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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 4967418 | Protective mitt A protective mitten for use by a hockey goalkeeper which has a catching portion separate from but interconnected with a gripping portion. The catching portion is shaped so as to enable a hockey puck to be caught and held therein. The gripping portion offe... | 11/06/1990 |
| 4918947 | Knitting machine for producing warp knit A weft knitting machine for producing a warp knit fabric includes knitting needles guided so as to reciprocate transversely of a knockover bit. Warp thread guides are provided for the needles and at least one reciprocating filling thread guide transverse ... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4909048 | Method for producing intarsia knitted goods and flat-bed knitting machine for implementing the method In a method for the production of intarsia knitted pieces on a flat-bed knitting machine, at least some of the yarn guides associated with each one of the intarsia areas and the respective needle bed are moved in a direction relative to each other when on... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4909049 | Bielastic, warp-knit fabric and its production A bielastic warp-knit fabric with balanced behavior of the elastic forces in the longitudinal and transverse directions is obtained by guiding elasthane yarn as weft thread under the needle points in the tuck or laying position during the stitch-forming p... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4908880 | Baseball glove or mitt A baseball glove, mitt, or the like having a thumb stall, a finger stall spaced from the thumb stall, and a web secured to and extending between the thumb and finger stalls, the web comprising two outer plies of a flexible material and an inner ply of a r... | 03/20/1990 |
| 4905483 | Flat knitting machine A flat knitting machine comprises four needle beds in the form of flat plates wherein a pair of front side and back side lower needle beds thereof are disposed in an inverted V-shape in side elevation with head portions thereof opposed to each other, and ... | 03/06/1990 |
| 4903624 | Cut loop over cut pile fabric and apparatus for and method of producing the same Laterally shiftable front and back needle bars are slideably mounted on a main needle bar, the front needle bar carries a front row of needles and a back needle bar carries a back row of needles. Cut pile loopers cooperate with the needles of the back row... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4903625 | Apparatus and method for producing a cut loop overlay of a loop pile base fabric in a single pass of the base fabric through the tufting machine A conventional tufting machine is provided with front and back juxtaposed, laterally shiftable, needle bars positioned on a common needle bar support, the needles of the front needle bar cooperating with loop pile loopers and the needles of the back needl... | 02/27/1990 |
| 4898007 | Moisture management sock An improved sock wherein moisture distribution, wicking, evaporation and other phases of control, as well as stretch and cushioning, are all managed by the sock construction. The toe and heel portions are knit predominately, or entirely, of hydrophilic ya... | 02/06/1990 |
| 4895006 | Crocheting machine A crocheting machine has slide needles (2) with knitting needles (4) which are disposed on a knitting needle bar (6). Slides (8) of the slide needles (2) are attached at a slide bar (10) which is disposed over the knitting needle bar (6). Thus, a simple a... | 01/23/1990 |
| 4893355 | Knee protector A knee protector covers the front of the knee, and extends rearwardly on both sides to protect against mechanical damage to the knee. The protector has foamed padding towards the leg for both comfort and mechanical protection, and a somewhat rigid outer s... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4893482 | Warp-knitting fabric with oblique and diagonal filling threads Warp knit fabrics, especially sewn-knitted fabrics, are produced by a method and apparatus whch results in single and multiple layer sloping fabrics having oblique and diagonal endless filling threads with respect to the boundary of the fabrics. Spaced-ap... | 01/16/1990 |
| 4891958 | Double knit fabric with holes therethrough and knitted color bands This double knit fabric for sports garment, namely sweater and hockey includes a repeated pattern of predetermined courses containing wales of consecutive selected groups of tuck and welt stitches to form holes in and throughout the knitted fabric. The pa... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4891957 | Stitchbonded material including elastomeric nonwoven fibrous web A stitchboard material including an elastomeric nonwoven fibrous web, e.g., an elastomeric web of meltblown fibers, and method of forming the material, is disclosed. The material, including the elastomeric web, is stretchable and has breathability, and av... | 01/09/1990 |
| 4890336 | Welding protected coveralls A pair of coveralls is provided with fire-proof material along the chest, arm, thigh and zipper areas in affording degrees of protection against burning and/or other injuries to a wearer during typical welding operations.... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890337 | Pants-like garment incorporating a stretchable construction The present invention provides a pants-like garment having a stretchable construction. The garment includes a waistband configured to encircle the waist of a wearer and a covering portion configured to encircle the trunk of the wearer. The covering portio... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4890462 | Knitted fabric In knitted fabric there is provided at least one area contained by a tension thread which is tied by means of tuck loops into individual stitches of the adjoining fabric in such a way that its two ends lie on the same edge side of the contained fabric are... | 01/02/1990 |
| 4888964 | Pleated knit fabric A pleated knit fabric and method for forming same on a single needle bar knitting machine. The fabric is knit on a single needle bar knitting machine having at least three guide bars. A first group of yarns is formed on two of the guide bars to form a sti... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4888830 | Quick release adjustable tension strap An improved releasable tension strap is disclosed. A main strap is provided with a connector strap segment attached thereto and extending generally outwardly therefrom. One end of the main strap bears a first connecting means, while one surface of the con... | 12/26/1989 |
| 4886003 | Embroidering tool An embroidering tool comprising first (18), second (23), third (25), and fourth (30) longitudinal and generally cylindrical elements coaxially arranged and each with a longitudinal bore-like cavity (22, 17, 13, and 36) extending therethrough with the firs... | 12/12/1989 |
