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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 09, 2022
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2018
Applicant:
Nike, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Inventors:
Stuart W. Dealey, Portland, OR (US);
Adrian Meir, Portland, OR (US);
Gagandeep Singh, Beaverton, OR (US);
Assignee:
NIKE, Inc., Beaverton, OR (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 15/56 (2006.01); D04B 15/48 (2006.01); D04B 7/14 (2006.01); D04B 15/70 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B 15/565 (2013.01); D04B 7/14 (2013.01); D04B 15/48 (2013.01); D04B 15/70 (2013.01);
Abstract
A feeder for a knitting machine may include: a carrier configured to secure the feeder to a knitting machine such that the feeder is movable along an axis with respect to a rail of the knitting machine; a feeder arm extending from the carrier, the feeder arm including a dispensing area configured for supplying a yarn to a needle bed of the knitting machine; and a cutting device coupled to the feeder arm, where the cutting device includes a cutting edge for cutting the yarn to disengage an upper portion of the yarn from the needle bed of the knitting machine.