Method of knitting an elastomeric yarn into a circularly knitted fabric.U.S. patent: 6,810,694 Issued: November 2, 2004 Inventor INVENTOR. One who invents or finds out something. 2. The patent laws of the United States authorize a patent to be issued to the original inventor; if the invention is suggested by another, he is not the inventor within the meaning of those laws; but in that : Steven Wallis Assigned: Sara Lee
Sara Lee Corporation (NYSE: SLE) is a global consumer-goods company based in Downers Grove, Illinois, USA. Keywords: The method includes retaining a free end of the elastomeric yarn yarn, fibers or filaments formed into a continuous strand for use in weaving textiles or for the manufacture of thread. A staple fiber, such as cotton, linen, or wool, is made into yarn by carding, combing (for fine, long staples only), drawing out into roving, then in a relaxed condition, and taking up the free end into the circular knitting Circular knitting or knitting in the round is a form of knitting that creates a seamless tube. When knitting circularly, the knitting is cast on and the circle of stitches is joined. Knitting is worked in rounds (the equivalent of rows in flat knitting) in a spiral. machine while feeding the elastomeric yarn at a first feed rate. The first feed rate maintains the elastomeric yarn in the substantially relaxed condition. The machine continues to operate at the machine rate during the taking up of the free end. |
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