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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:
Aug. 08, 1978
Filed:
Aug. 04, 1977
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yutaka Kagaya, Kodaira, JP;
Assignee:
Silver Seiko Ltd., Kodaira, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K / ; D04B / ; D03D / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
235475 ; 6615 / ; 139317 ; 235458 ;
Abstract
A program reading apparatus in a knitting machine including a movable reading head adapted to scan a program carrier having thereon patterning instructions for control of the pattern to be knitted on the machine. Means are provided therein for preventing rebound of the reading head upon arrival at or return to its starting position, such means being operated by the momentum of the reading head upon reading head arrival or return to momentarily arrest the reading head at the starting position.