Sinker operating mechanism and method of knitting

Claim 1

IN A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE INCLUDING A ROTATABLE CIRCLE OF NEEDLES, A ROTATABLE SINKER RING, SINKERS HAVING NEBS MOUNTED THEREIN FOR ADVANCING MOVEMENTS TOWARD AND RETRACTING MOVEMENTS AWAY FROM THE CENTER OF THE NEEDLE CIRCLE, A SHIFTABLE SINKER CAP INCLUDING MEANS FOR CAUSING SAID ADVANCING AND RETRACTING MOVEMENTS OF THE SINKERS, A STITCH DRAWING STATION AND MEANS FOR FEEDING YARN TO SAID NEEDLES AND SINKERS THEREAT, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID SINKER CAP TO AND HOLDING IT IN A POSITION IN WHICH SAID SINKER ADVANCING AND RETRACTING MEANS MAINTAIN SAID SINKERS IN A RETRACTED POSITION DURING THE STITCH DRAWING OPERATION UPON ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID CIRCLE OF NEEDLES AND SAID STITCHES ARE DRAWN FORWARDLY OF SAID SINKER NEBS, AND ADDITIONAL MEANS FOR SHIFTING SAID SINKER CAP TO AND HOLDING IT IN A POSITION IN WHICH SAID SINKER ADVANCING AND RETRACTING MEANS MAINTAIN SAID SINKERS IN THEIR ADVANCED POSITION DURING SAID STITCH DRAWING OPERATION UPON ROTARY MOVEMENT OF SAID CIRCLE OF NEEDLES AND SAID STITCHES ARE DRAWN REARWARDLY OF THE SINKER NEBS.