| 4884295 | Protective garment The invention relates to a protective jacket to prevent injury to the torso of a wearer. The jacket comprises a rear panel and front panels closed by a zip fastener. The front and rear panels are formed of inner and outer sheets of material which are stit... | 12/05/1989 |
| 4882786 | Hunting jacket including arm support for use while carrying a gun A hunting jacket to aid a hunter in carrying a shotgun or rifle is disclosed, including a pair of sleeves and a pair of front lapels on which various pockets and a gun pad are provided. A sling-type forearm support is provided on the inside of the jacket.... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4882916 | Knitting machine stop motion activator The stop motion activator includes a solenoid coil with an elongate armature core supported for axial movement within the solenoid coil. The armature core is movable inwardly to a first axial position within the solenoid coil when the solenoid coil is ene... | 11/28/1989 |
| 4881382 | Electromechanical device for drawing along slides supporting the same number of thread guides in an automatic flat knitting machine The device is fitted to a flat knitting machine comprising a carriage moving in a horizontal plane above two needle beds and comprises a casing, fixed to the carriage and supporting a vertical rod, able to slide, to which two cores, lower and upper respec... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4881383 | Warp knitted fabric with satin-like back and brushable face and method of knitting same A three-bar warp knitted fabric having a brushable pile surface at its technical face and a satin-like surface at its technical back is produced on a three-bar warp knitting machine by knitting overfed pile yarns on the machine's bottom bar to produce bru... | 11/21/1989 |
| 4879769 | Firefighter's boot and trouser attachment An attachment device for attaching a firefighter's trousers to the firefighter's boots, in which the trousers cover a portion of the firefighter's boots. The attachment device maintains the firefighter's trousers in covering relationship to the boots, and... | 11/14/1989 |
| 4876745 | Knee pads A knee pad has a flat bottomed support dimensioned to underlie the kneecap and a substantial adjacent length of the tibia. The support has a cushioned concavity for the knee and a channel for the lower leg which is inclined upwardly away from the plane of... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4876862 | Control device for threading tubes in crochet galloon looms The device comprises a number of threading tubes 2 oscillatably mounted on a thread guide rail 5 provided with an oscillatory motion. Each theading tube 2 is movable against the action of a first return spring 6, upon command of an actuation cable 9 guide... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4875347 | Method of actuation of needle selection latches of a knitting machine, and a device for performing the method In a knitting machine, a selection latch having two end positions for selecting a knitting-needle is actuated so as to engage a cam which moves the selected latch towards a second end position. The actuation of the selection latch in two stages reduces th... | 10/24/1989 |
| 4873845 | Device for supporting the thread guide of an automatic flat knitting machine The device is fitted to a flat knitting machine that comprises a carriage moving in a horizontal plane above two needle beds and featuring anchor plates that are able to move in a vertical plane. The device comprises a series of slides coupled with a bar, loca... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4873844 | Method and apparatus for the production of textile strip A method and apparatus for the production of a textile strip, by preparing and aftertreating an intermediate product, with the product textile strip being a new article of manufacture and having long weft elements, especially long weft threads, provided d... | 10/17/1989 |
| 4872323 | Apparatus for laying transverse weft threads for a warp knitting machine An apparatus for laying groups of transverse weft threads for a warp knitting machine, the threads being laid on two longitudinal conveyors running to the needle bed by means of a carriage which is reciprocated between and transversely to the direction of... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4872324 | Elasticized knitted band A turned welt-type knitted waistband for use in pantyhose and like garments, wherein selected periodic courses in an annular region of the inward welt ply have an uncovered elastomer filament in alternate knit and float stitches for partial exposure of th... | 10/10/1989 |
| 4870706 | Sports protection garment A sports protection garment for use by athletes to provide adjustable upper body protection. Separate configured air inflatable multiple chambered pads are positioned in multiple fabric compartments strategically located on a lightweight fabric garment co... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870705 | Neck roll apparatus and method A neck protective device to be worn by sports participants and including a neck roll held against the back of the neck by a pair of straps passing along each side of the neck. The straps are joined at their distal ends in a tab and include grommets to ada... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870708 | Undergarment having knitted, reinforced socks An undergarment according to the invention combines underpants, socks and leg-covering stockings in a single garment. The sock portions of the garment are reinforced, and are knitted continuously with the leg portions. Such an undergarment can provide men... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4870915 | Yarn feed system for tufting machines A tufting machine having laterally shifting needles has a controlled amount of yarn fed to the needles, the amount of yarn being appropriate for the insertion of a diagonal back stitch such as arises during lateral shift of the needles relative to a backi... | 10/03/1989 |
| 4869079 | Thread-tensioning and guide device for flat knitting machines Thread-tensioning and guide device provided for fastening to the needle-bed ends of a flat knitting machine has, on a stationary machine part (20), a pivotably mounted supporting arm (10) for each thread to be fed, the device parts influenced by the threa... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4868925 | Football shoulder pads with accordian-hinge flap A shoulder pad for football players, the shoulder pad comprising a left-side member adapted to fit over the left shoulder and a right side member adapted to fit over the right shoulder. Each side member comprises a chest panel and a back panel, adapted to... | 09/26/1989 |
| 4869081 | Backing cloth with a knitted underlayer, intended for lined garments as well as manufacturing methods and applications for preparing linings A strip of backing cloth that is adapted for use as padding in garments includes a knitted underlayer formed from a multiplicity of backing yarns and includes a series of successive, lengthwise areas positioned adjacent to one another. Each area is formed... | 09/26/1989 |
