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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:
Mar. 21, 1978
Filed:
Jun. 06, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Assignee:
Silver Seiko Ltd., Tokyo, JA;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D04B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
66 752 ; 6615 / ;
Abstract
An input device for providing signals for controlling a knitting machine. The device includes a mechanical information storage means and a switch means responsive to the contents of the storage means to provide a signal corresponding to the stored information. The storage means is disposed for operation either manually by a machine operator or electromechanically in response to instructions provided by other components of the machine. The device is incorporated in a program reading apparatus to specify feeding direction of the program carrier on the knitting machine.