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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7845196 | Circular knitting machine having integrated multiple yarn changing apparatus A circular knitting machine having an integrated multiple yarn changing apparatus comprises a first yarn changing apparatus, a second yarn changing apparatus, and a driving cam set. The first and second yarn changing apparatus include respectively at least one yarn ... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7836731 | Knitting machine for hosiery or the like with device for feeding the yarn to the needles A knitting machine for hosiery comprising a needle holder having a plurality of vertical slots accommodating each a needle movable along the corresponding slot in order to form knitting, and a device for feeding the yarn to the needles, arranged above the needle hol... | 11/23/2010 |
| 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 |
| 6295845 | Thread dispensing device for dispensing thread at a feed of a circular knitting machine A device for dispensing at least one thread at a feed or drop of a circular machine for knitting hosiery or the like, particularly for single-cylinder circular machines. The device comprises at least one thread guide which is arranged at a feed or drop of... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6237372 | Device for the attachment of feeders in circular machines for knitted fabrics Device for the attachment of feeders in circular machines for knitted fabrics, according to which, in the upper and outer pail of the feeder body, there is arranged, between the body and the fixed part of the machine, a joint with shaft tangent to a circl... | 05/29/2001 |
| 6109069 | Yarn guide unit especially for circular double cylinder hosiery machines The invention relates to a yarn guide unit particularly for circular double cylinder hosiery machines in which a yarn guide rod is borne on a block (16) eccentrically pivoted on a rotating disk (18) which can move between two extreme angular positions cor... | 08/29/2000 |
| 5537845 | Synchronous cloth-rolling apparatus of a knitting machine A synchronous cloth-rolling apparatus of a knitting machine, including a base fixed on the ground, lateral supports, a cloth-rolling mechanism and a cloth-pulling mechanism. The cloth-rolling mechanism and the cloth-pulling mechanism respectively include ... | 07/23/1996 |
| 5239845 | Device for changing and controlling the yarn feeds in a double-cylinder circular knitting machine A device for feeding yarn to a circular knitting machine of double-cylinder type with a plurality of yarn guides, and a system for controlling and cutting the yarn ends. The device comprises a suction nozzle in a position external to the cylinders and a r... | 08/31/1993 |
| 5218845 | Circular knitting machine striper control system A circular knitting machine striper control system for controlling the operation of the stripers of a circular knitting machine in changing yarns for patterns automatically. The control system includes a controller carried on a rotary table, having a plur... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5144817 | Yarn feed assembly A yarn feed assembly for circular knitting machines for presenting one or more yarns chosen from a plurality of available yarns into the needle path under the control of a microprocessor. An arcuately movable sector-shaped yarn guide includes a plurality ... | 09/08/1992 |
| 5056339 | Process and device for producing designs on stocking in twin-cylinder circular knitting machine In the process a first thread differing in color with respect to a second thread which constitutes the stocking is fed by a thread guide alternatively to the second thread to a preset number of needles during the formation of a row of stitches. The first ... | 10/15/1991 |
| 4589266 | Circular terry knitting machine and method An athletic sock having a knit-in, cushioned shin area. Preferably the sock also includes a knit-in, cushioned sole and ribbed support rear leg area. The cushioned shin area of the athletic sock may be formed on a single feed, single drum knitting machine... | 05/20/1986 |
| 4242890 | Striping box with more than one yarn finger activated at a time During at least one complete rotation of the needle cylinder of a circular knitting machine, more than one yarn-carrying finger is kept activated at at least one of the machine's striping boxes. Each striping box includes an indexed control drum having ax... | 01/06/1981 |
| 4107954 | Circular knitting machine provided with a novel striping box A circular knitting machine has a rotating needle cylinder provided with cylinder needles disposed about the periphery of the cylinder and a plurality of yarn feeding stations at least some of which are provided with striping boxes. Each striping box has ... | 08/22/1978 |
| 4041735 | Auxiliary knitting station for hosiery knitting machine The auxiliary knitting station includes an auxiliary yarn feed finger in the form of a relatively thin flat, substantially vertically disposed main body portion which is movable between a lowered or active position between the latch ring and the circle of... | 08/16/1977 |
| 3975926 | Feed device for circular knitting machines of the type manufacturing open fabric A thread feed device for a circular knitting machine of the type having a fixed needle cylinder and needle dial and rotatable cams, for manufacturing open fabric. The needle cylinder and needle dial have a needle-free sector and the feed device comprises ... | 08/24/1976 |
