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The Quarterly Review ; March edition, 1825
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7448234 | Linear knitting machine A linear knitting machine (1) comprising a machine frame, at least one needlebed (3) associated with the machine frame, a plurality of needles (4) sliding in the needlebed (3), means for feeding the needles (4) with a yarn for buil... | 11/11/2008 |
| 7174748 | Sinker unit of weft knitting machine A movable sinker (8) can move a tip portion (8c) forward and backward relative to a needle bed gap (2) through pivotal displacement by setting, as a support point, a concave portion (5a) of a needle plate (5). A wire ... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7059157 | Stitch presser in a weft knitting machine A stitch presser in a weft knitting machine installed on a carriage that slides in a reciprocating fashion on a needle bed and configured such that a presser bar fitted through a presser bar supporting arm joined to a rotation shaft of a motor is advanced into a mou... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7036341 | Transfer jack and weft knitting machine having the same, and stitch transfer method using transfer jack A position to form a stitch loop hooking portion is biased toward a base portion of a transfer jack from a center of a gap between needle beds. Therefore, the effective width of a tip portion of the transfer jack with respect to a height of a hook portion of a knitt... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6978642 | Weft knitting machine with movable sinker device A weft knitting machine with a movable sinker device capable of preventing yarn from being worn caused by repeatedly striking the yarn with a sinker energized by a spring to push down knitting fabric, wherein a stroke to which a yarn locking part (2a) ... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6568222 | Sinker device of flat knitting machine A sinker device comprises a sinker jack 50 which can be freely advanced and retracted with respect to a needle bed gap 4 and a sinker 30 supported on an upper surface of the sinker jack formed as a supporting surface in a freely swingable manner. The sink... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6079233 | Flat knitting machine with movable loop forming plates Grooves for receiving a movable loop forming plate are made in both front and back needle beds at the top ends thereof on the trick gap side, and movable loop forming plates are mounted in the grooves. A loop forming edge is provided at the top end of eac... | 06/27/2000 |
| 6014874 | Yarn guide for weft knitting machine An apparatus for guiding yarn into a hook or to a predetermined position of a rear face of a needle of a flat knitting machine, and for guiding the yarn without making large horizontal advancing and retracting movements of a yarn guiding member of the yar... | 01/18/2000 |
| 5918483 | Flatbed knitting machine with sinker control for yarn loop retention The flatbed knitting machine includes opposing needle beds (V,H) with longitudinally movable needles (11,12); a carriage provided with cams (14,15,16) and sinkers (17,18; 17',18'; 17",18") having a closed position (S1), an end position (S2) and an open po... | 07/06/1999 |
| 5636532 | Flat knitting machine having alternating configuration A pair of needle beds are provided with head portions thereof opposed to each other and a plurality of sinkers are provided in a juxtaposed relationship at the top portions of the needle beds, and first and second needles each having a transfer element ar... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5475991 | Sinker mechanism for flat knitting machines having yarn drop prevention part A sinker is disposed at the front end of a needle bed of a flat knitting machine so as to be capable of swinging displacement. A groove guiding advancing, retreating and swinging of the sinker is formed at the front end of the needle bed. A knitting yarn ... | 12/19/1995 |
| 5423204 | Transferring jack of a flat knitting machine A transferring jack for a flat knitting machine for entering the stitch expanded portion of a stitch to be transferred to allow the distal end of the knitting needle to which the stitch is to be transferred to enter such stitch, such transferring jack hav... | 06/13/1995 |
| 5415016 | Knitted fabric presser unit of flat knitting machine A knitted fabric presser unit includes pressers corresponding to respective reciprocal directions and installed in a carriage. A first presser presses a knitted fabric when the carriage is being moved in a first knitting direction, during which a second p... | 05/16/1995 |
| 5333473 | Sinker mechanism for flat knitting machines A sinker mechanism for a flat knitting machine having at least one front needle bed and one rear needle bed, is provided with a row of sinker assemblies, each sinker assembly having a needle plate, a swingable sinker next to a front region of the needle p... | 08/02/1994 |
| 5305620 | Flat knitting machine A flat knitting machine which can carry out changing of knock over timing and changing of an elevating amount of a needle, in which a knock-over plate provided at its extreme end with a loop pressing plate having an end edge in contact with a knitting yar... | 04/26/1994 |
