Patent · US Expired

Double select needle tufting machine

US4064816A · kind A · utility

23Cited by
5References
7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateJun 25, 1976
Grant dateDec 27, 1977
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Expiry dateJun 25, 1996

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD05C15/20
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

A double select needle tufting machine or the like utilizing a driving and selecting means comprising band-like members attached to each of said needles with each band-like member being selectively engageable with an oscillatory shaft by which each of the needles is driven when selected. Two-color carpets or bedspreads are produced by threading one series of needles with one color yarn and the other series of needles with a second color of yarn.

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