now in its highest position and pushes the middle weft 2 upward in this situation see fig7 and 8 the middle weft 2 will not be able to hook on behind the transverse rim 20 of the carrier spoon 19 and will therefore not be carried along by this carrier spoon 19 in the course of the return movement of the weaving batten 11 the carrier spoon 19 moves through below the weft 2 in fig7 and 8 the device can be seen in the situation following thereafter whereby the top 1 and the bottom weft 3 are cut through and clamped by their weft cutters 12 14 and are brought by the respective clamping means and guiding eyes 15 16 within the carrier range of the rapiers 5 7 while the middle weft 2 is not cut through and clamped by its weft shears 13 and is neither carried along by the clamping means nor by the carrier spoon 19 with the second embodiment according to fig9 through 16 no pusher element 22 is provided and the carrier spoon 19 is secured to a rotatable spindle 23 extending in the longitudinal direction of the carrier spoon 19 the carrier spoon 19 has a part extending laterally in relation to the spindle in the direction of the weft cutters 13 through rotation of the spindle 23 the carrier spoon 19 can be placed in a first position whereby the laterally extending part of the transverse rim 20 is directed upward from the spindle and can be placed in a second position whereby the aforesaid extending part of the.