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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2023
Filed:
Jan. 12, 2021
Applicant:
Tuftco Corporation, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Inventors:
Paul Beatty, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Jason Detty, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Assignee:
Tuftco Corporation, Chattanooga, TN (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/30 (2006.01); D05C 15/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/30 (2013.01); D05C 15/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
Backing fabric shifting relative to needles and gauge parts for seizing yarns is utilized in a tufting machine having needle plate fingers or backing support that reciprocates in synchronization with the cycles of the needles to support the backing during penetration of the backing fabric while allowing backing shifts between stitches.