Flat bed warp knitting machine having a pile forming and cutting attachment

Claim 1

A LOOP PILE CUTTING ATTACHMENT FOR A FLAT BED WARP KNITTING MACHINE HAVING A GUIDE BAR SUPPORTING A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL PILE LOOP GUIDE WIRES EXTENDING FROM FIXED POSITIONS ADJACENT THE OUTER EDGE PORTION OF THE NEEDLE BED; A HOLDER BAR EXTENDING IN SPACED PARALLEL RELATION BELOW THE GUIDE BAR; AND A PLURALITY OF PARALLEL, PILE LOOP GUIDING AND CUTTING MEMBERS HAVING THEIR ADJACENT INNER ENDS ANCHORED TO THE HOLDER BAR AND THEIR ADJACENT OUTER ENDS PORTIONS SECURED TO THE FREE ENDS OF RESPECTIVE LOOP GUIDE WIRES, THE LENGTH OF EACH PILE LOOP GUIDE WIRE BEING SUCH THAT A PLURALITY OF COURSES OF KNITTED PILE FABRIC WILL BE SPACED THEREOVER WHEREBY THE LOOP CUTTING LAGS BEHIND THE LOOP FORMING BY A PLURALITY OF COURSES.