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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213420 | Sock A knitted sock has an inner layer 2 comprising a toe end 4 and an outer layer 3 comprising a toe end 7. The inner and outer toe ends are aligned and joined wale stitch to wale stitch to form a composite toe end, which is closed to provide... | 05/08/2007 |
| 6962065 | Knitting machine, in particular circular knitting machine, and control jack suitable for same What is described is a knitting machine with an electromagnetic selecting device for the three-way technique. In order to reduce the space requirement for the selecting device in height and width, assigned to each of the knitting tools (7) is a pivotable cont... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6257026 | Needle control device for stocking knitting machines A needle control device for stocking knitting machines, comprising a connecting element which can engage a needle or sub-needle or slider and can be arranged in the same slot of the needle holder that accommodates a needle, and an actuation element which ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6178786 | Knitting machine needle A knitting machine (1) comprises a shaft (2) with a recess (11) in which a selection element (12) provided with a controllable raising butt (20) is mounted swivellably and can be swivelled to and fro between a position in which the raising butt (20) is re... | 01/30/2001 |
| 6116293 | Electromagnetic shed forming apparatus for a jacquard machine An apparatus for forming sheds for a jacquard machine by a hook (7), which is movably guided between a high position and a low position. A lift (9) for the hook (7) can be selectively coupled with a driver stop (11) of the lift via a control element (14) ... | 09/12/2000 |
| 6101850 | System for the selection of needles for a circular knitting machine Needle selection system for a circular machine for knitted fabrics, constituted by an assembly which comprises a series of movable elements correspondingly related to respective stationary elements, the movable assembly including a cylinder (2) with numer... | 08/15/2000 |
| 6073662 | Hook selection device for a weaving loom dobby head A hook selection device for a weaving loom dobby head where the dobby includes a bottom board carrying hooks and an upper part for supporting the selection device. The upper part moves relative to the bottom board and includes rigid heald shafts provided ... | 06/13/2000 |
| 5899096 | Device for needle-by-needle selection in circular stocking knitting machines A device for needle-by-needle selection in circular stocking knitting machines is disclosed. An elastic lock pin or segment (19) is provided for each lower needle (13) of the type having an elastic deflection tail. The segment is carried by a crown (22) f... | 05/04/1999 |
| 5568738 | Needle selection device of a circular knitting machine A needle selection device including a plurality of push jacks respectively mounted in the needle slots of the needle cylinder of a circular knitting machine, a plurality of lifting bars respectively mounted in the needle slots and selectively driven by th... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5419162 | High speed electromagnet selection device for selecting the needles in a knitting machine The device comprises, for each selector element, a high-speed electromagnet having a fixed core with a single coil, and an armature consisting of a lightweight blade. When the coil is energized, the blade is moved into one position, and is restored to ano... | 05/30/1995 |
| 5408852 | System of magnets for a selection block in textile machines Apparatus for operating needles of a textile machine includes magnetically operated control flaps for operating the needles, and magnetic controls operable to actuate the control flaps. The control flaps include a flap structure and an armature disposed o... | 04/25/1995 |
| 5375436 | Needle selecting device of a knitting machine Needle selecting device (3) of a knitting machine comprised of swinging jacks (5) and further permanent magnets and electromagnets and cams. A pole end (6, 7) of a permanent magnet is selected for each end of the swinging jack (5). The electromagnet pole ... | 12/27/1994 |
| 5329790 | Knitting machine A knitting machine comprises a needle cylinder, stitch-forming knitting needles, displaceable selector elements for initiating specific knitting operations, springs which bias the selector elements into a first position, mechanical control means which tra... | 07/19/1994 |
| 5323627 | Multiple yarn feed circular knitting machine, in particular for stockings In a multi-feed small-diameter circular knitting machine provided with needles, jacks and selectors, the selector raising cams have a smaller height than the jack cams, so that the selectors return to their selection position while the jacks are still des... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5205139 | Method and device comprising deformable spring contraints for needle selection in a circular knitting machine A device for needle selection in a circular knitting machine consisting of springs lying below the elastic jacks and rotating with them, to be deformed axially and be retained in their deformed position or to be released therefrom by electromagnetic selec... | 04/27/1993 |
| 5138850 | Spring biased pattern bars having electromagnetic selectors A circular knitting machine having knitting needles actuated by pattern bars, electromagnetic selectors for adjusting the knitting needles into various operating positions, mechanical controls cooperating with the electromagnetic selectors, selector eleme... | 08/18/1992 |
