摘要:
A CLOSED FABRIC TUBE AND MORE ESPECIALLY A FOOT PART OF A STOCKING OR OTHER ARTICLE OF HOISERY FOOTWEAR, AND A METHOD OF FORMING IT IN WHICH A DOUBLE PLY WELT-LIKE PORTION OF CLOSURE FABRIC IS CONSTRICTED BY MEANS OF U-SHAPED LOOPS OF YARN SPACED AROUND THE FABRIC AND EACH PARTLY ENCIRCLING THE FOLD LINE OF THE WELT-LIKE PORTION AND ANCHORED AT EACH END IN A KNITTED COURSE AT THE JUNCTION OF THE PLIES THEREOF. EACH U-SHAPED LOOP MAY BE FORMED OF YARN USED IN KNITTING THE WELT-LIKE PORTION AND MAY BE OF A LENGTH SUCH THAT FULL CONSTRICTION TO CLOSE THE FABRIC IS OBTAINED WHEN THE CLOSURE FABRIC IS EXTENDED TO A REQUIRED SHAPE.
摘要:
A CLOSED FABRIC TUBE AND METHOD OF FORMING IT IN WHICH A FIRST TUBULAR PORTION OF FABRIC IS KNITTED ON A KNITTING MACHINE AND, WHILST ITS LAST FORMED LOOPS ARE HELD, ANOTHER AND SEPARATE TUBULAR PORTION OF FABRIC IS FORMED ON THE MACHINE AND CLOSED BY CONSTRICTION, THE TWO PORTIONS OF FABRIC BEING AFTERWARDS JOINED BY AT LEAST ONE CONNECTING COURSE OF KNITTING. THE SEPARATE SECOND PORTION OF FABRIC MAY BE OF WELT-LIKE CONSTRUCTION AND CONSTRICTED AT THE FOLD OF THE WELT.
摘要:
A METHOD OF FORMING A CLOSED OR PARTIALLY CLOSED FABRIC TUBE ON A KNITTING MACHINE WHEREIN AN END POUCH IS FORMED BY KNITTING DOUBLE FABRIC IN THE MANNER OF A TURNED WELT FROM A YARN OR YARNS HAVING A HIGH DEGREE OF TWIST LIVELINESS, THE EFFECT OF THE TWIST LIVELINESS BEING TO CAUSE THE WALES IN ONE PLY OF THE WELT TO DEVIATE SLANTWISE IN ONE DIRECTION AND THE WALES IN THE OTHER PLY OF THE WELT TO DEVIATE SLANTWISE IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION, THE FABRIC BEING THEREBY CAUSED TO BECOME TWISTED SO THAT AT THE FOLD OF THE WELT-LIKE PORTION IT IS CONSTRICTED TO A SUBSTANTIAL OR COMPLETE CLOSURE, AND ALSO A TUBULAR KNITTED FABRIC HAVING A SUBSTANTIALLY OR COMPLETELY CLOSED POUCH AT ONE END PRODUCED BY SUCH METHOD.
摘要:
A stocking tube, Figs. 7 and 9 (not shown), is knitted by continuous rotary knitting on a circular machine and has constricted portions k, g, which are positioned beneath the welt at the back of the leg and to embrace the portion which is to form the heel so that the adjacent circumferential portions n, p, are of a comparatively looser construction which is enabled to stretch when tension is applied to the fabric as by the wearer flexing the knee whereby the portion n readily stretches to relieve the tension imposed on the fabric, or when the tube is placed on a former for boarding whereby the portion p stretches to enable the tube to conform to the shape of the former. The tube is produced on a two feed machine in which the yarns are separately knitted in alternate courses in the unrestricted portion n, p, and are also knitted separately in alternate courses in alternate wales C, E in the restricted portions, k, p. In the intervening wales B, D the yarns are knitted together as illustrated in Fig. 10 (not shown). To enable the fabric to be produced the needles knitting the unrestricted area have long butts and those knitting the restricted areas have medium and short butts. The stitch cam at the main feeder is withdrawable such that the short butt needles are only partially lowered without knitting at that feeder to produce the wales B and D. To assist the loop formation alternate sinkers in the needle sector having medium and short butts are projected further than usual inwardly to cause the yarn to be drawn over their nebs and ensuring extra lengths of yarns at the main feeder.