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Class 26/80 - Tubular-fabric-enclosed spreader


Subclass of Class 26 - Textiles: cloth finishing
Definition: Spreader including a member positioned to be enveloped by
No. of patents: 39
Last issue date: 09/09/2003


NumberTitleIssue Date
6615462Magnetically supported circular spreader for treating tubular textile goods
A circular spreader for spreading tubular textile goods includes a spreader arrangement with an inlet mandrel and an outlet mandrel at opposite ends thereof inside the tubular goods, an inlet support structure arranged around the inlet mandrel outside of ...
09/09/2003
6550113Circular stretchers for dry tubular fabrics
The circular stretchers are arranged in front and back of a ring-shaped die, and must ensure that the tubular fabrics are transported on the ring-shaped die pressed down smoothly and without any folds. The circular stretchers each have a spreader ring, which i...
04/22/2003
6499202Quick-strip stretcher for tubular fabric
A stretcher comprising: two stretcher arms (1), the stretcher arms being provided with idle shaped rings (5), driving wheels (2a, 2b), and two pairs of inclined wheels (4, 4') in correspondence with the shaped rings (5), in which the inclined wheels (4, 4...
12/31/2002
6389663Stretcher for tubular fabric with magnetic attraction
A stretcher for tubular knitwear fabric comprising: two arms (5, 6), driving wheels (7a, 7b), wheels (10, 11) with inclined axis (12), rings (8) mounted on the arms (5, 6) and magnets (17, 18) the magnets attracting the arms (5, 6), respectively, such tha...
05/21/2002
6321424Method and apparatus for feeding tubular textiles into a machine
A method and apparatus for guiding a textile tube to the rollers of a machine, which reduces the tensioning of the fabric and accordingly reduces post-production shrinkage. A feeding arm mounted on a support, preferably at a slight downward incline, provi...
11/27/2001
6047452Cylindrical belt finishing machine for knit fabric
A cylindrical shaped mandrel is used as a support inside the sleeve of tubular knit fabric, for maintaining the cylindrical shape of the fabric during extraction and compacting processes. Encasing the fabric and the mandrel is a larger diameter cylindrica...
04/11/2000
6041482Apparatus and method for spreading and flattening a tubular fabric
A tubular knit fabric descending from a knitting head is spread and flattened by a fabric spreader disposed within the fabric just above a pair of take-down rolls forming a nip through which the fabric passes. The spreader comprises a generally flat frame...
03/28/2000
5979029Method and apparatus for removing creases from tubular fabric
A method and apparatus removing creases from a tubular fabric including an assembly for moving the fabric through a fabric travel path, an assembly for internally stretching the fabric locally in the area of the creases and an arrangement for applying ste...
11/09/1999
5884377Apparatus for spreading and mangling tubular knitted fabrics
A mangle for circular knitted fabric has a circular spreader is combined with several mangling stations circularly arranged around the spreader for the removal of treatment liquor from tubular fabrics. In order to protect the fabric against excessive sque...
03/23/1999
5884376Expanding device for tubular knitted fabrics
An expanding device (11) for tubular knitted fabrics (34) comprising a translating unit (12) on which two magnets (17), 17'), two pairs of traction wheels (15, 16, 15', 16') and two lateral expanders (22, 22') are fastened by a plurality of supporting pla...
03/23/1999
5794317Non-marking spreader for tubular knitted fabric
A spreader-propeller apparatus for processing of tubular knitted fabric. Each of two spaced-apart frame sections is formed of upper and lower sheet metal sections mounting a plurality of grooved guide rollers carrying fabric-engaging propeller belts. The ...
08/18/1998
5701641Spreader for tubular knit fabrics
A spreader included in tubular knit conditioning or finishing equipment is disclosed and includes a frame serving to support a pair of support members having fabric gripping means mounted on the spaced and oppositely disposed support members. A series of ...
12/30/1997
5551133Device to correct the longitudinal torsion in a tubular fabric
A device to correct the longitudinal torsion in a tubular fabric includes a plurality of conveyor belts placed on two opposite sides of a balloon shaped by air pressure in a vertical segment of a fabric tube, each one composed of several rotatable rules w...
09/03/1996
5450790Method of making decorated hose
A hose having a multicolored decoration and method for making in which the decoration appears to be a tattoo on the skin of the wearer under the hose. The illusion is created by screen printing water based acrylic inks onto the hose wherein the properties...
09/19/1995
5442842Apparatus for guiding longitudinal travel of tubular fabric
Tubular textile fabric is guided during longitudinal travel substantially without circumferential torque or twisting by a guide apparatus having a series of guide rings which open the tubular fabric into circular form, a drive ring affixed co-axially to t...
08/22/1995
5271131Continuous fabric detwister
A device for continuously imparting a predetermined twist to an elongated tubular shaped flaccid work piece composed of first and second sets of arcuate shaped spaced apart ribs delimiting a space having a funnel shaped portion, a moving device affixed to...
12/21/1993
5233734Circular spreader with a locking mechanism for keeping the spreader in a spread condition
Circular spreaders for tubular textile goods make it necessary to keep the spreader arms in a desired spread-out condition so that an unintended reduction in the diameter of the circular spreader is prevented. Such unintended reduction could be caused by ...
08/10/1993
5077873Expander for tubular textile fabric
Tubular fabric that is being expanded radially outwardly by a so-called circular expander, has a tendency to develop a reduced pressure inside the volume of the tubular fabric, whereby the operation of the expander is hindered. To avoid the formation of r...
01/07/1992
4888848System for treating fabrics in cord in closed ring
System for treating fabrics in rope form in a closed ring, wet or dry, includes the arrangement of at least a main device in the form of a sucking conveying element with a perforated surface through which sucking action is applied to suck the fabrics onto...
12/26/1989
4885826Externally held expander for tubular textile fabric
