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Hosiery delivery apparatus and method
Assignee: MORPUL RES CORP
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Filing: 1961-06-21
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Granted: 1964-04-21
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Expires: 1981-06-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Claude C Sampson
- 👤 Jones C Beene
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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2026-11-05 23:54
CPC Classifications
D; D06; D06H; D06H3/00; D06H3/16; D06H3/165; B; B65; B65G; B65G51/00; B65G51/02
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
152 words
THE METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY KNITTING AND CONVEYING CIRCULAR KNIT STOCKINGS KNIT ON A PLURALITY OF ALIGNED CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF KNITTING STOCKINGS CONTINUOUSLY ON INDIVIDUAL KNITTING MACHINES INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, DRAWING THE STOCKINGS DOWNWARDLY DURING KNITTING ON EACH MACHINE, SUBJECTING EACH KNITTED STOCKING TO A BLAST OF AIR TO CONVEY THE STOCKING ALONG A FIRST DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL TO A LOCATION SPACED FROM THE MACHINE, DISCHARGING ALL KNITTED STOCKINGS FROM THE FIRST DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL INTO A MAIN AIR STREAM MOVING IN A RECTILINEAR DIRECTION WHICH FIRST DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL IS AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH THE MAIN AIR STREAM, AT LEAST PARTIALLY BAFFLING INDIVIDUAL STOCKINGS ENTERING THE MAIN AIR STREAM FROM STOCKINGS IN THE MAIN AIR STREAM, COMMINGLING AND CONVEYING PNEUMATICALLY ALL STOCKINGS ENTERING THE MAIN AIR STREAM, AND DEPOSITING AND COLLECTING THE STOCKINGS AT THE END OF TRAVEL IN THE MAIN AIR STREAM.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
152 words
THE METHOD OF CONTINUOUSLY KNITTING AND CONVEYING CIRCULAR KNIT STOCKINGS KNIT ON A PLURALITY OF ALIGNED CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINES COMPRISING THE STEPS OF KNITTING STOCKINGS CONTINUOUSLY ON INDIVIDUAL KNITTING MACHINES INDEPENDENT OF EACH OTHER, DRAWING THE STOCKINGS DOWNWARDLY DURING KNITTING ON EACH MACHINE, SUBJECTING EACH KNITTED STOCKING TO A BLAST OF AIR TO CONVEY THE STOCKING ALONG A FIRST DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL TO A LOCATION SPACED FROM THE MACHINE, DISCHARGING ALL KNITTED STOCKINGS FROM THE FIRST DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL INTO A MAIN AIR STREAM MOVING IN A RECTILINEAR DIRECTION WHICH FIRST DIRECTED PATH OF TRAVEL IS AT AN ACUTE ANGLE WITH THE MAIN AIR STREAM, AT LEAST PARTIALLY BAFFLING INDIVIDUAL STOCKINGS ENTERING THE MAIN AIR STREAM FROM STOCKINGS IN THE MAIN AIR STREAM, COMMINGLING AND CONVEYING PNEUMATICALLY ALL STOCKINGS ENTERING THE MAIN AIR STREAM, AND DEPOSITING AND COLLECTING THE STOCKINGS AT THE END OF TRAVEL IN THE MAIN AIR STREAM.
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| 3.5 Years (Year 4) | 1967-04-21 | 1967-10-21 | 1968-04-21 | $2000.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1971-04-21 | 1971-10-21 | 1972-04-21 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
| 11.5 Years (Year 12) | 1975-04-21 | 1975-10-21 | 1976-04-21 | $7700.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |