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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5638702 | Knitting-wrapping unit and device for effectudting wrapping procedure A yarn wrapping device for a knitting machine whereby a wrap yarn is fed across selected needles of a group to form a longitudinal pattern. The wrap is effectuated by the combination of a circumferential movement of a horizontal actuating cam engaging a p... | 06/17/1997 |
| 5020340 | Circular textile machine for simultaneously forming a plurality of tubular knitted articles such as panty-hose (tights) and the like The articles are formed on individual arcs of needles (13, 15) facing each other on the two bars of the cylinder (11) and of the plate (10), the articles having rows formed partly by the needles of one bar and partly by the needles of the other bar, and h... | 06/04/1991 |
| 4819456 | Needle wrapping device for circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine for introducing one or more independent wrap yarns to selected needles to form walewise effects in a fabric of jersey construction. The introduction is effected by yarn wrapper assemblies, each comprising a slidable, first memb... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4759201 | Winding thread device An insertion device for inserting a wrap thread in a circular knitting machine having a plurality of knitting needles with hooks. The machine has a plurality of successive knitting systems for the production of patterns extending in the longitudinal direc... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4759200 | Winding thread device The device feeds winding threads in a winding thread machine to its knitting needles for the production of pattern extending in the longitudinal direction of the produced tubular fabric. The device has a number of bore devices arranged above the knitting ... | 07/26/1988 |
| 4570460 | Warp feeding device for circular knitting machine The present feeding device operates to wrap walewise extending yarns about selected groups of needles of a circular knitting machine. First and second cooperating sliders are supported for radial sliding movement in radial slots in a dial coaxial and rota... | 02/18/1986 |
| 4099389 | Circular knitting machine A circular knitting machine having means to knit a plurality of circumferentially spaced warp wales incorporating an elastic weft yarn in a helical manner in the knit chain stitches of the individual warp wales. Each of the warp yarns is fed to a respecti... | 07/11/1978 |
| 4069690 | Knitting apparatus Decorative knitted fabrics have a basic weft knit structure with patterned effects produced by a warp yarn loops of which cover selected loops of weft yarn so as to be visible on the face of the fabric. The fabrics are produced by feeding warp yarns to se... | 01/24/1978 |
| 4064709 | Wrap feeding device for circular knitting machine A wrap feeding device for a circular knitting machine comprising a support ring and a yarn guide mounted on the support ring and pivotally movable in a horizontal plane, the yarn guide having a front end extension extending outwardly from the support ring... | 12/27/1977 |
| 3995455 | Needle wrapping device A pattern-yarn feed device in a knitting machine in which a needle-cylinder has a plurality of circumferentially-spaced, vertical slots in its periphery and receives vertically-slidable needles; a rotary cylinder above the needle-cylinder and a guide cyli... | 12/07/1976 |
| 3995454 | Needle wrapping device A pattern forming device in a knitting machine comprising a framework, a needle cylinder journaled in said framework and having a plurality of vertical slots in its periphery, knitting needles slidably received in said slots for vertical movement, a rotar... | 12/07/1976 |