| 5095721 | Needle section device having rocker levers in a circular machine A device for selecting needles in a circular knitting machine by means of rocker levers. The rocker levers are pivoted on central horizontal fixed pivots having an end in the form of a one-piece metal structure. The metal structure comprises a sleeve whic... | 03/17/1992 |
| 5046334 | Electromagnetic needle selector for circular knitting machines An upstanding knitting cylinder carries a multiplicity of needle jacks on its circumference. In order to selectively more the needle jacks up and down on the knitting cylinder during the rotation thereof, a vertical flow of selector fingers capable of eng... | 09/10/1991 |
| 5042274 | Piezoelectric needle selector in a circular knitting machine A piezoelectric needle selector utilizes an upstanding knitting cylinder having a multiplicity of needle jacks mounted thereto for independent movement in a direction parallel to the axis of the knitting cylinder. A plurality of piezoelectric actuators, e... | 08/27/1991 |
| 4989425 | Apparatus for the electronically controlled three-position electromagnetic selection of needles for circular knitting machine with alternate motion In order to carry out the three-position selection of needles, that is, for floated stitch, retained stitch and discharged stitch, in either direction of rotation of the needles cylinder of a circular knitting machine with alternate motion for the product... | 02/05/1991 |
| 4972686 | Electromagnetic needle selector for circular knitting machines An upstanding knitting cylinder carries a multiplicity of needle jacks on its circumference. In order to selectively move the needle jacks up and down on the knitting cylinder during the rotation thereof, a vertical row of selector fingers capable of enga... | 11/27/1990 |
| 4879884 | Universal double-cylinder, multi-yarn-feed circular knitting machine A universal circular knitting machine with a plurality of knitting stations, having two revolving cylinders axially aligned with each other surrounded by cam skirts, selection devices, stitch length regulation devices and yarn selector devices mounted on ... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4856300 | Device for selecting needles in circular knitting machines for hosiery and the like The device is provided with a plurality of selection levers pivotally connected to a support structure and having an end adjacent to the needle cylinder in the zone of the selectors. Actuators oscillate the selection levers in a plane parallel to the exte... | 08/15/1989 |
| 4838049 | Device for selecting the needles in a knitting machine, particularly for stockings The device comprises a plurality of superimposed selecting levers, individually pivoted in an intermediate portion thereof to a supporting structure and oscillatable in a plane substantially parallel to the extension of the plurality of selecting levers. ... | 06/13/1989 |
| 4790154 | Device for selecting needles in a circular knitting machine, in particular for stockings The device comprises a plurality of superimposed selection levers, individually pivoted at an intermediate portion thereof to a supporting structure. The selection levers have an end facing the needle-bearing cylinder in the region of the selectors and ar... | 12/13/1988 |
| 4615187 | Needle selection device on a knitting machine, particularly a flat knitting machine In the needle selection device on a knitting machine there are provided knitting needles and jacks arranged to be displaceable in needle channels, and flexible selection shanks with operating butts mounted on the knitting needles or jacks. The selection s... | 10/07/1986 |
| 4570463 | Needle selection device for a knitting machine A needle selection device for use in a knitting machine having revolving needle carriers and including pivotable selectors that operate to bring one end of each selector into actuating relation with a respective needle. A jack is coupled to the needle and... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4471636 | Needle selection device in a circular knitting machine, in particular a hose knitting machine For needle selection in a circular knitting machine, a device is disclosed which comprises a plurality of superimposed selecting levers, individually pivoted to a common structure and selectively movable between a position where they do not interfere with... | 09/18/1984 |
| 3998073 | Selection device for oscillating jacks in a circular knitting machine A selection device for oscillating jacks in a circular knitting machine comprising selection levers pivotal between an active position in which the jacks are radially thrust by a thrust profile of the levers, and an inactive position. The levers are moved... | 12/21/1976 |
| 3990270 | Knitting machine A circular knitting machine comprises a rotatable knitting needle cylinder which carries a plurality of knitting needles through knitting stations. A needle-moving jack is pivotally connected with each of the knitting needles and is movable in a needle-ra... | 11/09/1976 |
| 3972207 | Selection device for the needles of a knitting machine A selection device for knitting machines having a rotating cylinder with slots around its circumference for accomodating a knitting needle and an associated knitting jack in each slot, the device including a selection tape loop for controlling the jack se... | 08/03/1976 |
