Abstract: A necessary number of knitting needles are slid at a predetermined timing along a multiplicity of parallel sliding grooves of a single needle bed, and a predetermined number of knitting yarn guides take lapping movements to form desired stitches of the knitting yarns while a monofilament bending means between one end of the needle bed and the yarn guides is operated at a predetermined timing for reciprocating along a predetermined number of knitting yarns at an underlapping position. During this reciprocating movement, a head-portion-holding member is moved between a holding position for holding a head portion of each fastener element from an inside thereof and a non-holding position, in synchronism with the bending of a monofilament.

Abstract: A device for handling fibers is described. The device comprises:an apparatus for forming a column of fibers of uniform density;an apparatus for metering fibers from the column;conveying apparatus, the conveying apparatus serving to convey the metered fibers from the metering apparatus;a comb device, the comb device being spaced from the metering apparatus and in association with the conveying apparatus;a removing device, the removing device being located such that it removes the fibers from the comb device and introduces the fibers into a device for transporting the fibers from the fiber handling device.

Abstract: A needling machine for the fabrication of non woven products includes apparatus for needling a lap passing between two perforated steel plates, and introducing mechanism for introducing the fiber lap between the two plates, an extractor for extracting the lap downstream of the needling apparatus, a drive source for driving the needling apparatus with a periodical-striking motion, and a processing and control device connected to the needling drive source. The needling machine further includes an electromechanical speed control for driving at a variable speed the extractor, controlled by the processing and control device to provide the extraction means with an extraction speed modulated to the striking frequency at about an average extraction speed.

Abstract: Process for the production of longitudinally extending pressed absorption bodies from an endless nonwoven web which is transported continuously in the direction of advance by pressing elements drivable in the direction of rotation and belonging to a pressing station and which is provided simultaneously with at least three longitudinal grooves arranged at equal angular spacings, whereupon the nonwoven web forming a pressed strand is subdivided into portions of specific length, characterized in that the nonwoven web (140) is driven in the conveying direction (x), by means of the pressing elements drivable in the direction of rotation, in a plane extending transversely relative to its longitudinal direction and simultaneously is pressed radially at least to the final cross-section of a pressed strand (240) and, at the same time, is provided with longitudinal grooves (131).

Abstract: A method for separating woody material from plant fibers is disclosed which includes the provision of a plurality of woody material bending regions with the plant material being fed to a first and then a second one of the bending regions as bending and pulling surfaces are moved through the bending regions. The bending and pulling surfaces move through the regions at different operating speeds so that the bending and pulling surfaces in adjacent bending regions will pull on the plant material to separate the fibers from the woody material. As the bending and pulling surfaces primarily impart a pulling or stripping force on the fiber along its length where the fiber has its most strength, the woody material can be dislodged and stripped away lengthwise with minimal damage or breakage of the fiber. The step of providing bending regions can include the step of providing first and second sets of fluted rollers having bending and pulling radially extending flute surfaces.

Abstract: A method for pretreating a staple-fiber carpet yarn (5) before it is processed to make a carpet, in order to reduce the hairiness and fuzz accumulation associated with such yarns. The surface of the carpet yarn (5) is exposed for a brief time to the action of a temperature which is very high relative to the characteristic temperatures of the carpet yarn material. This can be carried out in a singe burner (100) through which the carpet-yarn threads (5) are guided in their lengthwise direction.

Abstract: A raschel machine comprises a stitch comb bar 9 whose holder 11 are swingable by the stitch comb shaft 12 and a knock-over comb bar 6 whose holders 8 are secured against swinging by an out-rigger 8a. The stitch comb shaft 12 is contained in knock-over comb bar holders 8. These holders are carried by a supplemental shaft 18 which is displaceable relative to the machine frame 17 with the assistance of displaceable eccentrics 20. In this manner, it is possible to alter the displacement setting of the knock-over comb 4 and the stitch comb 5 at the same time.

Abstract: A pair of swimming goggles include two lens frames, two lens units, a nose bridge, two gasket units and a head strap. Each of the lens frames has an inner periphery that defines a lens retaining space, and an outer periphery that has bridge and strap connecting portions. Each of the lens units is mounted on a front part of a respective one of the lens frames in the lens retaining space of the latter. Each of the two terminal end portions of the nose bridge is connected to the bridge connecting portion of the respective lens frame. The gasket units are provided on rear parts of the respective lens frames. The head strap has two ends connected respectively to the lens frames. The lens frames, the nose bridge and the gasket units are formed integrally.

Abstract: Metallic clothing having metallic wire teeth bent at a double angle. The lower portion of each tooth is angled by an first angle with respect to vertical, and the upper portion is angled at a second angle with respect to vertical. The upper portion terminates at the tip, or point, of the tooth. This double-angle tooth profile is angled in the direction opposite to the general direction of travel of fibers being carded. The upper side portion of each tooth is tapered inwardly to the tip, and the rear edge of the upper end of each tooth may be provided with a forward curvature towards the point of the tooth. Alternate embodiments include single angled teeth and a double-angled teeth, each having a base portion substantially the same height as the teeth.

