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Knitting method on a flat knitting machine and a knit fabric thus produced

US5826445A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateFeb 7, 1997
Grant dateOct 27, 1998
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Expiry dateFeb 7, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC D)Textiles; Paper
  • CPC primaryD10B2403/0333
  • WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
  • WIPO sectorMechanical engineering

Abstract

In a joining portion of a body and a sleeve of a pullover, only a front body is knitted, stitches of a front part of sleeve are transferred to the front body for joining the front body and the sleeve, and stitches of a back part of sleeve are shifted to the front part. In the back body, knitting of a whole width of the back body and knitting only a side edge are executed, during these operations stitches at the side edge are shifted inward, and an outer most stitch of the front body is shifted to the side edge of the back body.

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