a plurality of arcuate protrusions extending outwardly from said drive transmitting means.

5. A textile package holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said drive transmitting means is integral with said spindle.

6. A textile package holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said drive transmitting means has a multisided mid section thereon, adjacent sides of said section defining said projections around the periphery thereof,

and where said package receiving means has an internal configuration adjacent said mid section that loosely mates with said multisided mid section.

7. A textile package holder as defined in claim 6 wherein said drive transmitting means further has a lip thereon, said lip being positioned above said mid section and extending outwardly around the periphery of said drive transmitting means and wherein said package receiving means has a shoulder therearound, said shoulder being loosely engaged by said lip to loosely connect said means.

8. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle comprising:

a. a drive transmitting member receivable around a spindle, said drive trans-mitting member having a plurality of projections around its periphery; and

. a package receiving member, said package receiving member being loosely connected to said drive transmitting member for limited rotational movement relative thereto, said package receiving member having a plurality of integral flexible fingers thereon, said fingers residing loosely between said projections in a non driving relationship and being biasable outward by said projections to drivingly engage a package receiveable therearound upon rotation of said drive transmitting member relative to said package receiving member.

9. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle as defined in claim 8 wherein said projections around the periphery of said drive transmitting member are defined by a plurality of adjacent flat sides around said member.

10. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle as defined in claim 8 wherein said projections are a plurality of arcuate protrusions extending outwardly from said drive transmitting member.

11. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle as defined in claim 8 wherein said drive transmitting member has a multisided mid section thereon, adjacent sides of said mid section defining said projections around the periphery thereof, and wherein said package receiving member has an internal configuration adjacent said mid section that loosely mates with said multisided mid section.

12. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle as defined in claim 11 wherein said drive transmitting member further has a lip thereon, said lip being positioned above said mid section and extending outwardly around the periphery of said drive transmitting

Claims

1. A textile package holder comprising: a. a rotatable spindle; b. drive transmitting means on said spindle for rotation therewith, said drive transmitting means having a plurality of pro-jections around its periphery; and c. package receiving means received around said spindle and loosely connected to said drive transmitting means for limited rotational movement relative thereto said package receiving means having a plurality of integral, flexible fingers thereon, said fingers residing loosely between said projections in a non driving relationship and being biased outwardly by said projections during rotation of said spindle into driving engagement with a textile package receivable therearound.

6. A textile package holder as defined in claim 1 wherein said drive transmitting means has a multisided mid section thereon, adjacent sides of said section defining said projections around the periphery thereof, and where said package receiving means has an internal configuration adjacent said mid section that loosely mates with said multisided mid section.

8. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle comprising: a. a drive transmitting member receivable around a spindle, said drive trans-mitting member having a plurality of projections around its periphery; and b. a package receiving member, said package receiving member being loosely connected to said drive transmitting member for limited rotational movement relative thereto, said package receiving member having a plurality of integral flexible fingers thereon, said fingers residing loosely between said projections in a non driving relationship and being biasable outward by said projections to drivingly engage a package receiveable therearound upon rotation of said drive transmitting member relative to said package receiving member.

12. An adaptor for holding a textile package on a spindle as defined in claim 11 wherein said drive transmitting member further has a lip thereon, said lip being positioned above said mid section and extending outwardly around the periphery of said drive transmitting member and wherein said package receiving member has a shoulder therearound, said shoulder being loosely engaged by said lip to loosely connect said members.