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Method of tufting cut pile and loop pile in the same row of stitching

  • US 4,466,366 A
  • Filed: 02/11/1983
  • Issued: 08/21/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/12/1982
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A tufting machine comprising:

  • a plurality of needles each feeding a respective yarn, means for driving said needles in common in reciprocating motion through a base fabric to form a loop upon movement through and out of said base fabric,a plurality of loopers, each looper being associated with a corresponding needle, means for driving said plurality of loopers in common in reciprocating motion toward and away from said plurality of needles, each said looper having a portion defining a cutting edge and a front bill which extends into the loop between the yarn and the needle when said looper drive means moves said loopers toward said needles,a plurality of knives, each knife being associated with the cutting edge of a respective looper, means for driving said plurality of knives in common toward and away from the cutting edges of said loopers,a control means connected to each looper for selectively extending the looper further toward its corresponding needle and the loop formed thereby a said looper drive means extends the looper alone when the control means is actuated and for retracting the looper away from the loop,each said looper when moved to its extending position by its control means seizing the yarn loop when said control means and said looper driving means are both at their retracted positions so that the seized loop is moved to the cutting edge portion of the looper for engagement by the respective knife as said knives are moved toward the loopers by said knife drive means.

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