摘要:
A method of forming an article of hosiery for being worn by a wearer in a footed or footless configuration includes forming a foot portion, leg portion, and panty portion, where the foot portion is formed by turning in an end portion of a circularly knitted fabric tube and connecting a first portion of an end edge to the fabric tube using transfer loops to form a turned welt around only a first portion of the perimeter of the fabric tube. A second portion of the end edge remains unattached and defines an opening between the second portion of the end edge and the fabric tube. The opening is dimensioned to receive toes of the wearer.
摘要:
A reed tooth for a hosiery stitching machine, which includes a fixed reed, includes a positioning portion for positioning to the fixed reed, first arid second sidewalls, and an intermediate wall cooperating with the first and second sidewalls to define a slide groove. The first sidewall has a tapered bottom end that includes a bottommost tip and an inclined edge. The second sidewall has a length shorter than that of the first side wall, and has a tapered bottom end that includes a bottommost end, and an inclined edge that extends upwardly from the bottommost end of the second sidewall. The inclined edge of the second sidewall and the inclined edge of the first sidewall cooperatively define a bottom opening of the slide groove.
摘要:
A method for preparing a tubular manufacture such as a hosiery item or the like for automated pick-up at the end of its formation on a double-cylinder circular machine including at least the following steps: —a first step, which consists in transferring or retaining all the needles in the lower needle cylinder; —a second step, which consists in moving all the needles to the tuck-stitch position; —a third step, which consists in pushing upward the portion of the manufacture engaged with the needles; —a fourth step, which consists in disengaging the sinkers from the manufacture; —a fifth step, which consists in lifting the needles into the dropped-stitch position.
摘要:
A transfer apparatus for transferring a stocking from a knitting machine to a stitching apparatus to close an open-end of the stocking includes strip and transfer members. The knitting machine includes a needle having a hook for forming a loop at the open-end of the stocking, and a latch to move to or away from the hook. The strip member is movable axially upward and downward and radially towards and away from the needle, and is capable of contacting the loop on the needle to push the loop toward or away from the hook. The transfer member is disposed horizontally above the strip member, is movable axially upward and downward and radially toward and away from the needle, and includes a tip region for receiving the loop from the hook when the strip member pushes the loop to the hook.
摘要:
To transfer the stitches from a first needle arc (7X) to a second opposed needle arc (7Y), a overturnable semicircular sector (19) presents elements (25) terminating in a bifurcate way (25F) (flanking inside the respective sinkers (11) the relevant needle (7X) of the first arc), each of which has an upper fork projection (25A) embracing the needle (7X) and forming a rear recess (25X) and a front recess (25C) suitable to engage an end stitch (M1) formed by the corresponding needle (7X), said stitch (M1) then being transferred and engaged on a corresponding needle (7Y) of the second needle arc.
摘要:
A double layer sock is formed on a circular knitting machine so that the inner layer and the outer layer are connected by knit stitches adjacent the toe portion and the inner and outer layer wales adjacent such connection are aligned. A section of knit courses is formed beyond the connected toe portion of both the inner and outer layer as an inner guide segment, an inner clip, an outer guide segment, and an outer clip, with each guide segment formed at a lower stitch density than either the toe portion or the clip that border the guide segment.
摘要:
On the disc (5) carrying the hooks (7) are two concentric pipes (12, 14) for tensioning the tubular fabric and for inverting it at the conclusion of the formation of the article. To close the toe: the loops of half of the needles (3A) are loaded onto the corresponding hooks (7A) and a first non-run lip (21) is formed and released onto the hooks (7A); the needles (3B) of the other half of the needles are used to form a second non-run lip (23) which is then transferred to the fabric-free needles (3A) of the opposite half, which engage the fabric along the second non-run lip (21) is passed from the hooks (7A) to the needles (3A), and a third non-run lip (25) is formed.
摘要:
In a circular-knit, closed end tubular article, for example, a stocking or a sock, the opposite-lying loops of the linking course at the closing end are successively embraced by a linking thread and are drawn thereby together until their complete closure is aligned, thus forming a linear seam, the end of such articles being closed by laying of the linking thread in selected needles which are alternately operated on the opposite sides of a cylinder; as the thread is being pulled out, it brings together the opposite-lying loops of the linking course until their complete closure is aligned to form the linear seam which is scarcely visible on the article and its appearance resembles a looping seam.
摘要:
A circular knit therapeutic stocking in which bare elastomeric yarn is knit in selected courses and wales with a non-elastomeric yarn in other selected courses and wales in the welt, boot and foot portions of a stocking to provide a retractive or compressive force of graduating degrees as required with a circumferential heel-instep band of lesser retractive or compressive force, and a closed toe area in which stretchable fabric with minimal retractive forces is integrally knit to the foot portion of the stocking whereby the bare elastomeric yarns are buried or concealed by the knitted non-elastomeric yarns and in which a welt panel of flexible and relatively non-stretchable material is secured in the welt portion of the stocking to be positioned on the inner upper thigh of the leg of a wearer. The inner surface of the welt panel being lined with polyurethane foam or similar material which would have a high coefficient of friction against the skin in order to help maintain the stocking in position on the leg of a wearer.
摘要:
A tubular knit seamless stocking having boot, heel, instep and toe portions formed of non-elastomeric yarn, incorporating, substantially throughout except in the toe portion, at least one elastomeric stretchable retractive yarn having the major portion thereof inlaid coursewise of, and locked in, said portions. The toe portion is formed primarily of non-elastomeric yarn and is free from elastomeric stretchable retractive yarn. The non-elastomeric yarn may be stretch or torque yarn preferably of s and z twist in the boot, heel and instep portions. The heel and toe portions each include a shaped pocket knit of non-elastomeric yarn including partial courses preferably varying in length in the toe portion, the cut ends of yarn of each partial course being knit in tuck-float relationship with a stitch loop of an adjacent course to prevent pulling out. The toe portion further includes a toe inspection opening including a welt of doubled stretchable elastic fabric incorporating elastomeric stretchable retractive yarn and having transferred stitches providing the doubled fabric welt. It may have a run resistant tab portion extending beyond the transferred stitches.