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Tufting apparatus and method for forming loop pile

  • US 5,189,966 A
  • Filed: 04/24/1992
  • Issued: 03/02/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/24/1992
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A needle for tufting including a shank having a longitudinal axis, a blade extending from said shank to a point portion terminating in a tip, said blade having an elongated groove formed along one surface and defining a pair of spaced apart flanks on opposite sides of said groove, an eye extending transversely through each flank opening into said groove above said tip, whereby at least a first and a second yarn strand may be guided along said groove for guiding said first yarn strand through one eye and said second yarn strand through the other eye.

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