Needle loom for y tapes

Claim 1

IN A NEEDLE LOOM OF THE CLASS DESCRIBED, THE COMBINATION OF (A) MEANS FOR FORMING AND INTERMITTENTLY CHANGING A SHED BETWEEN THE WARP THREADS, WHICH INCLUDES MEANS FOR RETAINING A FIRST GROUP OF WARPS IN A REGION ALONG ONE EDGE OF SAID TAPE AT ONE SIDE OF THE SHED BETWEEN ALTERNATE CHANGES OF THE SHED WHILE THE SHED IN THAT REGION IS FORMED BY A SECOND GROUP OF WARPS, AND MEANS FOR RETAINING SAID SECOND GROUP OF WARPS AT THE OTHER SIDE OF THE SHED BETWEEN THE OTHER ALTERNATE CHANGES OF THE SHED WHILE THE SHED IN THAT REGION IS FORMED BY SAID FIRST GROUP OF WARPS; (B) A WEFT LAYING NEEDLE HAVING MEANS FOR CARRYING TWO FILLER THREADS ONE ON EACH SIDE OF SAID NEEDLE, AND EYE MEANS ADJACENT THE FORWARD END OF THE NEEDLE FOR LEADING EACH OF SAID FILLER THREADS TO THE OPPOSITE SIDE OF THE NEEDLE; (C) MEANS FOR ACTUATING SAID WEFT LAYING NEEDLE TO PROJECT BOTH FILLER THREADS THROUGH THE SHED AT EACH CHANGE THEREOF; (D) A RECIPROCATING KNITTING NEEDLE; AND (E) MEANS FOR SHIFTING THE PATH OF MOVEMENT THEREOF FROM ONE SIDE TO THE OTHER OF SAID LAYING NEEDLE, WHEREBY EACH THREAD WILL BE CAUGHT ALTERNATELY BY SAID KNITTING NEEDLE AT EACH CHANGE OF SHED AND ENGAGED IN A LOOP OF THE OTHER THREAD PREVIOUSLY SO CAUGHT.