US3668896A
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Knitting of garments
Assignee: Akzo Nobel UK PLC
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Filing: 1968-09-25
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Granted: 1972-06-13
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Expires: 1988-09-25
Abstract
Abstract A method of knitting a garment comprising knitting a first portion of the garment in the form of a tube on needles of at least two pairs of opposed beds of a machine, which pairs of beds are laterally movable with respect to one another and can overlap, widening the tubular portion by introducing needles on at least one pair of beds at a point closer to those needles of another bed carrying stitches than the needles of the said one pair of beds already carrying stitches which are most remote from the said needles of the other pair of beds, and further widening the tubular portion by introducing needles in following courses of knitting at points closer to the said needles of the other pair of beds than the needles first introduced, effecting relative lateral movement between the pairs of beds to rearrange the stitches into separate groups, one group on each pair of beds, and knitting separately on to each group of stitches to produce a further tubular portion on each pair of beds.
Inventors
- 👤 Max William Betts
- 👤 Frank Robinson
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 11:35
CPC Classifications
D; D04; D04B; D04B1/00; D04B1/22; D04B1/24; D04B1/246; D04B7/00; D04B7/30; D04B7/32
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of knitting a garment on a knitting machine having at least two pairs of opposed beds which are laterally movable with respect to one another and can overlap, which comprises knitting a first portion of the garment in the form of a tube on needles of at least two pairs of opposed beds of the machine, widening said first tubular portion by introducing needles on a first pair of beds at a point closer to those needles of a second pair of beds carrying stitches, than the needles of the first pair of beds which are already carrying stitches and which are most remote from said needles of the second pair of beds and further widening the tubular portion by introducing needles in following courses of knitting at points closer to the needles of the second pair of beds than the needles first introduced, thereby forming a group of stitches on each pair of beds, and knitting separately on to each group of stitches to produce a further tubular portion on each pair of beds.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of knitting a garment on a knitting machine having at least two pairs of opposed beds which are laterally movable with respect to one another and can overlap, which comprises knitting a first portion of the garment in the form of a tube on needles of at least two pairs of opposed beds of the machine, widening said first tubular portion by introducing needles on a first pair of beds at a point closer to those needles of a second pair of beds carrying stitches, than the needles of the first pair of beds which are already carrying stitches and which are most remote from said needles of the second pair of beds and further widening the tubular portion by introducing needles in following courses of knitting at points closer to the needles of the second pair of beds than the needles first introduced, thereby forming a group of stitches on each pair of beds, and knitting separately on to each group of stitches to produce a further tubular portion on each pair of beds.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the said first tubular portion of the garment is knitted initially on only one pair of beds and needles are then introduced on an adjacent pair of beds to extend the tubular portion onto these beds.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
54 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the said first tubular portion of the garment is knitted initially on only one pair of beds and stitches are then transferred from needles of the said one pair of beds to needles of an adjacent pair of beds to extend the tubular portion onto these beds.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
36 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein the beds are moved to rearrange the stitches into groups, with one or more spare needle pitches left between the groups and the further tubular portions are knitted simultaneously.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein at least one of the further tubular portions is cast off before the other or others is completed.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
39 words
A method according to claim 1 wherein a draw thread is knitted in after completion of a garment and knitting of another garment is then commenced thereby producing a succession of garments in a chain joined by draw threads.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of knitting a garment on a knitting machine having at least two pairs of opposed beds which are laterally movable with respect to one another and can overlap, which comprises knitting a first portion of the garment in the form of a tube on the needles of each of a first pair of two opposed beds of the machine, widening said first tubular portion by introducing needles on each bed of a second pair of opposed beds laterally movable with respect to said first pair of beds, said needles being adjacent the outermost needles used to knit said first tubular garment on said first pair of beds, and further widening the first tubular portion by introducing needles in following courses of knitting at points closer to the needles of the first pair of beds than the needles of the second pair of beds first introduced, thereby forming a group of stitches on each pair of beds, and knitting separately onto each group of stitches to produce a further tubular portion on each pair of beds.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
177 words
A method of knitting a garment on a knitting machine having at least two pairs of opposed beds which are laterally movable with respect to one another and can overlap, which comprises knitting a first portion of the garment in the form of a tube on the needles of each of a first pair of two opposed beds of the machine, widening said first tubular portion by introducing needles on each bed of a second pair of opposed beds laterally movable with respect to said first pair of beds, said needles being adjacent the outermost needles used to knit said first tubular garment on said first pair of beds, and further widening the first tubular portion by introducing needles in following courses of knitting at points closer to the needles of the first pair of beds than the needles of the second pair of beds first introduced, thereby forming a group of stitches on each pair of beds, and knitting separately onto each group of stitches to produce a further tubular portion on each pair of beds.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
US3167938A
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