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Method and device for the production of tubular knitted articles and in particular for closing the toe

Inactive Publication Date: 2004-09-02
GOLDEN LEDI CO SPA
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[0006] A purpose of the present invention is to provide a method and a process for closing the toe of a tubular knitted article, which can be easily automated and which ensures a high-quality product.
[0008] According to a different aspect, yet a further object of the present invention is to provide a device which will enable closing of the toe of a tubular knitted article with a high-quality seam, without a high incidence in terms of labour, and which will enable high levels of output to be achieved.

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However, the possibility is not ruled out of performing this opening in a different way.
This results in detachment of the rows outside the seam that joins the flaps.

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[0080] The devices for picking up and sewing tubular articles are shown in FIG. 4 in combination with a circular knitting machine, and in isolation from the knitting machine in FIGS. 1 to 3. The internal structure of the pick-up device may be seen in FIGS. 17 to 28. In some of the figures, parts of the devices have been removed for greater clarity of representation. In what follows generic reference will frequently be made to the ensemble made up of the pick-up device and sewing device as to a single device for picking up the article and closing the toe, it being, however, understood that the pick-up device may be combined with a different device for closing the toe and vice versa.

[0081] In the attached drawings, the device for picking up the tubular article and closing the toe is designated, as a whole, by 1, whilst 3 designates, as a whole, the circular knitting machine that produces the tubular article. Of the circular knitting machine 3, only the essential components are indicat...

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Described herein is a method for forming a closed toe in a tubular knitted article, for example a sock, comprising the steps of: setting two end flaps (L1, L2) of the article (M) alongside one another; inserting, inside the loops of at least one first row (X2) of stitches of the flaps set alongside one another, a comb-like structure comprising a plurality of teeth (85); sewing (C) together the loops of at least one second row of stitches, which is set between the first row of stitches (X2) and the body of the tubular article (M); and opening the loops of the first row of stitches.

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[0001] The present invention relates to a method for producing tubular knitted articles, such as socks and stockings, and in particular for closing the toe of the article by joining the two flaps of the toe.STATE OF THE ART[0002] In the production of tubular knitted articles, in particular stockings and socks for men, for sportswear and the like, the product is knitted on a knitting machine, in particular but not exclusively of a circular type, which is a machine equipped with a needle cylinder. The article thus produced has an initial edge and an end edge. The end edge must be closed to form the toe of the article. For this purpose, up to now a linking process has been used, which is carried out on so-called linking machines. Said process involves a high incidence in terms of labour. According to this process, the flaps of the end edge of the article are tensioned and set alongside one another, and are then hooked onto hooks of a linking machine. In carrying out this operation, it ...

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IPC IPC(8): D04B9/56D04B15/00D05B7/00D05B23/00
CPCD04B9/56D05B23/009D05B23/007D05B7/00D04B9/40D04B15/92
Inventor CONTI, PAOLO
Owner GOLDEN LEDI CO SPA
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