Heat setter for delicate and/or sensitive knit fabrics

A heat setter for heat-setting at least one of delicate knit fabrics and sensitive knit fabrics having a width and that may include at least one of metal, other threads, and panels disposed at one of in and appended to the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics, and for supporting and avoiding at least one of stretching, marking, and drooping of the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics going through the heat setter, said heat setter comprising:

• a main portion;
• wherein said main portion is for heat-setting the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics that may include the at least one of the metal, the other threads, and the panels disposed at one of in and appended to the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics;
• wherein said main portion is for supporting and avoiding the at least one of the stretching, the marking, and the drooping of the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics going through the main portion;
• wherein said main portion comprises a heater assembly;
• wherein said main portion comprises a housing;
• wherein said heater assembly of said main portion comprises an input fan;
• and
• wherein said input fan of said heater assembly of said main portion is disposed internal to said housing of said main portion, at an uppermost portion thereof;
• wherein said heater assembly of said main portion is for heat-setting the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics that may include the at least one of the metal, the other threads, and the panels disposed at one of in and appended to the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics;
• wherein said main portion comprises a support assembly;
• wherein said support assembly of said main portion is disposed in operative relationship with said heater assembly of said main portion;
• wherein said support assembly of said main portion forms a heating zone with said heater assembly of said main portion;
• wherein said support assembly of said main portion is arranged for supporting and avoiding the at least one of the stretching, the marking, and the drooping of the at least one of the delicate knit fabrics and the sensitive knit fabrics going through said heater assembly of said main portion;
• wherein said housing of said main portion is for resting on a support surface;
• wherein said heater assembly of said main portion comprises a gas-fired burner;
• wherein said gas-fired burner of said heater assembly of said main portion is disposed on said housing of said main portion;
• wherein said gas-fired burner of said heater assembly of said main portion is external to said housing of said main portion;
• and
• wherein said gas-fired burner of said heater assembly of said main portion supplies heated air to said heating zone of said heater assembly of said main portion.