Bill O Anderson

US Patent:

56133758, Mar 25, 1997

Filed:

Nov 13, 1995

Appl. No.:

8/555926

Inventors:

Philip Renda - Charlotte NC
James R. Earnhardt - Salisbury NC
Bill R. Anderson - Winston-Salem NC
Sonny B. Driggars - Advance NC

Assignee:

Sara Lee Corporation - Winston-Salem NC

International Classification:

D04B 1500

US Classification:

66 8

Abstract:

A convertible circular knitting machine having a creel and feeders which is adapted to be converted from producing fleece fabric to producing jersey fabric or back. The apparatus includes a knitting cylinder adapted to receive a plurality of knitting needles and a bed for supporting the cylinder. A plurality of fleece section blocks are adapted to be attached to the bed and arranged along the perimeter of the cylinder to produce fleece fabric. The apparatus also includes a plurality of jersey section blocks each having the same number of feeders and peripheral dimensions as each fleece section block and adapted to be attached to the bed and arranged along the perimeter of the cylinder to produce jersey and a plurality of fleece sinkers for use with the fleece section blocks for producing fleece fabric and a plurality of jersey sinkers for use with the jersey section blocks for producing jersey fabric. As a result, the circular knitting machine may be converted from producing fleece fabric to producing jersey fabric or back without extensive modifications or replacement of the creel, feeders or cylinder.

Address:

421 Lyttleton Dr, Charlotte, NC 28211

Phone:

(704)5361410

VIN:

1GNFK13057R145991

Make:

Chevrolet

Model:

Tahoe

Year:

2007