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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 07, 2006
Filed:
Nov. 17, 2004
Applicant:
Kendall Johnston, Dalton, GA (US);
Inventor:
Kendall Johnston, Dalton, GA (US);
Assignee:
Card-Monroe Corp., Chattanooga, TN (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
D05C 15/22 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A tufting machine includes a hook apparatus, which has gates and hooks. The hook apparatus has connectors that are coupled to the gates and actuators. The actuators can be actuated to move both the connectors and gates.