Abstract: A glove for gripping a piece of athletic equipment to be swung by an athlete includes a glove shell formed by a palm portion, a back portion, a thumb portion and four finger portions. The palm and back portions form an opening through which the athlete inserts a hand. A palm strap extends across the palm portion, and has one end attached proximate to the opening and another end with holes through which the two middle finger portions project. A protrusion is attached transversely to the palm strap at a location proximate to the holes and toward the one end, thereby forming a section of the palm strap between the protrusion and the opening for wrapping around the piece of athletic equipment to be swung. A wrist strap is provided to secure the glove shell about a wrist of the athlete.

Abstract: A composite filter media (100) includes a meltblown fiber material and a nonwoven filter web which are preferably attached to each other by needling the nonwoven filter web with the meltblown fiber material. A netting (104) is then attached by preferably needling the nonwoven filter web and meltblown through the netting (104).

Abstract: A flat knitting machine comprising: at least a pair of front and rear needle beds defining a gap therebetween; and a set-up device disposed below said gap, said set-up device including: a plurality of setting-up needles, each having a setting-up needle base member and a setting-up needle slider member, the setting-up needle slider member being movable relative to the setting-up needle base member to selectively hold and release a set-up portion of a knitted fabric; a setting-up needle bed supporting the plurality of setting-up needles so that the plurality of setting-up needles are juxtaposed to one another and that each of the setting-up needles is movable in both a fabric pull-down direction and a direction opposite thereto; first biasing means for biasing each of the setting-up needles in the fabric pull-down direction relative to the setting-up needle bed; and setting-up needle hold and release means for moving the setting-up needle slider member relative to the setting-up needle base member to thereby co

Abstract: The present invention comprises a one-piece, lightweight shield for covering the top half of a person's forearm and the entire hand made into a fist clenched around a chisel or other tool. An opening is formed in the shield near the hand end to allow the tool to be grasped by the person's hand while wearing the shield. Straps are provided to attach the shield to the forearm. The shield may be made of shatter-resistant plastic or other durable, lightweight material.

Abstract: Sizing agent-free tangled multifilament yarn with an opening length of 1 to 6 cm and a knot strength of no more than 2, at least the majority of whose filaments have a thin film consisting mainly of hard wax constituting about 0.3 to 2% of the total weight of the filaments together with this film, and are glued, at least in places, via this film to adjacent filaments.

Abstract: A method of needling a web comprises the steps of continuously supplying the web to needles, reciprocating the needles to stitch the web supplied to the needles and to release the stitched web, moving the released stitched web step by step by subjecting the released stitched web to a weight load, and then continuously withdrawing the released stitched web. An apparatus for carrying out this method comprises a dancing roller arranged to exert the weight load between a stitch base and means for continuously withdrawing the stitched web.

Abstract: An integrated three-dimensional knit spacer fabric is provided. The fabric includes a first fabric layer, a second fabric layer, and a resilient yarn interconnecting the two layers. The first fabric layer is made from fiber rendered hydrophilic, while the second fabric layer is abrasion resistant.

Abstract: A swimming goggle structure includes two lens frames each having a lens fixed thereon, a nose bridge connecting between inner sides of the lens frames and a head strap connecting between outer sides of the lens frames. Each of the lens frames has a cushion pad provided on a wearer facing side thereof and the cushion pad includes a connection portion at is attached to the respective lens frames of the swimming goggle structure and a cushion body which is a hollow sealed member with air filled therein to provide compressibility and collapsibility. The cushion body has a face engaging surface which is capable to very comfortably engage with the wearer's face due to the collapsibility thereof and to very compliantly follow the wearer's face contour for an excellent water leakage proofness due to the compressibility thereof.

Abstract: A top comb for a comber has a longitudinally elongated support element extending transverse to a combing direction and a plurality of comb teeth fixed next to one another in a longitudinally extending row along the support element. Each tooth is formed at least partially as a sawtooth-wire segment having at least one sawtooth in turn formed with a pair of longitudinally oppositely directed side flanks extending parallel to the combing direction and a front longitudinally extending tooth face bridging the respective side flanks.

Abstract: A device for needling a prebonded web (1), comprises at least one needle board (3) reciprocatingly movable in a stitching direction, a stitch base (2) between a feed roller (6) and a discharge roller (7), which stitch base is located directly opposite the needle board (3) and forms a web guide that is convex in a direction of web movement. The stitch base (2) consists of blades (9) extending transversely to the direction of web movement and having end faces (10) defining a continuously curved enveloping surface. The end faces (10) constituting a web support, and between which blades there engage at least two needle rows extending tranversely to the direction of web movement engage between adjacent blades during their reciprocation.

Abstract: A method for manufacturing an absorbent structure in an absorbent product such as a sanitary napkin, panty liner, diaper or similar product, which is manufactured by air-permeable forming elements. In the present method, the constituent fibres or similar material are given a certain electrical potential while the forming elements completely or partially are given an opposite potential or are grounded, the position and duration of the potential being variable. The material's orientation, distribution and location can be controlled so that the structure in the absorbent product can have the desired appearance.