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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7128096 | Device for cutting discarded pile loop weft yarns in a fabric and weaving machine provided with such device A device and weaving machine using the device for cutting discarded pile loop weft yarns in a fabric that is composed of a backing fabric consisting of weft yarns and warp yarns and that contains pile warp yarns by which, in one or several zones, pile loops are form... | 10/31/2006 |
| 6971253 | Knitted slide fastener This invention provides a knitted slide fastener, wherein at least a part of a base structure composing respective wales (W11 to W13) of a fastener element attaching portion (EF) of a fastener tape includes a ground chain knitting yarn composed of a si... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6327877 | Device and method for obtaining festoons on a crochet machine for wrap weaving A device for obtaining festoons mounted on crochet machines for warp weaving comprises a curling hook engaged on a respective hook-holder block, a first motor, a second motor and a programmable electronic regulating unit. The first motor is operatively en... | 12/11/2001 |
| 6314768 | Lace knit and its knitting method A lace knit includes a plurality of wales formed in a vertical direction of the lace knit by chain-stitched warp yarns; a plurality of courses formed continuously by needle loops of the warp yarns disposed in a lateral direction of the lace knit; and a pl... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6289700 | Method of making multi-segmented chenille yarns on a crochet knitting machine Chenille yarns having a spaced dyed appearance of made by crochet knitting a chenille fabric having a plurality of parallel spaced warp yarns with which chain stitches are formed for securing weft yarns laid transverse to the warp yarns as each stitch is ... | 09/18/2001 |
| 6209362 | Warp knitting machine, especially crocheting machine The invention relates to a warp knitting machine, especially a crocheting machine, comprising knitting needles guided on a knock-over sinker with warp thread layers which are fitted upstream with warp thread guides and weft thread layer rods assigned to w... | 04/03/2001 |
| 6176104 | Actuator device for the controlled movement of members in knitting machines In a crochet machine for warp knitting, the longitudinal movement of the carrier slide bars is controlled by a plurality of brushless motors each of which incorporates into its structure, a transducer of the angular position of the output shaft and a conv... | 01/23/2001 |
| 6131420 | Process for manufacturing in crochet galloon machines ribbons for tear type quick-closing devices, and a crochet galloon machine for manufacturing said ribbons It is described a process for manufacturing in crochet galloon machines, ribbons of synthetic fabric provided with flexible hooks for quick-closing devices of the tear type, which process comprises a previous step of knitting a ribbon in which successive ... | 10/17/2000 |
| 6125666 | Narrow width crochet knitting machine having driving mechanism of weft guide bar and two or more warp guide bars There is provided a narrow width crochet knitting machine having a driving mechanism of a weft guide bar and two or more kinds of warp guide bars, which can form two or more kind of knitted loops in a narrow knitting space with a simple and compact mechan... | 10/03/2000 |
| 5924311 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing knit slide fastener stringer A multiplicity of knitting needles and one or more knitting needles are slid vertically along first and second needle beds, respectively, which are disposed in a back-to-back relationship with and spaced a predetermined distance from each other. The secon... | 07/20/1999 |
| 5913903 | Method and apparatus for manufacturing knit slide fastener stringer A necessary number of knitting needles are slid at a predetermined timing along a multiplicity of parallel sliding grooves of a single needle bed, and a predetermined number of knitting yarn guides take lapping movements to form desired stitches of the kn... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5758519 | Method and apparatus for forming composite drawcord/elastic waistband A knitting machine and method for forming a composite band including an elongate knitted band and a drawcord secured to a front face of the knitted band by a covering yarn overlying the drawcord and stitched to the elongate band. The knitting machine incl... | 06/02/1998 |
| 5680777 | Device for inserting alternately-interposed wefts on a crochet galloon machine for warp weaving, and article of manufacture thus obtained Installed on a crochet galloon machine is a device (1) for inserting alternately-interposed wefts, comprising two weft-inserting sliders (10, 16) carrying respective threading tubes (11, 17) each adapted to lay down a weft yarn (12, 18) to be interlooped ... | 10/28/1997 |
| 5660062 | Process and installation for producing textile net-like fabrics The invention is directed to a process and a device for the production of textile net-like fabrics by various bonding processes, e.g., the warp knitting process or stitch bonding process. Based on the object of the invention--to provide a process and a de... | 08/26/1997 |
| 5653127 | Device on a warp knitting machine for crocheting an elastic band with fleece and an elastic band produced by this device A device on a warp knitting machine for crocheting an elastic band with a coating and an elastic band made with this device. The band may also have picots at its edges, that is small loops. The device is intended to facilitate the production of very fine ... | 08/05/1997 |
| 5544500 | Guide bar arrangement for a crochet galloon knitting machine Guide bars (24, 32, 34) with thread guides (26, 36, 38) are arranged above the knitting needles (4). At least one group (G1 to G7) of at least two guide bars (36, 38) which are arranged one above the other is provided to increase the number of possible gu... | 08/13/1996 |
| 5452591 | Knitted band with integrated drawcord and method of fabricating same An elastic band is fabricated with an integrated drawcord utilizing a crochet-type warp knitting machine by initially knitting a finished elastic band and, then, re-routing the finished band back through the knitting machine to a second knitting location ... | 09/26/1995 |
| 4297156 | Process for manufacture of wall coverings and wall coverings thus obtained A wall covering has a textile element secured to a backing by a thermo-fusible material. The textile element is formed of compacted zig-zags of the warp formed by a crocheting machine and held on the backing by chain stitching parallel to the direction of... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4133278 | Toy knitting device An amusement device for looping yarn onto a flexible plastic framework consisting of a housing provided with a platform and a rotatably mounted handle, an advancing mechanism for sequentially gripping the frame and moving same forwardly along the platform... | 01/09/1979 |
| 4034579 | Continuous production of fringed textile articles An apparatus for producing fringed braid comprising a reciprocable weft guide for meshing weft yarn with warp to form a braid with projecting loops of the yarn. A sliver guide is reciprocable to form loops of fringe sliver. One guide is displaceable from ... | 07/12/1977 |