| 5280712 | Flat knitting machine with swing sinkers and presser bars The present invention relates to a flat knitting machine provided with swing sinkers and presser bars which can move into and out from a space provided between two needle beds in relative relationship so that they effectively urge the loops or stitches of... | 01/25/1994 |
| 5209083 | Flat knitting machine having function for adjusting knock-over timing The invention relates to a flat knitting machine capable of obtaining a high quality knit fabric excellent in knitting property (ease of knitting), by variably adjusting the knock-over timing when knitting, depending on the characteristics of knitting thr... | 05/11/1993 |
| 5060489 | Tricot knitting machine improvement A pressure sensitive tape employing a tricot knit carrier fabric having a minimum number of weft yarns. The tricot knit carrier fabric being knit on a tricot knitting machine which employs a loop hold down bar to prevent the first three or four courses ad... | 10/29/1991 |
| 5056340 | Tricot knitting machine improvement A pressure sensitive tape employing a tricot knit carrier fabric having a minimum number of weft yarns. The tricot knit carrier fabric being knit on a tricot knitting machine which employs a loop hold down bar to prevent the first three or four courses ad... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4554804 | Apparatus and method for the production of textile surface configurations The invention relates to an apparatus and a method for the production of textile surface configurations. The invention is on chain stitching or needle stitching machines for the production of clothing, decorative and household textiles, as well as for tec... | 11/26/1985 |
| 4506525 | Knitting machine To facilitate control of a presser foot between knocking over bits in a flat V-bed knitting machine, at least some of the knocking over bits have inner edges whose lower portions have a smooth profile and are inwardly inclined, in the downward direction, ... | 03/26/1985 |
| 4399670 | Apparatus for transferring weft threads in a wrap knitting machine There is provided a novel system for increasing the accuracy and delivery speed of weft thread insertion in warp knitting machines. The system includes a novel transport arrangement for providing magazine weft threads proximate to the needle bar and a kno... | 08/23/1983 |
| 4398401 | Straight knitting machine A straight knitting machine having two needle beds with knocking-over combs isposed in an inverted V-shaped configuration and a sliding carriage located above said needle beds is further provided with horizontal stop edges on said combs beneath the crossov... | 08/16/1983 |
| 4369639 | Warp knitting machine apparatus An apparatus for a warp knitting machine is disclosed as including individual sinkers movable between needles that hold a fabric, two right-angles sides of each sinker are disposed so that each knitted stitch row may be held away from the back of the need... | 01/25/1983 |
| 4358939 | Raschel warp knitting machine The Raschel machine is provided with locking belts which are fixed relative to a plane perpendicular to the shogging motion. In addition, the yarn laying-in comb and at least one guide bar for the stitch yarns are movable not only in a plane perpendicular... | 11/16/1982 |
| 4322956 | Warp knitting machine arrangement An arrangement for a warp knitting machine is disclosed as including individual sinkers movable between needles that hold a fabric, two right-angles sides of each sinker are disposed so that each knitted stitch now may be held away from the back of the ne... | 04/06/1982 |
| 4279133 | Laying-in comb for warp knitting machines The laying-in comb for a warp knitting machine has sinkers wherein the top edges are longitudinally offset relative to the bottom edges so as to impart rigidity to the sinkers. The amount of offset decreases from the securing end of the sinkers towards th... | 07/21/1981 |
| 4263791 | Mounting arrangement for warp knitting machine elements A mounting arrangement for warp knitting machine elements includes a means for absorbing forces generated during the course of knitting. These forces are transferred to at least two surfaces thereby reducing the size and weight requirements of the working... | 04/28/1981 |
| 4202185 | Warp knitting machine An improved warp knitting machine employing compound needles and an interconnected trick-sinker mechanism which maintains a fixed relationship with the knitting needles and tends to hold the knitted fabric in line with the back guide bar to lessen the str... | 05/13/1980 |
| 4192159 | Apparatus for the production of loop pile ware on warp knitting machine Modifications to a conventional warp knitting machine, which permit the loops on terry cloth towel material to be equal on both sides of the material, include a sinker bar with unequally spaced sinkers that are alternately disposed along the length of the... | 03/11/1980 |
| 4172371 | Jack bar assemblies In a jack bar assembly for a straight bar knitting machine, a pair of jacks is used for each jack-operated sinker. A first jack mounted on a first pivot has a rear edge engaged by the slurcock. A second jack mounted on a second pivot has a rear edge engag... | 10/30/1979 |