Carrier mechanism for weft insertion

Claim 1

A carrier mechanism for weft insertion, comprising: a frame provided with upper and lower sets of aligned guide holes through which weft fibers may be led from a source of such fibers, a presser bar apparatus comprising first and second presser bars and a rigid connecting portion therebetween and affixed thereto, said presser bar apparatus being rotatably mounted upon said frame in a fashion such that said presser bars are capable of movement through an arc, the lowest point of said arc being beneath and below said frame, said presser bar apparatus further bearing a protrusion located off-center of said connecting portion which may be slidably engaged with a carrier cam horizontally mounted upon and extending entirely across the width of a knitting machine wherein said weft fibers will be incorporated in a fabric, said carrier cam being mounted at a slight angle to the horizontal level, such that when said carrier mechanism is positioned at one end of the cam, the first presser bar is depressed to a position below and beneath said frame, thereby depressing fibers led through said frame, and when said carrier mechanism is positioned at the opposite end of said cam said second bar is depressed to a position below and beneath said frame thereby depressing fibers led through said frame, whereby, when said carrier mechanism frame is moved from one end of said cam to the other, the presser bar apparatus is caused to undergo rotational movement, which rotational movement is continuous throughout said carrier mechanism frame movement.