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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 22, 2021
Filed:
May. 06, 2019
Applicant:
Card-monroe Corp., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventor:
Ricky E. Mathews, Sale Creek, TN (US);
Assignee:
Card-Monroe Corp., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/22 (2006.01); D05C 15/24 (2006.01); D05C 15/36 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/22 (2013.01); D05C 15/24 (2013.01); D05C 15/36 (2013.01);
Abstract
A level cut loop looper or hook and clip assembly for a tufting machine includes at least one module carrying a series of level cut loop loopers or hooks. Each level cut loop looper or hook generally can include a looper body along which a clip is slidably moved. Each clip will be moved between retracted and extended positions as the level cut loop loopers or hooks are reciprocated toward and away from engagement with their associated needles of the tufting machine. Actuators can be engaged to secure the clips in their extended positions as needed to selectively form cut and loop pile tufts in a backing material.