<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><mads xmlns="http://www.loc.gov/mads/" xmlns:mods="http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xsi:schemaLocation="http://www.loc.gov/mads/
mads.xsd"><authority><topic authority="http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en">stuffer boxes</topic></authority><related type="broader"><topic>textile fabricating tools and equipment</topic></related><variant type="other"><topic>stuffer box</topic></variant> <note xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mechanized devices consisting of a confined box chamber, which may be heated, cooled, or exposed to a steam injection, designed to crimp, fold, bulk, and bend the individual fibers of a tow, converted tow, sliver, or similar assemblage of filaments. To facilitate this method of texturing, these devices are attached to a series of either feed rollers or fluid jets onto which textile fibers are packed or compressed; these rollers then force the fibers into the stuffer box chamber where they are exposed temperature changes while being pressed into a zig-zag pattern. Though this device was originally created for crimping carpets, it was eventually adapted to the textile industry by Joseph Bancroft & Sons. ]]></note></mads>