Textiles: knitting – Fabric manipulation – Transferring fabric
Patent
1999-02-19
2000-12-26
Worrell, Larry
Textiles: knitting
Fabric manipulation
Transferring fabric
66 58, D04B 940
Patent
active
061640913
ABSTRACT:
Operational method for seaming the edges of a tubular knitted article (C) comprising the preliminary steps of knitting the article in a knitting station (T), removing the stitches of the last knitted rank with stitches-removing means mounted on a first unit movable between said station (T) and a hook-up station (R), overturning through 180.degree. the first semirank of stitches about an axis which virtually subdivides the last knitted rank into said first and second semiranks so as to dispose the thus overturned stitches in correspondence of the stitches of the other semirank, hooking-up the thus disposed stitches of the first and second semiranks, characterized in that it comprises, following the step for the removal of the stitches of the last knitted rank, the transfer of the stitches of at least one semirank onto means other than those which operate the above said removal, said transfer means supporting the stitches of said at least one semirank during said overturning step.
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Frullini Alberto
Frullini Paolo
Fabritex S.R.L.
Sagiacomo S.P.A.
Worrell Larry
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