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CYCLIC BEAM TUFTING MACHINE

  • US 3,752,095 A
  • Filed: 07/29/1971
  • Issued: 08/14/1973
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/18/1970
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A tufting machine comprising a number of rows of needles, means for moving a backing to be tufted along a path extending transversely to the rows of needles, a number of needle driving members one for each of said rows of needles, which members are reciprocable towards and away from said path of the backing, means for engaging the needles with the driving members, which needle engaging means are adapted to be controlled by a programming means and means for receiprocating the needle driving members in staggered relation towards and away from the path of the backing so that the needles of different rows selected by the programmer perform tufting operations at different times.

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