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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 1977
Filed:
Jun. 28, 1974
Applicant:
Inventor:
Paolo Conti, Florence, IT;
Assignee:
Billi, S.p.A., Florence, IT;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
66 49 ; 66177 ;
Abstract
Tights comprising a first tubular portion forming a first leg portion, a second tubular portion forming a second leg portion, and an intermediate portion between the first and second portions forming a pants portion, are produced on a circular knitting machine by knitting the first tubular portion using continuous circular motion of the needle cylinder, knitting the intermediate portion using reciprocating motion of the needle cylinder to form a rectangular opening in the intermediate portion, and knitting the second tubular portion using continuous motion of the needle cylinder.