US3241337A
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Apparatus and method for knitting pile fabric
Assignee: Ames Textile Corp
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Filing: 1963-08-21
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Granted: 1966-03-22
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Expires: 1983-08-21
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Jr Brooks Stevens
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-05 05:44
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B1/00; D04B1/02; D04B15/00; D04B15/32; D04B15/34; D04B15/38; D04B15/44; D04B35/00; D04B35/02; D04B9/00; D04B9/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 2
Claim 1
Independent Claim
139 words
IN A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE HAVING A COMPLEMENT OF INDEPENDENT NEEDLES, A SET OF STITCH FORMING CAMS FOR THE NEEDLES, A PILE YARN FEED AND A BODY YARN FEED, A PLURALITY OF PILE YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEEDLES FOR RECEIVING AND MEASURNG THE PILE YARN PREPARATORY TO ITS FORMATION INTO KNITTED LOOPS, A PLURALITY OF BODY YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEEDLES FOR RECIEVING AND MEASURING THE BODY YARN PREPARATORY TO ITS FORMATION INTO KNITTED STITCHES, MEANS FOR INDEPENDENTLY SELECTING THE AMOUNT OF PILE YARN MEASURED BY THE PILE YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF BODY YARN MEASURED BY THE BODY YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS AND MEANS FOR RELEASING THE BODY YARN FROM ITS LOOP FORMING ELEMENTS, WHILE RETAINING THE PILE YARN TAUT, WHEN THE BODY YARN IS FORMED INTO KNTTED STITCHES.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
139 words
IN A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE HAVING A COMPLEMENT OF INDEPENDENT NEEDLES, A SET OF STITCH FORMING CAMS FOR THE NEEDLES, A PILE YARN FEED AND A BODY YARN FEED, A PLURALITY OF PILE YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEEDLES FOR RECEIVING AND MEASURNG THE PILE YARN PREPARATORY TO ITS FORMATION INTO KNITTED LOOPS, A PLURALITY OF BODY YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS DISPOSED ADJACENT THE NEEDLES FOR RECIEVING AND MEASURING THE BODY YARN PREPARATORY TO ITS FORMATION INTO KNITTED STITCHES, MEANS FOR INDEPENDENTLY SELECTING THE AMOUNT OF PILE YARN MEASURED BY THE PILE YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS AND THE AMOUNT OF BODY YARN MEASURED BY THE BODY YARN LOOP FORMING IMPLEMENTS AND MEANS FOR RELEASING THE BODY YARN FROM ITS LOOP FORMING ELEMENTS, WHILE RETAINING THE PILE YARN TAUT, WHEN THE BODY YARN IS FORMED INTO KNTTED STITCHES.
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