Method and device for the production of tubular knitted articles and in particular for closing the toe
OwnerPaolo Contiinventor
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Abstract
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.
Claims42
A method for forming a closed toe in a tubular knitted article, comprising the steps of:
- setting two end flaps of said article alongside one another;
- inserting, inside the loops of at least one first row of stitches of said end flaps, a comb-like structure comprising a plurality of teeth;
- sewing together the loops of at least one second row of stitches, which is set between said first row of stitches and the body of the tubular article;
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- opening the loops of the first row of stitches.
The method according to one or more of the foregoing claims, in which said loops of the first row are opened by cutting.
The method according to one or more of the foregoing claims, in which the loops of said first row have a greater length than the loops of said second row and than the remaining loops forming the tubular article.
The method according to one or more of the foregoing claims, in which the loops of said at least one second row are sewn with a seam having a pitch smaller than the pitch of said loops.
The method according to one or more of the foregoing claims, in which the loops of said at least one second row are sewn with a sewing pitch smaller than the pitch of the teeth of said comb-like structure.
The method according to one or more of the foregoing claims, comprising the steps of:
- gripping two roughly diametrically opposite points of the tubular article, in positions corresponding to said end flaps;
- tensioning transversely said tubular article in order to bring said end flaps alongside one another;
- tensioning said tubular article longitudinally;
- inserting said comb-like structure into said first row of loops in such a way that each tooth of said comb-like structure inserts into a loop of one first flap and into a corresponding loop of the second flap;
- sewing together the loops of said at least one second row;
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- opening the loops of said first row.
The method according to one or more of the foregoing claims, in which sewing of the loops of the second row is performed by means of a seam of the single-chain type.
A method for the production of a tubular article with a closed end toe, comprising the steps of:
- knitting the tubular article starting from an initial edge as far as an end edge;
- setting the two end flaps of said end edge alongside one another;
- inserting, inside the loops of at least one first row of stitches of said end flaps, a comb-like structure comprising a plurality of teeth;
- sewing together the loops of at least one second row of stitches, which is set between said first row of stitches and the body of the tubular article;
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- opening the loops of the first row of stitches.
A device for sewing two end flaps of a tubular knitted article and for forming a closed toe of said article, said device comprising in combination:
- a comb-like structure with a plurality of teeth for engaging the loops of a first row of said tubular article;
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- sewing means with at least one needle, for sewing together the flaps set alongside one another underneath the comb-like structure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.