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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7213418 | Method of producing hose-like knitwear One-cylinder circular knitting machine for production of hose-like knitwear, such as socks, etc., that are closed at one of their ends, is provided with an dial plate (3) situated above the needle cylinder of the machine and equipped with dial sinkers (4, ... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7117692 | Yarn guide of a knitting machine A yarn guide of a knitting machine assists a knitting machine to weave a fabric having a yarn ring surface and comprised of a base yarn for forming a base fabric and a wool yarn for forming a yarn ring surface. A needle disc is shifted to enter the wool yarn and the... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7069751 | Method of forming a fine gauge knitted fabric with open-work pattern A method of forming an openwork knitted fabric formed of closely knitted, fine gauge yarns formed into knitted loops utilizing at least 11 needles per inch and having at least 25 courses per inch. The fabric is formed by using needles having a hook formed in a top e... | 07/04/2006 |
| 6883352 | Loop presser, flatbed knitting machine having loop presser, and fabric knitting method using loop presser An object of the invention is to improve yarn feeding conditions to a knitting needle and improve a loop pressing function and a yarn holding function for end stitches in a flat knitting machine provided with a compound needle. In a top portion 12 of a loop p... | 04/26/2005 |
| 6223564 | Method for manufacturing tubular items, such as hosiery items or the like, which are closed at an axial end, using a single-cylinder circular machine A method for producing tubular items, such as hosiery items and the like, which are closed at an axial end, using a single-cylinder circular knitting machine provided with a half-dial which faces, in an upward region, a first half of the needle cylinder a... | 05/01/2001 |
| 6176106 | Dial or half-dial for single-cylinder circular hosiery knitting machines, particularly for producing tubular items closed at one longitudinal end A dial or half-dial for single-cylinder circular hosiery knitting machines, particularly for producing tubular items closed at one longitudinal end, which comprises a dial or half-dial body which is substantially shaped like a disk or half-disk and is pro... | 01/23/2001 |
| 5862681 | Pile fabric methods and circular knitting machines with improved pile elements for manufacturing aforesaid The present invention relates to improved pile fabrics containing courses in which at least two pile forming yarns are meshed across a complete course together cooperatively in various fabric constructions, and respectively into a ground fabric, and formi... | 01/26/1999 |
| 5855122 | Hook for single-cylinder circular knitting or stocking machines with cylinder and circular or semicircular plate A hook for single-cylinder circular knitting or stocking machines with cylinder and circular or semicircular plate. The hook comprises an elongated and flat hook body which has a claw-shaped longitudinal tip. The hook also comprises an elastic-lamina elem... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5802877 | Circular knitting machine for making a sock with a knitted toe pocket A circular knitting machine for knitting a sock having a pocket knitted integrally with the foot portion includes a needle cylinder carrying long and short butt needles, a drive train for oscillating the needle cylinder in a normal first mode and a second... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5386711 | Double knit machine for knitting constructive fabrics A double knit machine which includes a series of sinker assemblies disposed corresponding to the cylinder needles of the machine for holding down the knitted fabric during the raising stitch of the cylinder needles, each sinker assembly comprised of a fix... | 02/07/1995 |
| 5285662 | Single-cylinder circular knitting machine for manufacturing socks and stockings or the like The single-cylinder circular knitting machine has a vertically arranged needle cylinder with a skirt defining a plurality of axial grooves. Each groove slidingly accommodates a needle. A platen is arranged coaxially above the needle cylinder, and a plural... | 02/15/1994 |
| 5203184 | Single-cylinder circular machine with improved platen actuation, in particular for manufacturing socks, stockings and the like The single-cylinder circular machine comprises a substantially vertical needle cylinder which is rotatable about an axis and supports a plurality of needles which are arranged in axial grooves of the outer skirt of the needle cylinder and can move individ... | 04/20/1993 |
| 5052196 | Pneumatically sock tensioning and reversing device for knitting machine A device for pneumatically tensioning and reversing tubular manufactured articles such as socks, upon completion, by a circular knitting machine. The device includes a small diameter rotating needle cylinder. The device has an external tubular casing and ... | 10/01/1991 |
| 4718256 | Knitting machine or the like with a device for raising and lowering the platen The knitting machine has a device for raising and lowering the platen, which comprises a frame, associated with the supporting structure of the machine, which supports the platen above the needle-bearing cylinder. The machine also comprises at least one g... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4646542 | Device for the passing of the stitch from a needle for the forming of plain knitting to a needle for the forming of purl knitting and vice versa, in a knitting machine and the like The device comprises a small plate elastically flexible, longitudinally flanked by a needle for plain knitting, or purl knitting, and movable in a direction longitudinal with respect to it. The needle has on one of its sides an inclined area with which at... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4454729 | Circular knitting machine of the cylinder and dial type, in particular for knitting hosiery A circular knitting machine, in particular for knitting hosiery, is disclosed, wherein the dial is rotated by the needle cylinder through a rod extending coaxially with the cylinder and dial and rotatively connected to the latter. The rod can be shifted a... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4339932 | Machine for knitting a tubular fabric Machine for knitting a tubular fabric, in particular stocking articles, comprising a needle cylinder, a cylinder holder, a dial, suction and discharge ducts for the produced tubular fabric and means for driving the cylinder holder. A shaft extends coaxial... | 07/20/1982 |
| 4228665 | Apparatus for terrying yarn A circular ladies hosiery knitting machine is provided having a conventional rotatable needle cylinder and dial. The dial includes radially movable transfer jacks which, when fully extended, cooperate with the needles to form loops on the jacks. A selecti... | 10/21/1980 |
| 4047401 | Method for forming a closed toe A process for the manufacture of a tubular fabric such as stockings and the like having a closed toe by knitting same on a circular knitting machine having two needle beds in which two layers are formed when reaching the toe, the two layers then being twi... | 09/13/1977 |
| 4014186 | Method of forming a closed end on a knitted tubular fabric A method for forming a closed end on a tubular knitted fabric, such as a stocking, on a circular knitting machine, in which two annular tubular layers are formed as continuations of the tubular knitted fabric at separate stages by needles operating in the... | 03/29/1977 |
| 4005589 | Knitting elements Knitting elements for a single cylinder knitting machine adapted to be reciprocatingly mounted in the grooves of the dial knit loops and to transfer the loops to the needles. The knitting elements comprise a pair of blade-like members movable with respect... | 02/01/1977 |
| 3974663 | Drive unit in circular hosiery machines for a dial with plate shift clutch An arrangement in a circular hosiery machine in which a motion drive device is provided between the needle cylinder and the dial. A program chain advances with each revolution, and a program drum advances intermittently with the action of the chain. A clu... | 08/17/1976 |
| 3969911 | Toe closer A circular knitting machine for stockings, particularly for the manufacture of stockings closed at the toe directly on the machine, having a coupling joint for disengaging the lower needle cylinder from the upper needle cylinder or from the welt dial. The... | 07/20/1976 |
| 3938355 | Method of knitting a plurality of convergent tubular portions and resulting article The invention is a process for knitting a plurality of convergent tubular portions on a circular knitting machine having a dial and cylinder and the resulting article, especially the two legs and body portion of a panty-hose, wherein the knitting operatio... | 02/17/1976 |