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US 5,500,275 AGranted
Needle bar
OwnerRainer Kemperinventor
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Abstract
A needle bar is made from a support member and a carrier. The needle bar can be made with a plurality of needle grooves. The bar is made by adhering the support member to the carrier. Then the support member is divided into a plurality of individual segments of predetermined length, after the support member is adhered to the carrier. Adjacent ones of the individual segments (a) can be spaced to form a gap narrower in width than the needle grooves, and (b) can have opposing edges shaped to form a concavity having a width equivalent to the needle grooves.
Claims8
A needle bar comprising:
- a carrier;
- and
- a support member adhered to said carrier and having a plurality of needle grooves, said support member being divided into a linearly aligned plurality of individual segments, adjacent ones of said individual segments (a) being spaced to form a gap narrower in width than said needle grooves, (b) having opposing edges, and (c) having adjacent to each of said opposing edges a concavity recessed from each of said opposing edges to form between concavities on opposite sides of said gap, a space having a width equivalent to the needle grooves.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.