Multi-color tufting machine

• US 3,259,088 A
• Filed: 08/10/1961
• Issued: 07/05/1966
• Est. Priority Date: 08/10/1961
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: John T. Rockholt
• Original Assignee: John T. Rockholt
• Inventors: Rockholt, John T.
• Application Number:
  US04/130,604
• Time in Patent Office: 1,790 Days
• US Class Current: 112/80.43
• CPC Class Codes: D05C 15/20 Arrangements or devices, e.g. needles, for inserting loops; Driving mechanisms therefor
• CPC Class Codes: D05C 15/24 Loop cutters; Driving mechanisms therefor
• CPC Class Codes: D05C 15/34 by inserting loops of different nature or colour

Claims

1. A TUFTING MACHINE COMPRISING A FRAME, A NEEDLE BAR CARRYING MEMBER PROVIDED WITH A PAIR OF SLOTS, MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID NEEDLE BAR CARRYING MEMBER, A PAIR OF PARALLEL NEEDLE BARS SLIDABLY AND ESSENTIALLY WHOLLY CARRIED WITHIN SAID SLOTS BY SAID CARRYING MEMBER, SAID MEANS FOR RECIPROCATING SAID NEEDLE BAR CARRYING MEMBER RECIPROCATING THE SAME IN A PATH PARALLEL TO SAID NEEDLE BARS, NEEDLES PROJECTING FROM THE ENDS OF SAID NEEDLE BARS AND RECIPROCAL IN PLANES DISPLACED FROM EACH OTHER FOR INSERTING YARNS THROUGH A BASE FABRIC PASSED THEREBENEATH AT INTERVALS DISPLACED FROM ONE ANOTHER, SAID NEEDLES BEING CLOSELY ADJACENT EACH OTHER AND ALIGNED ALONG THE PATH OF TRAVEL OF SAID BASE FABRIC, A SINGLE LOOPER MEANS FOR SAID PAIR OF NEEDLES CARRIED BY SAID FRAME BENEATH SAID BASE FABRIC FOR TEMPORARILY ENGAGING AND HOLDING AND THEREAFTER RELEASING IN AN UNCUT CONDITION THE YARNS INSERTED BY SAID NEEDLES THROUGH SAID BASE FABRIC, AND SELECTOR MEANS CARRIED BY SAID NEEDLE BAR CARRYING MEMBER FOR SELECTIVELY COUPLING SAID NEEDLE BARS TO SAID CARRYING MEMBER FOR RECIPROCATION THEREWITH.