Levin yarn finger operating means

Claim 1

A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE HAVING A PLURALITY OF YARN FINGERS MOVABLE INTO FEEDING AND INTO NON-FEEDING POSITIONS AT EACH OF A PLURALITY OF FEEDS, AND MEANS INCLUDING A SINGLE ACTUATING MEMBER OPERATIVELY RELATED TO SELECTED FINGERS AT EACH OF SAID FEEDS AND ADAPTED TO BE MADE ACTIVE AND INACTIVE, THE SAID SELECTEED FINGERS BEING POSITIONED ON OPPOSITE SIDES OF SAID PLURALITY OF YARN FINGERS, SAID MEMBERS WHEN ACTIVE BEING OPERABLE TO CYCLICALLY CONTROL THE MOVEMENTS OF SAID SELECTED FINGERS ALTERNATELY INTO BOTH OF SAID POSITIONS AT EACH OF SAI FEEDS AND WHEN INACTIVE BEING INOPERATIVE TO CONTROL THE MOVEMENTS OF SAID SELECTED FINGERS WHEREBY THE LATTER ARE FREE OF THE INFLUENCE OF SAID MEMBER AND WHEREBY ALL OF SAID PLURALITY OF YARN FINGERS ARE MOVABLE INTO BOTH OF SAID POSITIONS AT EACH OF SAID FEEDS.