Harness frame with drop-through bolted centerbrace

摘要

A heddle frame for holding a plurality of heddles comprising a top rail and a bottom rail. Each of the rails has heddle supporting bars attached to them for supporting the heddles within the frame, and the top and bottom rails are held in parallel relationship to each other by end members attached to their adjacent ends. Intermediate the end members is a center brace which may be located in alternative positions within the heddle frame. Each of the rails has an opening to receive the centerbrace and to support it so as to maintain the parallel positions of the top and bottom rails. The holes within the rails are reinforced with steel reinforcing guide tubes which resist the wear of the centerbrace during the use of the heddle frame and protects the rails.