Apparatus for forming pouches in circularly knitted fabrics

Claim 1

IN A CIRCULAR KNITTING MACHINE HAVING A PLURALITY OF KNITTING STATIONS, A ROTATABLE CYLINDER, A CIRCLE OF NEEDLES IN SAID CYLINDER, A STITCH CAM AT EACH OF SAID STATIONS FOR OPERATING SAID NEEDLES TO KNIT CIRCULAR COURSES OF A TUBULAR FABRIC, COMMON MEANS FOR SIMULTANEOUSLY ADJUSTING THE VERTICAL POSITIONS OF SAID STITCH CAMS AT SAID STATIONS TO ADJUST THE LENGTH OF THE STITCHES IN SAID CIRCULAR COURSES, THE IMPROVEMENT COMPRISING A SECOND MEANS ASSOCIATED WITH THE STITCH CAM AT EACH OF SAID STATIONS FOR INDIVIDUALLY MOVING SAID STITCH CAM FROM THE ADJUSTED POSITION THEREOF DETERMINED BY SAID COMMON MEANS TO A SECOND ADJUSTED POSITION TO FURTHER ADJUST THE LENGTH OF THE STITCHES IN PORTIONS OF SAID CIRCULAR COURSES KNIT THEREAT, SAID SECOND MEANS INCLUDING A LEVER, MEANS CONNECTING SAID LEVER AND SAID STITCH CAM, A CAM FOR OPERATING SAID LEVER, MEANS FOR ROTAWTING SAID CAM IN TIMED RELATION TO THE ROTATION OF SAID CYLINDER, A SUPPORT MEMBER ON WHICH SAID CAM IS MOUNTED FOR ROTATION, PIVOT MEANS FOR MOUNTING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER FOR ROCKING MOVEMENT, MEANS FOR ROCKING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER ON SAID PIVOT MEANS TO AN INACTIVE POSITION TO MAINTAIN SAID CAM OUT OF ENGAGEMENT WITH SAID LEVER, AND MEANS FOR ROCKING SAID SUPPORT MEMBER ON SAID PIVOT MEANS TO AN ACTIVE POSITION IN WHICH SAID CAM ENGAGES AND OPERATES SAID LEVER TO MOVE SAID STITCH CAM TO SAID SECOND ADJUSTED POSITION.