Abstract: A patterned pile fabric with uncut and severed pile loops is manufactured on a circular knitting machine in which pile elements (1) are arranged in a cylinder (C) provided with an upper and a lower pile forming ledge divided by a holding hook. For the knitting and pile forming action the pile elements (1) are individually selected and actuated at least to two different positions in which one of the alternative pile forming ledges is arranged between the needles (N). Pile loops drawn out over the upper pile forming ledges are cleared from the pile elements in the subsequent feeder by an additional clearing movement while pile loops formed over the lower pile ledge will remain on the pile elements. Those pile loops will slide downwardly along the stems of the pile elements by the subsequent knitting.

Abstract: A pile forming textile machine (circular knit, tufting, raschel, stitch-bonding or needle punch machine) is equipped with a plurality of pile elements (1, 11, 21, 31, 41, 51, 61, 71) drawing out pile loops from pile yarns or fibers incorporated into a ground fabric and controlling this pile loops to be severed from a cutting apparatus comprising a plurality of pile elements (2, 12, 22, 32, 42, 52, 62, 72) each cooperating with one (of the plurality) of said pile elements by reciprocating movement of said cutting elements transversally to and from said pile elements, each provided with a cutting edge (1c, 11c, 21c, 31c, 41c, 51c, 61c, 71c) cooperating with a cutting edge (2c, 12c, 22c, 32c, 42c, 52c, 62c, 72c) one each of said cutting elements which will contact one another in a point by a lateral (.beta.) and a longitudinal (.alpha.) inclination, whereby the longitudinal inclination (.alpha.

Abstract: A patterned float plated fabric composed of courses incorporates at least two plating yarns dominating alternating patterned sections of the fabric with the floats of their float plated portions, such that a ground fabric is composed from sections of plain courses formed complementary from one of the at least two plating yarns and such that sections of plain ground fabric courses are connected together by at least one stitch formed from the yarns forming the ground fabric of the adjacent patterned sections. Additionally, a process for forming the patterned float plated fabric includes holding down the fabric with a lower throat of a sinker; raising portions of needles to a clearing position; feeding first plating yarn to the raised needles; arranging the sinkers such that their lower looping ledge is between the needles, retracting the needles to an lower intermediate position.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of producing pile or plush goods or fabrics on circular knitting machines with plush hooks in the cylinder and latch needles in the dial and circular double knitting machines by means of pile hooks in a needle bed. Certain selected pile hooks are raised prior to the needles in order to prevent the fabric from raising with the needles while the pile hooks which are not selected for the formation of pile loops are retracted prior to the feeding of the pile yarn. Subsequent to the formation of the pile loops, the pile hooks are advanced into the loop forming position by the stitch cam until the needles move into an inactive position after the stitch formation, in order that the stitches are relieved (from tension) and withdrawn from the dial.

Abstract: The present invention provides a method of producing double-knit goods or fabrics having additional fleece threads incorporated into one face or both faces thereof and a nap or fleece is imparted from these threads by napping. The method comprises feeding the backing or ground yarn only to the needles of both needle sets (dial and cylinder) which are fully raised for stitch formation, while feeding the additional fleece thread to the needles of one needle-set (cylinder) which form stitches and tuck loops, and/or feeding the backing yarn and the additional fleece thread in successive steps of operation and knitting them into common stitches on one needle set (dial) and into stitches and tuck loops on the other needle set (cylinder).