A spreader for tubular fabric has a divided central carrier to which struts or support arms are pivoted for carrying longitudinal guide rods, e.g., in parallelogram type fashion. The two sections of the central spreader carrier telescope relative to each ...
12/12/1989
4843669Method for wet processing of tubular textile material
The invention relates to the wet processing in particular of knitted tubular material in the broad tubular state which in a first processing section is led through a fluid bath then inflated to form a balloon section and afterwards led in the broad tubula...
07/04/1989
4841605Method and apparatus for stretching tubular material
The invention relates to a method and to apparatus for stretching tubular material by blowing in compressed air, in which the delivery speed and/or the removal speed of the tubular material are regulated. In this way, a very uniform stretching of the tubu...
06/27/1989
4835992Method and apparatus for the treatment of continuously moving tubular fabric in the wet state
The invention relates to a method and apparatus for the treatment of continuously moving tubular fabric (1) in the wet state, in which this tubular fabric is deliberately expanded in an expansion zone (3) by blowing air in and the fabric width (WB) effect...
06/06/1989
4747190Apparatus for inflating a length of tubular material
The invention relates to apparatus for inflating a continuously moving length of tubular material, in which the nozzle tube is rotatable and an arrangement is provided which locks the nozzle tube in an angular position in which the nozzle is in contact wi...
05/31/1988
4733420Method and apparatus for impregnating a woven, stranded or knitted sleeve or tube of flexible fibres or threads
Method and apparatus for impregnating tubular fabrics wherein the fabric is driven over an elongate driving member extending through an impregnation station by means of a transport layer or tube extending between said fabrics and said guiding member and d...
03/29/1988
4473929Magnetically cushioned cloth tentering device
A cloth tentering device wherein the tentering force for spreading cloth is produced magnetically between a permanent magnet member accommodated within a tubular cloth or engaged with the selvages of a flat cloth and rows of electromagnets in position sep...
10/02/1984
4454171Method for wet processing, drying and moisture conditioning tubular knitted fabric
A process and apparatus for treatment of continuous lengths of tubular knitted fabrics, involving wet processing, drying and then moisture conditioning of fabric. The fabric web is impregnated with a finishing resin in a wet processor, and is passed throu...
06/12/1984
4451263Process for dyeing and finishing tubular textile material: alignment of flattened edges displaced to avoid edge markings
The very economical padding methods for applying liquid treatment agents and which have largely become established for flat-lying material are also interesting for dyeing and finishing tubular textile material. In the latter case, the use of this techniqu...
05/29/1984
4318209Apparatus for the wet treatment of tubular knitted textile material
At least one nozzle is provided for supplying a stream of air to tubular knitted textile material. A retaining device, including at least one guide roller, is provided for retaining an air bubble formed in the textile material by the air supplied thereto....
03/09/1982
4299878Bias cut, continuous fabric of ceramic or synthetic fibers
An apparatus and process for producing a unique, continuous and endless, bias cut fabric employing ceramic and synthetic fibers is disclosed. The apparatus comprises a take up roll system positioned at the output of a tubular weaving operation. The roll s...
11/10/1981
4288999Apparatus to lessen the entanglement of tubular fabrics
A means for lessening the entanglement of a tubular extent of fabric by inserting a hoop into a collapsed stack of that fabric prior to its being subjected to processing steps which heretofore have resulted in the entanglement and knotting of tubular fabr...
09/15/1981
4103177Surface quality analysis
Analysis of the reflectance characteristics of a surface such as a sample of knitted fabric utilizes one or more photosensitive detector means to scan the surface and to automatically produce at least one surface quality signal in response to the reflecti...
07/25/1978
4068501Apparatus for treating tubular fabrics
A continuous washing machine has an impregnation bath and a rinsing chamber. The rinsing chamber includes three successive sieve drums over which the tubular fabric is made to pass. The fabric passes over the second downstream sieve drum in a reverse dire...
01/17/1978
4065213Apparatus for and method of inspecting tubular textile goods
An apparatus of the type including a guide for guiding longitudinally advancing tubular textile goods, and a member disposed within the advancing tubular textile goods for flattening a portion of the advancing tubular textile goods into a flattened portio...
12/27/1977
4020790Apparatus for forming a coating on a tubular textile jacket
A method for forming a coating of rubber or a synthetic resin having an even thickness on the external surface of a tubular textile jacket made of fibers woven or knitted in a tubular form, which comprises continuously passing the tubular textile jacket t...
05/03/1977
3985001Take up and doffing apparatus for a circular knitting machine
An improved circular knitting machine which provides for semi-automatic doffing of large diameter rolls of knit fabric. The doffing of the fabric can be accomplished by a woman operator without strain. Further, the improved circular knitting machine provi...
10/12/1976
3961400Perforated drum drier
A perforated drum drier with a first lower inlet opening in a rear wall of a drier housing for feeding a tubular knit fabric to a first drum in the housing, and with a substantially horizontal stentering chain mechanism extending through a second upper in...
06/08/1976
3955251Fabric spreading and stretching apparatus
A spreading and stretching apparatus for textile calender machines especially adapted for use with knitted and other tubular fabrics to prevent the pinching and tearing of the fabric as it is drawn into the calender rolls of the machine. Magnetic repulsio...
05/11/1976
3939628Bag and package making method
A method is provided of making a bag including the steps of: Expanding tubular plastic netting in continuous rope form into an elongated sleeve with an open end; Positioning a first bottom closure strip across a first part of such sleeve; Positioning a second ...
02/24/1976
 
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